FCP X Sequence Import: Supported Transitions and Effects

Supported Data

Flame supports Final Cut Pro X XML exports, including ones referencing directly R3D, MXF, and ARRI Alexa ProRes files.

Note: Compounded (nested) clips are not supported. As a workaround, remove any compound clip before exporting the sequence from FCP.

Video Effects

The following effects are supported when conforming XML sequence from FCP X.

Apple Final Cut Pro X Effect	Translation in Flame
Position	2D Transform with X and Y position
Scaling	2D Transform with X and Y scaling
Rotation	2D Transform with Z scaling
Transparency	Comp with transparency
Compositing mode	Comp with matching Blend mode

Retime Effects

A clip retime is translated to a Soft Timewarp with matching speed up or down.

Note: To make sure the conform is accurate with the creative editorial decisions from Final Cut Pro X, the conformed timewarp speed value seen in Flame timewarp editor can be slightly different from the one seen in FCPX. But the actual Timewarp effect will be visually similar to the expected result, and be frame and keyframe accurate.

Final Cut Pro X Retime	Translation in Flame
Slow	Slower than real-time linear timewarp, at same speed as in Final Cut Pro X
Fast	Faster than real-time linear timewarp, at same speed as in Final Cut Pro X
Normal 100%	Not Timewarp
Hold	0% Soft Timewarp, using same frame as the one defined in Final Cut Pro X
Reverse	Reverse speed linear timewarp, at same speed as in Final Cut Pro X
Speed Ramp (to 0% / from 0%)	Animated speed ramp timewarp
Rewind (1x / 2x / 4x)	Animated speed ramp timewarp

Title Effects

All text effects are translated to a Text Timeline FX for the text itself, and a Comp Timeline FX for the compositing:

Text Timeline FX:
- RGBA mode
- Colour: White
- Font: Discreet
- Size: 50
- Alignment: Centered
Comp Timeline FX set to premultiplied.

Audio

Only audio fades are supported. Audio keyframes are not supported.

Flame correctly imports FCP X XML using multi-track audio.

Transitions

In cases where the video and audio are imported and treated as a single entity in the Final Cut Pro X sequence, applying a video transition affects both video and audio and is translated in Flame as follows:

Dissolve transition: Flame applies a dissolve to video and audio.
Wipe transition: Flame applies a matching wipe to video, and a dissolve transition to audio.
DVE transition: Flame applies a dissolve to video and audio.

Apple Final Cut Pro X Transition	Translation in Flame
Blur (any)	Dissolve
Dissolve	Dissolve except: Cross Dissolve changes to Dissolve (no keyframes) Fade to Colour changes to Fade To/From Black (no keyframes)
Lights	Dissolve
Movements	Dissolve
Objects	Dissolve
Replicator/Clones	Dissolve
Stylized	Dissolve

Apple Final Cut Pro X Wipes	Translation in Flame
Bands	SMPTE Wipe 001 + marker
Center	Supported
Checker	SMPTE Wipe 001 + marker
Circle	Supported
Clock	Supported
Gradient Image	Dissolve + marker
Inset Wipe	Supported
Letter X	Supported
Wipe	Supported

Loading RMD Files from FCP in Flame

Note: The following only applies when using Final Cut Pro X 10.0.8 (or later).

With Final Cut Pro, you can work directly with R3D files, created by RED cameras, instead of using the QuickTime files. This means that when you import a FCP X XML sequence in Flame, you can relink the sequence to the R3D files, providing you with the best image quality.

Another benefit of using the R3D files is the RAW parameters set in Final Cut Pro X are saved by FCP as an RMD file. This file can be read by Flame on import.

To read FCP X Color settings for R3D files, you have to select an RMD option from MediaHub > Browse for Files > Format Specific Options > Colour Settings box for R3D files.