Exporting projects

Project-interchange tools add flexibility to your workflow, allowing you to exchange projects with other popular editing platforms.

For more information about supported features for exported projects, please see "Exporting projects: supported features". Design your Catalyst Edit project with these features in mind to ensure a smooth interchange.

  1. Click the Project button in the main toolbar.

  2. Choose Export from the menu.

  3. The Export project to box displays the path to the folder where the project will be exported. You can type a path in the box or click the Browse button to choose a folder.

  4. Type a name in the File name box to set the file name that will be used for your exported project file.

  5. Choose an export format from the Project format drop-down list:

    • Apple Final Cut Pro X (*.fcpxml)

    • Adobe Premiere (*.prproj)

    • Avid Media Composer (*.aaf)

    • Vegas Pro EDL (*.txt)

  6. Choose transcoding options:

    • If you want to link to the original clips in the original locations, choose Do not transcode from the Media format drop-down list.

    • If you want to transcode the storyboard's media to another format when exporting, choose a setting from the Media format drop-down list.

  7. Click Export.

    Progress is displayed in the activity pane at the top of the Catalyst Edit window. If you have multiple export jobs queued, a separate progress indicator is displayed for each job.

    An HTML report file is created in the same folder as the exported project with details about the export. Any warnings or errors will be displayed in the report.