Importing XML project files from Final Cut Pro

You can import entire projects, selected clips, or selected sequences that you export from Final Cut Pro as XML files. In Premiere Pro, bins and clips have the same hierarchies and names that they have in the Final Cut Pro source projects. Also, Premiere Pro retains the sequence markers, sequence settings, track layout, locked tracks, and sequence timecode start points of Final Cut Pro source projects. Premiere Pro imports text from the Final Cut Pro Text generators into Premiere Pro titles.
Note: You can not import native Final Cut Pro project files, only XML files exported from Final Cut Pro. Also, you can not export Final Cut Pro XML files from Premiere Pro.

    Import an XML file from Final Cut Pro

    1. Export an XML file from Final Cut Pro. For more information, see Final Cut Pro Help.
    2. In Final Cut Pro, close the source project.
    3. In Premiere Pro, select File >Import.
    4. Browse to the XML file, and click Open.

    Final Cut Pro clip data

    Clip data in the Description, Scene, ShotTake, and LogNote fields in Final Cut Pro appear in the clip metadata fields with the same names in Premiere Pro. Data logged into the Reel field in Final Cut Pro appears in the Tape Name field in Premiere Pro.

    Final Cut Pro effects and transitions

    Premiere Pro retains the basic motion and opacity effects, and motion and opacity keyframes, from Final Cut Pro source projects. Additionally, Premiere Pro converts some Final Cut Pro effects and transitions according to the following tables:
    Conversion of Final Cut Pro video effects

    Final Cut Pro effect

    Premiere Pro effect

    Crop

    Crop

    Eight-Point Garbage Matte

    Eight-Point Garbage Matte

    Four-Point Garbage Matte

    Four-Point Garbage Matte

    Gaussian Blur (provided the channel selection in Final-Cut-Pro is Alpha+RGB.)

    Gaussian Blur

    Luma Key

    Luma Key

    Three-Way Color Corrector

    Three-Way Color Corrector
    Conversion of Final Cut Pro video transitions

    Final Cut Pro transition

    Premiere Pro transition

    Dip To White

    Dip To White

    Dip to [color]

    Dip To Black

    Edge Wipe transitions

    Wipe, with the wipe direction rounded to the closest of the eight Adobe-Premiere-Pro supported directions.

    Other video transitions

    Cross Dissolve
    Conversion of Final Cut Pro audio effects

    Final Cut Pro audio effect

    Premiere Pro audio effect

    Audio gain values and keyframes

    Audio clip volume values and keyframes

    Audio pan values and keyframes

    Track pan values and keyframes

    Low Pass Filter

    Lowpass

    High Pass Filter

    Highpass

    Band Pass Filter

    Bandpass
    Conversion of Final Cut Pro audio transitions

    Final Cut Pro audio transition

    Premiere Pro audio transition

    Cross Fade (0-dB)

    Constant Gain

    Cross Fade (+3-dB)

    Constant Power

    Other transitions

    Constant Power

    Final Cut Pro composite modes

    Premiere Pro retains the basic motion and opacity effects, and motion and opacity keyframes, from Final Cut Pro source projects. Premiere Pro converts Final Cut Pro composite modes according to the following table:

    Final Cut Pro mode

    Premiere Pro mode

    Normal

    Normal

    Add

    Linear Dodge (Add)

    Subtract

    Not supported

    Difference

    Difference

    Multiply

    Multiply

    Screen

    Screen

    Overlay

    Overlay

    Hard Light

    Hard Light

    Soft Light

    Soft Light

    Darken

    Darken

    Lighten

    Lighten

    Travel Matte Alpha

    Not supported

    Travel Matte Luma

    Not supported

    Final Cut Pro Multiclips

    Premiere Pro converts uncollapsed Final Cut Pro Multiclips, with as many as four inputs, to Multi-camera sequences. Premiere Pro converts collapsed Multiclips to individual clips.

    Note: Premiere Pro issues a warning when you try to import a Multiclip with more than four inputs.