New export workflow now available!
Premiere Pro 22.3 (released April 2022) introduces a streamlined new export workflow. Upgrade now to the latest version to try this out. For more information, see Export video.
New export workflow now available!
Premiere Pro 22.3 (released April 2022) introduces a streamlined new export workflow. Upgrade now to the latest version to try this out. For more information, see Export video.
You can export a data file that describes the project and enables you to re-create it either with related media or by using another editing system.
With Premiere Pro, you can export your project as an edit decision list (EDL) in the CMX3600 format. This format is the most widely accepted and most robust of the EDL formats.
Each clip in the EDL includes a comment with the clip name. You can choose whether to show the source clip name (as shown in the Project panel) or the timeline clip name by clicking on the wrench menu and toggling Show Source Clip Name and Label.
This allows you to modify a clip name in an EDL export without changing the source file names.
Make sure that a Timeline panel is active, and then choose File > Export > EDL.
In the EDL Export Settings (CMX 3600) dialog box, specify which video and audio tracks you want to export.
You can export one video track and up to four audio channels, or two stereo tracks.
Specify the location and name for the EDL file, and click Save.
Click OK.
Merged clips are supported in standardized EDLs. EDLs interpret the merged clip sequence track items in the same way they currently do for separate audio and audio clips that are used together in the sequence at the same time locations. The target application does not show the clips as merged. The audio and video are seen as separate clips. The source timecode is used for both video and audio portions.
Clip names with more than eight characters long get truncated due to the limit set by EDL 8 character specifications. To see the full clip name:
Choose File > Export > EDL.
In the EDL Export Settings (CMX 3600) dialog box, select the 32-character names check-box. This option enables support for tape and clip names with 32 characters.
Click OK.
Learn the simple XML workflow for exporting projects from Final Cut Pro and importing them into Premiere Pro.
Choose File > Export > Final Cut Pro XML.
You can now see the Save Converted Project As window. Browse to choose a location for the XML file, and type a filename and click Save. Premiere Pro saves the sequence to an XML file at the specified location.
Also, Premiere Pro saves a log of any conversion problems in a text file also at the same location. The log filename contains the words FCP Translation Results (which is optional). If necessary, read the log file for descriptions of any translation issues.
Exporting a Final Cut Pro XML file from Premiere Pro turns merged clips into nested sequences in Final Cut Pro.
Note that exporting a Final Cut Pro XML file from Premiere Pro turns merged clips into nested sequences in Final Cut Pro. Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro 7 (and earlier) can share Final Cut Pro XML files for data exchange. To share data between Final Cut Pro X and Premiere Pro, you can also use a third-party tool called "Xto7." For more information on using this tool, see the XtoCC tutorial.
If you have created a Premiere Pro project using a newer version of Premiere Pro but your trial version has expired, you can still open the newer files using your existing version. Follow the steps mentioned here.
Choose File > Export > Final Cut Pro XML.
You can now see the Save Converted Project As window. Browse to choose a location for the XML file, and type a filename and click Save. Premiere Pro saves the sequence to an XML file at the specified location.
You can now open this XML file with earlier versions of Premiere Pro.