As the name of the application implies, XMiL Exporter
exports things. It exports text information about raw, uncut clips from Final
Cut Pro. Nearly any text information that can be seen in the bin in Final Cut Pro
can be included in the exported, tab-delimited text. This text can subsequently
be imported into database applications like FileMaker, to keep track of and
organize footage on larger projects. Marker information can optionally be
written to a separate file, which is helpful to create relational databases.
The other thing XMiL Exporter exports is still images, based on the markers placed on the clips in Final Cut Pro. The stills are caused to be exported from QuickTime Player, and they are uncompressed PICT files, either in the native dimensions of the clip (with no compensation for aspect ratio whatsoever) , or in the dimensions specified in the XMiL Exporter window. The user can control what markers Exporter will make stills for, including text-based filtering.
Additionally, XMiL Exporter can set the poster frames of the QuickTime movies on the finder level. Note that that is different from the poster frames within Final Cut Pro.
XMiL Exporter looks at an XML file you previously exported out of Final Cut Pro. This XML file can include anything from just a handful of selected clips, or one selected bin, to the entire project. Sequences will be ignored. Clips are found inside any bins they may be in.
Here is a complete list of the Final Cut Pro bin headings and the groups they are assigned to in XMiL Exporter:
XMiL Exporter Category |
Final Cut Pro
Bin Heading |
|---|---|
Source TCs |
Media Start, Media End, Length,
In, Out, Duration, TC Rate, Reel |
Aux TCs |
Aux TC 1, Aux 1 Reel, Aux 1 TC Rate, Aux
TC 2, Aux 2 Reel Aux 2 TC Rate |
Labels |
Label Label 2 |
Comments |
Master Comment 1, Master Comment
2, Master Comment 3, Master Comment 4, Comment A, Comment B |
Logging Info |
Description, Scene, Shot/Take, Angle, Log Note, Log: Good |
Markers |
Marker Name, Marker Comment, Marker
In, Marker Out |
Misc. Clip |
Tracks, Speed |
Misc. Video |
Vid Rate, Frame Size, Compressor,
Pixel Aspect, Anamorphic, Field Dominance, Alpha, Reverse Alpha, Composite |
Misc. Audio |
Aud Rate, Aud Format |
Misc. Source File |
Last Modified, Source File Path |
Film Data |
Scene, Take, Cam Roll, Lab Roll, Daily Roll,
Keynumber Prefix, Keynumber Ft&Fr, Keynumber Perf Offset, Ink Prefix,
Ink Number, TK Speed, Film Standard, Take Note, Shot Note, Scene Note |
Here is a set of sample files for XMiL Exporter. It contains a project XML file, which you can import into FCP to re-create the original project. Also included are two text files generated by XMiL Exporter from the sample XML file.
Like all XMiL Workflow Tools, XMiL Exporter can be downloaded for free. Without a purchased license it will run a limited mode, without a time limitation. In limited mode Exporter randomly picks a third of the clips submitted, for a maximum of 10. Lift these limitations with a purchased license, which will be tied to one specific computer. More about that is on the Download & Purchase page.