BasicFCPtoAE

BasicFCPtoAE import FCP into AE. BasicFCPtoAE export FCP to AE. BasicFCPtoAE translate FCP timeline to AE timeline. Timeline translation between Final Cut Pro 4.5 or Final Cut Pro 5 and After Effects 6.5 or After Effects 7.

About

While I'm waiting for a good translation, I'll try to explain a little bit BasicFCPtoAE. BasicFCPtoAE is an applescript which makes it possible to transform a XML document with "XML Interchange Format" version 1, in a .jsx script wich could be executed by After Effects 6.5. Then it's possible to export a simple sequence (without effects and transitions) from Apple Final Cut Pro 4.5 or Final Cut Pro 5 to Adobe After Effects 6.5 or After Effects 7.
This script does not claim to replace Automatic Duck.

This script include XMLLib.osax by Satimage-software

Quick start

1 - BasicFCPtoAE supports only export of a Final Cut Pro sequence, not export of a Final Cut Pro project.
Video effects and video transitions must be deleted, BasicFCPtoAE doesn't supports these properties. You could replace dissolve with opacity which is supported by BasicFCPtoAE.
timeline Final Cut Pro
2 - Export the Final CUT Pro sequence de Final CUT Pro in XML : File > Export > XML
menu d'export xml
3 - Choose Apple XML Interchange Format version 1.
boite d'export xml
4 - Save the XML file. This is the file BasicFCPtoAE will transform.
enregistrement xml
5 - Drag and drop the XML file on BasicFCPtoAE.
drag & drop du xml sur Basic FCPtoAE
6 - BasicFCPtoAE transform the XML file, it could take some few minutes, and ask you where you want to saved the script which will be imported in After Effects.
enregistrement jsx
7 - After Effects must execute the script created by BasicFCPtoAE. In After Effects : File > Run Script > Choose File.
menu de script dans After Effects
8 - A the end if everything was ok...
timeline After Effects

A sequence in a sequence (?? sequences clips ? don't know the real name in english..) is not supported by BasicFCPtoAE, but appears like Placeholder in After Effects and this Placeholder is on the After Effect timeline.

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BasicFTPtoAE version 1.3 (Jul-12-2007)
New in this version : support FCP 5, and runs on MacIntel.
Only tested under Mac OS X.4.x (Tiger) with Final Cut Pro 4.5, Final Cut Pro 5, After Effects 6.5 and After Effects 7.

BasicFTPtoAE version 1.1 (Oct-1-2006)
Only tested under Mac OS X.3.9 (Panther) and Mac OS X.4.x (Tiger) with Final Cut Pro 4.5 and After Effects 6.5.

BasicFTPtoAE version 1 (Aug-29-2006)
Only tested under Mac OS X.4.x (Tiger) with Final Cut Pro 4.5 and After Effects 6.5.

Jul-12-2007