Final Cut Pro X User Guide
- Welcome
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- What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.4.7
- What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.4.6
- What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.4.4
- What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.4.1
- What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.4
- What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.3
- What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.2
- What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.1.2
- What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.1
- What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.0.6
- What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.0.3
- What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.0.1
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- Intro to effects
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- Intro to transitions
- How transitions are created
- Set the default transition
- Add transitions
- Delete transitions
- Adjust transitions in the timeline
- Adjust transitions in the inspector and viewer
- Merge jump cuts with the Flow transition
- Adjust transitions with multiple images
- Modify transitions in Motion
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- Add storylines
- Use the precision editor
- Conform frame sizes and rates
- Use XML to transfer projects
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- Glossary
- Copyright
Convert incompatible media in Final Cut Pro
As part of the transition from 32-bit to 64-bit technology in macOS, macOS Mojave is the last version of macOS that includes support for video formats that rely on QuickTime 7. Final Cut Pro automatically detects media files that rely on QuickTime 7 and provides an option to convert the files to a format compatible with versions of macOS after macOS Mojave.
If you choose not to convert the files when you’re first alerted, you can have Final Cut Pro scan the library later and convert the incompatible files.
Important: To ensure future compatibility, make sure to convert the files before you upgrade to the next major version of macOS after macOS Mojave. After you upgrade, the option to convert the incompatible media will no longer be available.
Scan the current library and convert incompatible media
In Final Cut Pro, choose File > Check Media for Compatibility.
If incompatible files are found in the library, a window appears listing them.
Click Convert.
Final Cut Pro creates copies of the media files in the Apple ProRes format, places them in the library’s current media storage location, and appends the word “converted” to each filename. Original files stored in the library are moved to a Final Cut Pro Incompatible Media folder, located in the same folder as the library. Your original media is not modified.
If incompatible files are missing or require additional software
When a library is scanned for incompatible media, Final Cut Pro may detect incompatible files that can’t yet be converted because they are missing, or because they require additional software (such as a codec). In that case, Final Cut Pro lists the files that are missing or require additional software.
In Final Cut Pro, do one of the following:
If incompatible files are missing: Relink the clips to the media files.
If incompatible files require additional software: Download and install the appropriate software.
See the documentation that came with the additional software.
To convert the files, follow the instructions in Scan the current library and convert incompatible media, above.
For information about media formats affected by the transition to 64-bit technology, as well as media formats compatible with versions of macOS after macOS Mojave, see the Apple Support article About incompatible media in Final Cut Pro X.