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How to export the timeline to your editor

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Short answer

In the download menu of a clip, a passage, your favorites or the script, click Export to editor. Choose the editor (Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve) and the media, then click Export. The file is a cut timeline; in the editor, relink the media to the original file.

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Step by step

  1. Step 1: Click Export to editor

    On the Clips page, click the download icon on the card (Download segment) and then Export to editor. The same item shows up in the download menu of each passage (in the transcript, in Chapters and in Emotions), in the Favorites part of the Download menu and in the script.

    Export to editor, in a clip's download menu.
    App screenshot Export to editor, in a clip's download menu.
    Export to editor, in the menu of a transcript passage.
    App screenshot Export to editor, in the menu of a transcript passage.
    Export to editor, in the Favorites part of the Download menu.
    App screenshot Export to editor, in the Favorites part of the Download menu.
  2. Step 2: Choose the editor and the media

    In Editor, choose Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve. In Media, leave Original file and click Export.

    The Export to editor window.
    App screenshot The Export to editor window.
  3. Step 3: Open it in the editor

    Import the file into your editor. In Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve the file is .xml; in Final Cut Pro, .fcpxml. Then relink the media to the original video file.

Optional steps

You don't need these steps to finish the task. Use them if you want.

  • OptionalExport on top of your timeline

    In Media, My synced timeline uses the timeline from your editor whose audio you transcribed. Export that timeline from the editor and upload it in the window.

    My synced timeline, with the field to upload your editor's timeline.
    App screenshot My synced timeline, with the field to upload your editor's timeline.
  • OptionalAdjust the spacing

    In Advanced, change the Empty space between passages (seconds) and, outside clips, the Breathing room before and after speech (seconds).

    Advanced open, with the space between passages and the breathing room.
    App screenshot Advanced open, with the space between passages and the breathing room.

Frequently asked questions

Is the video inside the file?

No. The file is the timeline. In the editor, relink the media to the original file; for a YouTube video, to the original video downloaded from FilmScribe.

Does the timeline keep the timecode?

Yes. The original timecode is kept.

What about captions?

Captions are a separate download: SRT or captions for Final Cut, in the transcript's Download menu.

Does it work with an audio file?

Yes. With audio, the timeline comes out with the audio only.

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