Final Cut Pro Efficient Editing

Chapter 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, or 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 a 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 ...