How do I export a high quality movie from Final Cut Pro 7 or Express?
Mar 3, 2011 at 4:09 am in DVD, editing, web video by Josh Mellicker · 104 Comments »
How do I export a high quality movie from Final Cut Pro 7 or Express?
Once you’re finished with your edit, how should you export?
Well, it depends. Here are three methods:
METHOD #1. Reference movie
If you want to export a temporary movie as quickly as possible, export a reference movie.
1. File > Export > Quicktime Movie
2. UNcheck “Make Self-Contained”
Pros:
- Fastest export
- The file size is small – it only contains audio and pointers to [read more →]













