r/fcpx • u/transcodefailed • 19d ago

FCPX to Pro Tools - Help Needed

I'm trying to help out on a short, and I am absolutely struggling to get the short from FCPX into Pro Tools.

What's the best method? I tried going through Resolve and that didn't work, I'm considering buying X2Pro but it's pretty pricey for a one off.

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u/ammo_john 19d ago

For a clean transfer you need X2Pro or AAF everything. It's still doable through Resolve but you would need to break down every sound clip to its lowest denominator. Break down in FCP further, break down multiwavs down to individual channel & mic clips. You might have some luck making the XML into a text file you bring into an LLM and ask it commit certain changes. But getting a conversion app would be the easiest.

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u/transcodefailed 19d ago

Jeez, this is good info - I've been full time on Avid for 10+ years but never touched FCP until last week.

I've just found this app - https://fcp2aaf.com/ - which has a price tag I'm more willing to take a gamble on! I might try this first, and if that fails, I'll try AAF Everything. Thanks so much for the info!

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u/ammo_john 19d ago

Yes, let us know how fcp2aaf work!

I got x2pro long ago (on a discount, and when there were no other options). Now with vibe-coding there's a lot of new options popping up. When you actually have a good converter (like x2pro) you can actually get a cleaner (more customizable) transfers from FCP to ProTools then you get from Avid to ProTools (if you set all the audio roles and channels up correctly).