Final Cut Pro to Premiere Pro Converter (FCPXML to XML) (Beta)

Open a Final Cut Pro X project in Premiere Pro, on a Mac or a Windows PC: every track, compound clip, cut, transition, speed change, transform, volume and marker, from the XML Final Cut exports.

Opens: FCPXML 1.0 to 1.14, FCPXMLD
Saves: XML (Premiere Pro, FCP7), EDL, OTIO, SRT, CSV, PNG

Convert

Final Cut Pro XML

Choose files… or drop them here

.fcpxml, .fcpxmld, .xml, .zip · up to 200 MB each, 50 files max

Add more files

The .fcpxml file from File > Export XML in Final Cut Pro, or a .fcpxmld bundle in a .zip (newer Final Cut Pro versions save a folder). Several XML files or a .zip of them are fine. The media files themselves are not needed.

Options

Compound clips

Nested sequences keep each compound clip as one clip you can open, as in Final Cut Pro. Laid out flat puts their contents straight onto the timeline tracks, which the EDLs always do.

Media folder on the editing computer (optional)

Leave empty to keep the paths from Final Cut Pro. If the media was copied to another drive or a Windows PC, enter the folder it is in now (for example D:\Footage or /Volumes/Media/Project) and Premiere finds the files straight away.

Event clips and keyword collections as bins

Clips in the exported events become clips in Premiere Pro bins, with a bin for every keyword and for favorites. Compound, synchronized and multicam clips become sequences.

EDLs (CMX 3600), one per track

More options

Files in that folder

Keep subfolders when the folder holds the same subfolders as on the Mac; all in one folder when every media file was copied into the folder itself.

Disabled clips

OpenTimelineIO (.otio)

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Open a Final Cut Pro project in Premiere Pro

Premiere Pro can't import the XML that Final Cut Pro X and Final Cut Pro 11 export (.fcpxml): it only reads the older Final Cut Pro 7 XML. This tool turns the Final Cut export into a Final Cut Pro 7 XML written the way Premiere Pro writes its own, so File > Import gives you the same edit: the same clips at the same frames, on the same tracks, with the same trims, speed changes and transitions. It runs in the browser, so it works for the editor who receives the project on a Windows PC as well as on a Mac.

What to upload

The .fcpxml file from File > Export XML in Final Cut Pro. Select the project (or a whole event, or the library) in the browser first; everything in the export is converted.
Final Cut Pro 10.6 and later save a .fcpxmld bundle, which is a folder: compress it in the Finder (right-click, Compress) and upload the .zip, or upload the Info.fcpxml inside it.
Several exports at once, or a .zip of them. Every FCPXML version can be read, from 1.0 to 1.14, including the Final Cut Pro X XML that DaVinci Resolve and other apps write.

The media files are not needed. The XML only describes the edit, and Premiere Pro links the clips to the media on your computer.

What you get

A Premiere Pro XML with every project as a sequence, at its frame size, frame rate and start timecode. The primary storyline, connected clips and secondary storylines each get their own video tracks, stacked in the order Final Cut Pro shows them. Audio goes on stereo or mono tracks grouped by role (dialogue, music, effects).
Compound clips as nested sequences you can open, as in Final Cut Pro, or laid out flat on the timeline if you prefer.
Event clips in bins, one bin per event, with a bin for every keyword collection and for favorites and rejected ranges. Synchronized and compound clips in events become sequences, and multicam clips become a sequence with every angle on its own track, ready for a multi-camera source sequence.
EDLs (CMX 3600), one per track, with clip and file names, dissolves and speed changes, for Avid, DaVinci Resolve or a color grader.
An OpenTimelineIO file (.otio) for pipelines and apps that read it.
Captions as SubRip (.srt) files, one per language, to import into Premiere Pro.
A media list of every file the edit uses, with its path, length, timecode and frame rate, for relinking or for copying the right files to another drive.
Markers as a list with timecodes, the text of every title, a picture of the timeline as Premiere Pro will show it, and a report of what was converted and what needs redoing.

What comes across

Cuts, trims and positions to the frame, split edits (J and L cuts), disabled clips, gaps, auditions (the picked clip), multicam clips (the active video and audio angles), synchronized clips, speed changes, speed ramps (as steps), reverse and freeze frames, frame rate conforming, cross dissolves and other transitions with their length, position, scale, rotation, crop, Ken Burns moves, opacity and fades, blend modes, clip volume and pan with their keyframes, markers (standard, to do, completed and chapter), notes, roles, reels, scenes and takes. Titles are written as Final Cut Pro 7 text clips with their wording, font, size and color, and their text is also listed in a file of its own.

What doesn't

Color corrections, effects from Final Cut Pro and third-party plug-ins, generators other than solid colors, and the settings of transitions other than their length: Premiere Pro's XML import has no matching settings for these. The result page lists each one with the number of clips that use it, so you know exactly what to redo.

Media on another computer

The XML points at the media where it was on the Mac that ran Final Cut Pro. If the media is now on another drive or a Windows PC, enter the folder it is in under "Media folder" before converting, and Premiere Pro finds every file on import. Or relink in Premiere Pro afterwards: select the offline clips, choose Link Media and point at one file.

Privacy

Results are deleted automatically after 30 minutes, or straight away with "Delete now".

Frequently asked questions

How do I export the XML from Final Cut Pro?

Select the project (or the event) in the browser and choose File > Export XML. Final Cut Pro 10.6 and later save a .fcpxmld folder: right-click it in the Finder, choose Compress and upload the .zip, or upload the Info.fcpxml file inside it. Older versions save a single .fcpxml file.

Do I need to upload the video files?

No. The XML only describes the edit: which files, which parts of them, where on the timeline and with which settings. Premiere Pro links the clips to the media files on your computer when you import the converted XML.

The clips show as offline in Premiere Pro. What now?

The XML points at the media where it was on the Mac that ran Final Cut Pro. Select the offline clips in Premiere Pro, choose Link Media and point at one file: Premiere finds the rest in the same folders. Or enter the media folder before converting and the paths are written for your computer. The media list gives every file name and its original path.

What does not come across?

Color corrections, effects and plug-ins, and settings of transitions other than their length, because Premiere Pro's XML import has no matching settings for them. Titles come across with their text but in a plain style. The result page and the report list every effect that was left out, with how many clips use it, so you know what to redo.

Which Final Cut Pro versions are supported?

XML from every version that exports it, from Final Cut Pro X 10.0.6 (FCPXML 1.0) to the current Final Cut Pro (FCPXML 1.14), including the .fcpxmld bundles and XML that DaVinci Resolve and other apps write in the Final Cut Pro X format.