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Final Cut Pro markers to YouTube chapters

YouTube reads chapters from timestamps in the video description, not from the chapter markers Final Cut Pro writes into the file. Drop the project’s XML and copy timestamps checked against YouTube’s rules, along with a list of every marker, note and to-do.

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  • Free up to 40 clips
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Example report

Markers & chapters
#TimecodeTypeNameNoteDuration
101:00:00:00ChapterAt the stalls
201:00:02:10MarkerPull quoteUse for the trailer
301:00:11:00ChapterInto the market
401:00:22:00ChapterLena on the night shift
501:00:30:00MarkerEnd cardLogo over the crowd

Night Market.fcpxml

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  • Final Cut and Premiere

    Reads FCPXML and .fcpxmld bundles, and FCP7 XML from Premiere Pro and Resolve.

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Four reports

One export, four tables

Every report is built from the same timeline Conform uses for its conversions, so tracks, compound clips and speed changes are read the same way.

Clip list

Every clip in timeline order: track, clip and file name, record in and out, duration, source in and out, speed, whether it is enabled, and the file path. Picture and its linked sound are one row.

Music & media usage

A cue sheet with each use of a music track or source file, from first in to last out, with back-to-back pieces merged; and the total time and number of uses for each file.

Markers & chapters

Markers, chapter markers and to-dos with timecode, name and note, plus YouTube chapter timestamps you can paste into the video description.

Effects & titles

Effects and color corrections per clip, speed changes, transitions, and titles, generators and captions with their text, for VFX, online and subtitle hand-offs.

Step by step

Export the timeline, drop it here

The report reads the same XML your editor exports for other apps. The menus match the current versions of each app.

From Final Cut Pro

  1. 1Select the project (timeline) in the browser.
  2. 2Choose File › Export XML… and keep the newest XML version offered.
  3. 3Drop the .fcpxmld bundle it saves (or the .fcpxml inside it, or a .zip of it) onto the report tool above.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Something else, or a file that will not convert? Write to conform@niamori.ai.

Which markers become chapters?

Chapter markers, if the project has any; otherwise every marker. The first chapter has to start at 0:00, so a first marker in the opening ten seconds moves to 0:00 and otherwise an “Intro” chapter is added. Conform also warns when there are fewer than three chapters or one is shorter than ten seconds, because YouTube then shows none.

Is my project uploaded anywhere?

No. Conform reads the export in your browser and builds the tables there. The project file and your media never leave your computer, and there is no sign-up for the free reports.

Which editors does it read?

Final Cut Pro FCPXML, including the .fcpxmld bundles of Final Cut Pro 10.6 and later and .zip files of them, and FCP7 XML from Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve and other editors that export it.

What is in each report?

Clip list: every clip in timeline order with track, record and source timecodes, duration, speed and file path. Music and media usage: a cue sheet of every use of each file, plus totals per file. Markers: timecode, type, name and note, with YouTube chapters. Effects and titles: effects, speed changes, transitions, titles, generators and captions with their text.

How does the cue sheet count a cue?

Pieces of the same file that are cut back to back, or stacked on several tracks at once, count as one cue from the first in point to the last out point. Disabled clips are left out. Composer and publisher are not part of an editing project, so add them to the spreadsheet yourself.

How much does it cost?

Reports for timelines up to 40 clips are free, as CSV. Pro costs US$9 per month: reports of any length, an Excel workbook with all four reports, and several projects at once in one combined report. Cancel anytime.

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