Hi StevenGotts –

Roughcuts were originally designed with the non-editor in mind. Target user is more in the realm of the producer, assistants, journalists, etc. Roughcuts allow you to create the proper sequence for your story without having to think about the detailed edit decisions (like transitions and effects, etc). You can take the subclips you have created from the logging step and easily drag-drop them into the Roughcut Timeline and build your story. If you are a non-editor this is the final step you take before sending this to edit. Once in edit, the roughcut becomes a sequence which provides the editor the overall sense of the story the producer/assistant/etc is trying to tell. All markers and comments come along for the ride to provide additional commentary to support the vision.

For an editor using Prelude, we realize that creating a roughcut is probably not a step you want or need since you are already comfortable creating sequences in your NLE. If this is the case, you can use Prelude to ingest, log and organize your clips quickly. Then you can select your clips in the Prelude Project Panel and send them to Premiere Pro. Once in Premiere Pro you would then create your sequences and do your edit.

Let me know if you have any further questions.

Thanks for the question!

Regards,

Michael

It appears that Prelude FCP XML export works only with FCP 7, not with the current version of Final Cut: FCP X. There is a work-around as noted below.

I exported a number of projects to FCP XML. I tried to open them in FCP X via Import > XML. However, the XML file is "grayed-out" and therefore inaccessible.

I exported a P Pro project to FCP XML as well just to see if that worked differently. It too would not open in FCP X.

I downloaded a $10 app from Apple called "7toX for Final Cut Pro." It converts FCP 7 XML files to FCP X XML files. After converting, the Prelude-exported FCP XML files opened in FCP X.