Update! With the last update, Premiere Pro can now import the XML of FCP 7 flawlessly :-)

There are several ways to go from FCP to AE (I really like FCPToAE) but what about if you edited all your project in FCP and you need to import into Premiere? (Sometime it happens...).

Adobe worked hard improving Premiere and they did a very good job. A nice  feature is the possibility to import a FCP XML into Premiere but Apple changed something in the latest FCP (7) and now it doesn't work anymore. Some people reported that you have to use the XML version 4, without audio and effects in order to work and export an xml, importing into a system with FCP6 and exporting another xml.

I've found another method and it works also with audio.

1 From FCP 7 export a XML version 4

2 In Clipfinder choose Tools - Run conform on FCP XML file

3 In Xml input file choose the xml you have exported from FCP

4 In Xml output file choose a name that you want

5 Uncheck all the options 

6 In clip directories add where your source files are

7 Run Conform

8 Import the new Xml into Premiere

9 Enjoy!

During Reducation 001 Michael Cioni said the debayer capabilities of Redalert and Redcine were superior compared to Color debayer function and it would have been better to transcode the R3D files to other codec prior importing into Color. Also Color 1.5 still uses the old color science so if you want to use the new color science is better to adjust color settings in Redalert or Redcine. 

This is our 4.5K HD FCS 3 workflow, it's highly subjective so just take it as a tip, if you have different solutions you are welcome.

1 Shoot at 4.5K (I use Profile SC 4.1 or you can use the standard Redspace/Raw 320 ISO)

2 Transcode with Clipfinder all R3D files to 720p 1k high prores LT

3 Edit in FCP

4 When finished export an XML

5 In Clipfinder choose import clips from FCP XML 

6 In Clipfinder choose Tools - replace MOV with R3D

7 Adjust color settings and transcode the R3D files to 2k normal prores 4

8 In Clipfinder choose Tools - Run conform on FCP XML file and adjust sequence width and height to 1920x1080

9 Open the new XML in FCP and you should have a 1080p timeline with 2k prores 4 files that fit the sequence

10 Check sequence settings (compressor, field, render at 10 bit)

11 Send to Color and grade

12 Send to FCP, finish the project and export in the format you like for delivery

Our new MacPro 2x2,66 GHz quadcore Intel Xeon 12GB of ram with Ati radeon hd 4870 card run fast!
We get permanent 26 fps of average speed to transform 4k,3k,2k r3d files to 1k+ High proresSQ (not 1/4 of resolution, 1k+ High usually takes longer).
I'm using only firewire disks because we are waiting for the barracuda internal drives the next week and we are on OS 10.5.6 (someone reported updating to 10.5.7 increases a bit the render speed).
I've made the transcoding with the amazing digital swiss army knife Clipfinder!

Il nostro nuovo MacPro 2x2,66 GHz quadcore Intel Xeon 12GB di ram con scheda grafica Ati radeon hd 4870 va veloce! Abbiamo una velocità permanente di 26 fps per trasformare file r3d (4k,3k,2k) a file 1k+ proresSQ (non 1/4 di risoluzione, 1k+ high di solito ci mette di più). Stiamo usando solo dischi firewire perchè stiamo aspettando i dischi interni la settimana prossima e il sistema operativo è il 10.5.6 (quacuno ha riportato che l'update al 10.5.7 aumenta la velocità di rendering). La transcodifica è stata eseguita con il fantastico coltellino svizzero digitale Clipfinder!