Once Precut has generated your export files, here's how to open them in your editing software.

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DaVinci Resolve

  1. Open DaVinci Resolve and open or create a project
  2. Go to File → Import → Timeline
  3. Select your .fcpxml file and click Open
  4. Leave the import settings as default and click OK
  5. A window will appear saying that some clips could not be found — click Yes to browse for them
  6. Navigate to your footages/ folder and click Open — Resolve will scan and relink all clips automatically
  7. If some clips are still missing and appear in red on the timeline, go to the Edit page and drag and drop your footages/ folder directly into the Master bin — Resolve will automatically relink the missing clips

Adobe Premiere

  1. Open Adobe Premiere and your project
  2. Go to File → Import and select your .xml file
  3. A Link Media window will pop up — this is normal, Premiere just needs you to locate your files
  4. Click Locate, navigate to your footages/ folder and click OK
  5. Premiere will automatically find and link all matching files
  6. Your timeline will appear as a new Sequence in your Project panel

Final Cut Pro

  1. Open Final Cut Pro and open your Library