System Requirements

Aperture to Final Cut Pro requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later and Aperture 1.5.1 or later.
Exported sequences require Final Cut Pro 5.1.2 or later.

Support

Aperture to Final Cut Pro is a free product and provided as-is.

1. Select Photos for Export

In Aperture, select the images you want to use in your Final Cut Pro Sequence.

2. Select File > Export > Final Cut Pro

This launches the Aperture to Final Cut Pro plugin and arranges your photos in order.

3. Set Duration and Select Transitions

For each photo, you can set its duration in the sequence and select a transition to be used between that photo and the next. Select the photo in the sidebar, then choose a transition from the list.

4. Name Your Sequence and Choose a Video Preset

Next, give your sequence a name and choose one of the Final Cut Pro video formats from the popup menu.

5. Choose Image Presets and Export

Finally, choose the Aperture Export Preset to use for creating your photos and click Export. You'll be asked to choose a location to save the generated files in. Aperture to Final Cut Pro will place the exported photos in this location and generate a file called "Sequence.xml". Sequence.xml is the file which describes the Final Cut Pro sequence containing your photos.

Finally, Aperture to Final Cut Pro will launch Final Cut Pro and automatically import Sequence.xml.