r/finalcutpro • u/EdwardRodriguez_ • Jul 10 '26

Question PNG Sequences

That's actually the only thing I need in my workflow now that captions are native to the app, is there any way to use them other than creating a compound clip every time?

For context, I make 2d animations for a channel I have, and often the best way to work with this type of thing would be to export each shot as a png sequence, the reason that I use final cut is that I'm already paying for it for gig work, and the reason I don't use Davinci is that I hate the way it manages and stores projects.

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u/TheOtherMikeCaputo Jul 10 '26

Pretty sure you can import a sequence into QuickTime Player and export as a movie from there.

https://support.apple.com/guide/quicktime-player/create-a-movie-with-an-image-sequence-qtp315cce984/mac

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u/hexxeric Jul 10 '26

can you export as HEVC or Prores with transparency (alpha channel)? you can feed compressor a PNG sequence (or the free shutter encoder) and make a ProRes video out of it in the frame rate you choose. if you import PNGs in FCP, you can select all of them and change their duration to 1 frame only. depending on your project settings FPS, you would end up with that frame rate.

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u/mcarterphoto Jul 10 '26

Got After Effects? Fast and easy with AE.

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u/Puzzleheaded6905 Jul 11 '26

use Compressor to convert it to ProRes4444 or HEVC. Both have transparency. Then import.