Exporting FCPXML

Use the "Export FCPXML" option to hand your timeline off to Final Cut Pro for further refinement. FCPXML is Final Cut Pro's native interchange format — the counterpart to the XML export used for Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve.

This exports your timeline as an FCPXML file that Final Cut Pro can open, preserving your project's structure: the tracks, their positions, and all the cuts created by Silence Detection. Rather than receiving a single flattened file, you get a fully editable timeline inside Final Cut Pro.

This workflow is ideal when TimeBolt is one step in a larger editing pipeline — let TimeBolt handle the tedious work of removing silence and synchronizing tracks, then continue with color grading, effects, titles, and fine-tuned editing in Final Cut Pro.

Note: The FCPXML file references your original media files rather than containing them. Keep the source files in place (or relink them when prompted) so the timeline loads correctly in Final Cut Pro.