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Compatibility / Your workflow

Your cameras.
Your Mac.
Your next edit.

Keep the tools you work with.
Bring your recordings together in TakeAlign, then carry your timeline into the edit.

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From sync to edit

Your timeline.
Your familiar tools.

TakeAlign exports Final Cut Pro 7 XML. Continue with your aligned camera clips and external audio in an editor that reads this format.

Tested with TakeAlign

Adobe Premiere Pro

Import your exported XML directly and continue working with your synced timeline.

File › Import › Your timeline.xml
Tested with TakeAlign

DaVinci Resolve

Bring your exported XML into Resolve as a timeline, with your original media available to link.

File › Import › Timeline

Keep your source media available. XML carries the timeline structure and media references, not a rendered video or a copy of your recordings.

A wider workflow

Same format.
Your choice of editor.

Take your timeline into editing software that supports Final Cut Pro 7 XML import. EDIUS and VEGAS Pro are two familiar examples.

Format support varies by editor and version. These workflows have not yet been tested with TakeAlign.

EDIUSFCP XML import
VEGAS ProFCP 7 XML import

Using Final Cut Pro?

Modern Final Cut Pro uses FCPXML, which TakeAlign does not yet export. You’ll need to convert the exported FCP 7 XML first, for example with SendToX. This conversion workflow has not yet been tested with TakeAlign.

Before your first sync

A quick setup check.

Start on your Mac.

The current TakeAlign build targets macOS 14 Sonoma or later. Ask us about your Mac if you need processor-specific guidance.

Bring your own recordings.

Different cameras. External audio recorders. The sync methods available depend on what your files contain. Explore QR Sync for cameras without usable audio.

Check the handoff.

Use representative clips during your trial. After import, check linked media, clip timing, frame rate and audio tracks in your editor.

Your next step

Bring it all into alignment.

Try every feature with your own footage for seven days. No credit card required.

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