Final Cut Pro Efficient Editing - Second Edition

16 You’re Done: Exporting Your Edit and Finishing Up

“I enjoy using FCP X so much I wanted to let the world know about it. So, I made a documentary.”

— Brad Olsen, Director, Off The Tracks: (offthetracksmovie.com)

Once you’ve exported your video, that’s it, right? Well, probably not. You (or more likely your client) might decide to rethink a color treatment, trim a few frames, or fix an unfortunate typo. Unless you’re very lucky, the first export is rarely the last, but it’s OK to loop back around, tweak a few edits, change a few settings, and send out version 2, 3, or 14. (Just don’t send anything called “final,’’ because it won’t be.)

Once the review process is over and the finished Project is ready to show to the world, some of you will want ...