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Chapter 9 Outputting Your Finished Movie
Create a QuickTime MovieJump In:
You can export a sequence or clip as a self-contained QuickTime movie that can be
viewed on many computers and in applications that are compatible with QuickTime. A
self-contained QuickTime movie includes all les and media necessary for playback in a
single le, making the movie easy to transfer and use elsewhere.
Getting Ready
Open a project that has a clip or sequence in the Timeline that you want to export. If
you like, open one of the sequences that you created in one of the previous chapters.
Try This
Export your sequence as a QuickTime movie:
With the Timeline active, Choose File > Export > QuickTime Movie. 1
Type a lename for your movie in the Save As eld.2
Select a location for the QuickTime movie le. For example, select your Movies folder.3
Make sure the Include pop-up menu is set to Audio and Video so that both the audio 4
and video of your movie are output. You could also choose to export just the audio or
just the video of your movie.
Make sure the Make Movie Self-Contained checkbox is selected so that Final Cut Pro 5
creates a single le that is easy to transfer and play.
Click Save.6
In the Finder, double-click the QuickTime le that you just created to open it in 7
QuickTime Player. Play the movie.