How
to
Finalize
Your
Final
Cut
Pro
Projects:
For
Computer
Playback
For
DVD
Exporting Your Movie
In order for your Final Cut Pro project to become a movie (or audio file, as the case may be)
that can be played on a computer, a DVD player, or the Internet you need to export.
To export, set In and Out Points in your Timeline. Place the Playhead before the beginning
of your movie. Then select “I” on the keyboard. Next, move the Playhead to the end of the
movie and select “O” on the keyboard.
Now you can export. From the Menu Bar, select “File”  “Export.”
From the menu that appears, select the first choice, “QuickTime Movie.”
Next, this window will appear:
Make sure that the “Make Movie Self-Contained” box is selected. Title your file and save it
to your external harddrive.
Exporting, depending on the size of your movie, will take anywhere from 3 to 10
minutes.
Preparing Your Movie for Computer Playback
If you only want to play your movie on a computer, you are almost done. Put a blank DVD
in the computer.
Now, drag the mov file of your video from your harddrive and drop it in the DVD.
A new window for the DVD will pop up. Select “Burn” from the upper right corner.
Depending on the size of your movie, copying the mov file to a blank DVD will take
anywhere from 20 to 45 minutes.
Preparing Your Movie for DVD
This DVD will play automatically when placed in a DVD player. It will also loop
automatically.
It will not have a menu. If you would like a menu, please set up an appointment for
further instruction.
Making a DVD is a bit more labor intensive and time consuming, but not terribly difficult.
Open “DVD Studio Pro” from the Applications folder on your Mac.
When a window appears, asking you for the configuration, choose “Advanced.”
This is what the DVD Studio Pro environment looks like:
Select “Import” from the “ASSETS” window. Navigate to your mov file on your harddrive.
Once it is imported, drag and drop the file into the “TRACK” field.
This is how your video will look in the Track field. Notice that the video is in blue, the
audio is in green.
In order to make this DVD loop continuously, you’ll need to set an “End Jump.” Follow
these few steps:
1. Select anywhere in the grey area to the right of your track.
2. Locate “End Jump” and select the arrows.
3. Mouse over “Tracks and Stories”  “Track 1” and then select “[Track]”
4. Now, the window should look like this.
In order for your DVD to play automatically when placed in a DVD player, you will need to
set the “First Play” to your video track.
1. delete the Menu 1 icon from the upper left window. After you do this, the window will
look something like this:
2. Click anywhere in the grey area in this window.
3. Find “First Play” and select the arrows.
4. Mouse over “Tracks and Stories”  “Track 1” and then select “[Track]”
You’re almost done!
Before you burn your DVD, save this project to your harddrive.
1. In the upper menu, locate the Build and Format icon and select it.
2. In the window that appears, you can retitle your DVD.
3. Under Current Build, select Choose and select your harddrive.
4. Now, you can start burning the DVD. Just select “Build & Burn.”
5. Put a blank DVD in the computer.
Depending on the size of your movie, building and burning a DVD will take anywhere
from 20 to 45 minutes.
If you want to make copies of your DVD, after the first DVD has been made, insert a
blank DVD and select “Burn.” Make sure that the Current Build is still navigating to
your harddrive.