Joost van der Hoeven provides a video tutorial on the Adobe website that demonstrates exchanging information between Final Cut Pro and Premiere Pro using XML projects.
For a list of items in Premiere Pro that are translated from a Final Cut Pro XML file, see Final Cut Pro clip data, Final Cut Pro effects and transitions, Final Cut Pro composite modes, and Final Cut Pro Multiclips. Also, see the PDF, Appendix D: Working with Final Cut Pro from the Editor's Guide to Premiere Proby Richard Harrington, Robbie Carman, and Jeff Greenberg for more information.
See this blog post about the Premiere Pro CS5 (5.0.2) updates, which features several improvements to Final Cut Pro XML export.
Robbie Carman explains the process of exporting a Final Cut Pro project and then importing it into Premiere Pro in this video tutorial on AdobeTV. Information about reading errors in the Translation Report is included.
Additional resources about importing Final Cut Pro projects are linked to from this article on the Adobe website.
Import an XML file from Final Cut Pro
- Export an XML file from Final Cut Pro. For more information, see Final Cut Pro Help.
- In Final Cut Pro, close the source project.
- In Premiere Pro, select File >Import.
- 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.
Final Cut Pro effects and transitions
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 |
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 Premiere Pro supported directions. |
Other video transitions |
Cross Dissolve |
Final Cut Pro audio effect |
Premiere Pro audio effect |
|---|---|
Audio level 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 |
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
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.
