Importing a Final Cut Pro XML Sequence

Smoke supports both FCP 7 and FCP X file formats.

To simplify the conform process, create the FCP XML project on the workstation running Smoke. And when exporting the FCP XML, save the FCP XML to the root of the media used in that timeline: the media should either be with the FCP XML, or within a folder alongside the FCP XML.

To import a sequence using the MediaHub:

1. Click the MediaHub tab.
2. Review the AAF & XML Import Options. Pay attention to the following options:
   • Preferred Media: If offline intermediates were used during the offline editing, decide now whether you wish to relink to the original media or to those offline intermediates.
   • Search and Import Files: Enable if you want to import the linked media.
   • Use Filename: For the best results, enable only this option. Disable Use Timecode, Use Tape, Use UMID, Use Resolution, and Use Frame rate.
3. Using the file browser, navigate to the FCP XML sequence to import.
4. Drag the file from the browser to the Media Library.

   Smoke converts the FCP XML to its timeline format, and imports the linked media using the Search Options as match criteria. The media itself is imported using the option file format options defined in the Format Specific Options tab.