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# Final Cut Pro X: Supported Transitions and Effects

The information in this section indicates how Final Cut Pro X (10.0.3) data and effects map to Smoke data and effects. Unsupported transitions and effects are indicated as not supported.

Limitations

Due to the limited information written to the XML file by Final Cut Pro X, the conform in Smoke may look different from the original sequence created in Final Cut Pro X: Smoke cannot set parameters or effects about which there is no information.

To know how the timeline will look in Smoke, export in Final Cut Pro X the timeline to XML, and then import it back in Final Cut Pro X.

The following general limitations apply to Final Cut Pro X XML imports in Smoke:

- Compounded (nested) clips are imported as layers in the timeline.
- All transitions and supported effects are reset to default values.
- Only transitions, retime and title effects, and a subset of audio effects are supported. Other clip effects such as Color are not supported, due either to lack of information within the XML, or to the complexity of the effect.

Transitions

In cases where the video and audio are imported and treated as a single entity in the Final Cut Pro X sequence, applying a video transition affects both video and audio and is translated in Smoke as follows:

- Dissolve transition: Video and audio are given a dissolve in Smoke.
- Wipe transition: Video shows a matching wipe and audio gets a dissolve transition in Smoke.
- DVE transition: Video and audio are given a dissolve in Smoke.

Apple Final Cut Pro X Transition | Translation in Smoke
--- | ---
Blur (any) | Dissolve
Dissolve | Dissolve except: Cross Dissolve changes to Dissolve (no keyframes) Fade to Colour changes to Fade To/From Black (no keyframes)
Lights | Dissolve
Movements | Dissolve
Objects | Dissolve
Replicator/Clones | Dissolve
Stylized | Dissolve

Apple Final Cut Pro X Wipes | Translation in Smoke
--- | ---
Bands | SMPTE Wipe 001 + cue mark
Center | supported
Checker | SMPTE Wipe 001 + cue mark
Circle | supported
Clock | supported
Gradient Image | Dissolve + cue mark
Inset Wipe | supported
Letter X | supported
Wipe | supported

Retime Effects

A clip retime is translated to a Soft Timewarp with matching speed up or down.

Final Cut Pro X Retime | Translation in Smoke
--- | ---
Slow | Slower than real-time linear timewarp, at same speed as in Final Cut Pro X
Fast | Faster than real-time linear timewarp, at same speed as in Final Cut Pro X
Normal 100% | Not Timewarp
Hold | 0% Soft Timewarp, using same frame as the one defined in Final Cut Pro X
Reverse | Reverse speed linear timewarp, at same speed as in Final Cut Pro X
Speed Ramp (to 0% / from 0%) | Animated speed ramp timewarp
Rewind (1x / 2x / 4x) | Animated speed ramp timewarp

Titles Effects

Text effects parameters are not saved to the Final Cut Pro X XML, only the text strings are.

All text effects are set to:

- Colour: White
- Font: Discreet
- Size: 50
- Alignment: Centered

Audio Effects

Only audio fades are supported.