Importing XML files from Final Cut Pro 7 and Final Cut Pro X

Clips

• Event clips: A bin named after the event is created containing all the master clips, and bins named for each keyword, favorite or rejected range are created containing subclips representing these ranges. The keyword’s Notes are added to the subclip’s Log Note field.
• Gap clips: Gap clips become empty spaces in the track.
• Compound clips: Compound clips become sequences, and compound clips in a project become nested sequences.
• Synchronized clips: Synchronized clips are translated into merged clips.

Multicam clips become collapsed clips containing the active angle(s)

Project

For projects, video clips and stills in the primary storyline become clips in track V1.Audio clips in the primary storyline become clips in tracks A1. Connected clips and clips in secondary storylines are added to higher numbered video and audio tracks.

If there are video clips connected directly below the primary storyline these become track V1 below primary storyline clips in track V2, while lower video clips become disabled clips in higher numbered video tracks.

Timecode

The starting timecode of the project and its settings are maintained.

Markers

• Unfinished to-do markers become red markers
• Completed to-do markers become green markers
• Chapter markers become yellow markers

Audio

• Audio volume and pan and their keyframes on a whole clip are added to all audio tracks.
• Fade in and fade out handles are recreated using audio level keyframes. 
• Audio volume and pan and their keyframes on individual audio components are added to their appropriate audio tracks.

Effects and transitions

• Cross Dissolve, Zoom, Flash, Lens Flare, Black Hole, Flip, Page Curl, Ripple, Swing, Cube, Doorway, Squares, Star, Band, Center, Checker, Clock, Gradient, Inset, Letter X and Wipe transitions are substituted with equivalents
• Other transitions become Cross Dissolve
• Audio transitions become Cross Fades

• Custom settings are not translated — transitions apply with default settings
• Transition settings

Blend modes

Subtract, Darken, Multiply, Add, Lighten, Screen, Overlay, Soft Light, Hard Light and
Difference blend modes become their equivalent composite modes

Other blend modes are not supported

Text

Titles become Text titles containing the original text. Some titles with complex builds may have the text out of order in the Text title.

Speed

Constant speed changes are preserved.

Keyframed speed changes are converted to a constant speed change that maintains the duration of the original clip and uses the average speed of the clip.