A finished wedding highlight that drops straight into Final Cut Pro
The usual Final Cut Pro wedding starts with a full library and a weekend of skimming. With WeddingEditor that weekend goes to the AI editing instead. Choose Highlight Reel, upload the day's footage, and WeddingEditor delivers a finished film of about 5 minutes as a 1080p H.264 MP4, with the vows and speeches given room and music balanced against them by your audio preference. Import it into an event in your library, start a project that takes its settings from the clip, add a title or your end card if you want them, and share the file you deliver.
The MP4 is the only thing delivered: no library, no project, no roles. Final Cut Pro is where you add your own finishing touches.
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Last updated October 2026
From WeddingEditor to Final Cut Pro
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Brief the highlight
Choose Highlight Reel, upload every camera's files and fill in the optional preferences: the people, the must-include moments, the style, and how speech and music should balance.
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Review in the app
Watch the finished edit in the app once it arrives, typically 24 to 72 hours after processing starts. Request changes by email, in up to two revision rounds, before you import.
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Import into a library
Choose File > Import > Media, bring the MP4 into an event for this couple, and create a new project with automatic settings so it takes its format and frame rate from the first clip you add.
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Add your touches and share
Add a title or an end card, then choose File > Share and an Export File destination with H.264 to make the delivery file.
Optional Final Cut Pro touches on a finished highlight
The film is done when it arrives; these are the extras some studios add before sharing it.
Titles from the browser
Pick a title from the Titles browser for the names and date, set the font and size in the Inspector, and save it as a favorite to reuse on the next wedding.
Blade at one cut
Use the Blade tool at a cut inside the MP4 so a title or a lower third sits over a single section only.
A dissolve to your end card
Finish with a cross dissolve into black and your logo; your brand closes the film the couple shares.
A level check
Select the clip and look at the audio enhancements in the Inspector; if the file plays quieter than your other films, Loudness can bring it up without touching the balance of voices and music.
An archive-ready library
Keep the MP4, your title and logo in the couple's event, so a re-export months later is quick rather than a rebuild.
A cover frame
Pick a clean frame from the opening and export it with File > Share > Save Current Frame for the thumbnail on your website.
What the highlight file means in Final Cut Pro
One clip, picture and sound together
The highlight is a single 1080p H.264 MP4; there is no library, project or timeline data to import, only the file.
Widescreen, 1920x1080
A new project with automatic settings matches it exactly. WeddingEditor delivers no 4K file and no phone-shaped copy.
Voices and music together
Real wedding audio and music arrive already balanced by your audio preference, so you are not building a mix under the speeches.
About 5 minutes
The Highlight Reel is about 5 minutes long, one edit per project.
A consistent look across cameras
Clips from different cameras and light are brought toward one consistent finished look, so the film does not jump at every camera change.
Final Cut Pro steps for the highlight
| Step | Where in Final Cut Pro | Wedding tip |
|---|---|---|
| Import | File > Import > Media, into an event | One event per couple keeps the film, titles and logo together |
| Project | File > New > Project, automatic settings | Drag the MP4 in first so the project takes its format |
| Titles | Titles browser, then the Inspector | Spell the names the way the couple spells them |
| End card | Generator or title after the last shot | Hold it long enough to read |
| Level | Audio enhancements in the Inspector | Only a check; the mix is already balanced |
| Export | File > Share > Export File, H.264 | Play the exported file once before sending it |
Where does Final Cut Pro fit once WeddingEditor edits the highlight?
WeddingEditor takes on the editing job itself, from choosing the moments to building the film, and Final Cut Pro becomes part of the production workflow around it: a place for titles, branding and the share settings you already trust. Which moments appear, and in what order, is decided before that through your preferences and revision notes.
It is not a Final Cut Pro library or project from WeddingEditor; only the MP4 is delivered. It is not editing the full wedding from your cards either.
Final Cut Pro highlight questions
Does Final Cut Pro import the WeddingEditor MP4?
Yes. The highlight is a standard 1080p H.264 MP4, which Final Cut Pro imports with File > Import > Media.
Should I create optimized media when I import the highlight?
It is optional. H.264 plays back well on most current Macs; if your timeline stutters, transcode the clip to optimized media.
Can I get a Final Cut Pro library instead of an MP4?
No. Only the MP4 is delivered. For changes to the structure, use the revision rounds and the same edit is revised.
Do I need to add music under the speeches in Final Cut Pro?
No. The film already uses real wedding audio and music together. If the vows should lead more, choose More speeches & voices when you brief it, or ask for that change in a revision note.
Does WeddingEditor send the finished film to my couple?
No. WeddingEditor never sends anything to your couple. You share the Final Cut Pro export with them when you are ready.
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A finished film, ready for your Final Cut Pro library
Create your account, brief the Highlight Reel, and import the MP4 into the event for that couple.
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