An .fcpxml Final Cut reads natively
Choose Final Cut Pro under Handoff to, then import the file in Final Cut. The timeline comes in linked to your original media, and your originals are never modified.
AI for Final Cut Pro
Prep in Selects.
Finish in Final Cut.
Selects syncs your cameras, finds the best takes and builds the rough cut, then hands it off as an .fcpxml that Final Cut Pro reads natively.
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The cut and the labels,
ready in Final Cut
See what made the cut
Turn on Mark used clips on full timeline and you get a second timeline with everything you shot, the clips in your edit marked. Track layout, speaker labels and captions come across with the cut.
Multicam in both directions
Selects syncs every camera and mic by waveform or timecode and switches angles when you ask. Already synced in Final Cut? Import the .fcpxml and its multicam clips come in as synced timelines, one angle per track.
Just say it
Type what you want the way you'd tell an editor. These are the kind of prompts that work.
Prompt: Assemble an 8 minute rough cut of today's vlog. Skip the setup, keep the coffee shop and the drive home
Prompt: Pull every shot of the rings, the first look and the toasts into one selects draft
Prompt: Sync the two cameras to the lav by timecode and stay on the close-up whenever she's talking
How it works
Drop in your footage
Ask for the selects or the rough cut
Hand off, then File > Import > XML in Final Cut
The logging is done before Final Cut opens.
| Prepping a YouTube video · 1 cam, 1h raw video | Editing manually | Selects |
|---|---|---|
| Total time | 3h 30m | 0h 25m |
| Watch and log every take | 1h | included |
| Pick the best take of each line | 1h | included |
| Cut long silences and filler words | 45m | included |
| Assemble the rough cut | 30m | included |
| Mark which clips made the cut | 15m | included |
Works great for
10,000+ projects,
80% time reduced.
Professionals are already seeing the payoff.
The client said they wanted it super fast.And the only reason I'm not worriedis because we are using Selects.
The Chef Gal (@dachefgyal)
DP, Producer & Editor based in NYC
This will actually look at the video,and it'll catch those reaction shots,those subtleties that all others are gonna miss.
Brent Pierce
Podcast Studio & Video Production Company Owner
Honestly,this is one of the best editing toolsI've tried in a long time.
Serge Morgotch
Video Editing Educator & Creator
This is what AI should really be about,helping us filmmakersrather than taking our job.
Luca Epifani
Filmmaker & Video Creator
A brand-new AI editing softwarethat has literally changedmy 20-year workflow overnight, permanently.
DJ Kerr
Video Editor / Motion Graphics Artist
The client said they wanted it super fast.And the only reason I'm not worriedis because we are using Selects.
The Chef Gal (@dachefgyal)
DP, Producer & Editor based in NYC
This will actually look at the video,and it'll catch those reaction shots,those subtleties that all others are gonna miss.
Brent Pierce
Podcast Studio & Video Production Company Owner
Honestly,this is one of the best editing toolsI've tried in a long time.
Serge Morgotch
Video Editing Educator & Creator
This is what AI should really be about,helping us filmmakersrather than taking our job.
Luca Epifani
Filmmaker & Video Creator
A brand-new AI editing softwarethat has literally changedmy 20-year workflow overnight, permanently.
DJ Kerr
Video Editor / Motion Graphics Artist
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FAQ
How do I open a Selects edit in Final Cut Pro?
- Click Export in the top right and choose Final Cut Pro under Handoff to.
- Set the options and where the file goes, then click Handoff.
- In Final Cut Pro, go to File > Import > XML and select the .fcpxml file.
What comes across in Final Cut Pro?
The edit points, track layout and speaker labels, with every clip linked to your original media. Turn on Include captions and the caption text and timing come too. The frame size carries over.
Topic titles don't. The option to bring them across is in the Premiere and DaVinci Resolve handoffs, not the Final Cut one.
What stays behind in Selects?
Effects, transitions, color, text and graphics, keyframes, position and scale, and volume changes. Transitions become plain cuts and graphics arrive as gaps, so do the finishing in Final Cut.
Selects warns you before the handoff when it finds any of these. To keep them, export a video from Selects instead.
What does Fix and export do?
It stops audio drifting ahead of the picture. Some file formats make Final Cut Pro play audio slightly early, and when Selects spots them it lists them before the export.
Fix and export hands off using corrected copies, saved next to the originals with _fcpfix in the name. Your original files and your edit are left untouched.
What frame rate does the Final Cut handoff use?
The lowest frame rate in the project, up to 60 fps. Every handoff conforms to the lowest rate in the project, and Final Cut exports are capped at 60.
Can I bring a Final Cut multicam into Selects?
Yes. Import the .fcpxml or .fcpxmld and its multicam clips come in as synced timelines, one angle per track. Retimed clips and nested sequences are skipped.
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