Do one of the following:

• Select one or more projects or clips in the browser.

  Note: You can’t mix projects and clips in a batch share. Your selection must contain only projects or only clips. For more information, see About batch sharing.

• Select a range in a project in the timeline or in a clip in the browser.

  Note: To share just a portion of a project, you must make a range selection. A clip selection is not sufficient. You can use the I and O keys to set the range start and end points.

• Select one or more ranges in clips in the browser.

  For information about selecting multiple ranges, see Manage multiple range selections in event clips.

If you’re sharing a project that is set to use proxy media for playback, open it in the timeline, then click the View pop-up menu in the top-right corner of the viewer and choose Optimized/Original.

This ensures the highest quality in the exported file. When you choose this setting, Final Cut Pro uses optimized media to create the shared file. If optimized media doesn’t exist, the original media is used. For more information about optimized and proxy media, see Control playback quality and performance.

Do one of the following:

• Choose File > Share > Master File (or press Command-E).

• Click the Share button in the toolbar, then click Master File.

In the Share window that appears, do any of the following:

• Move the pointer over the image to skim the video.

  If you’re batch sharing (exporting multiple items), the image is replaced by a list of the items you’re exporting.

• In the Info pane, view and modify project or clip attributes, such as the title and description.

  For more information, see View and change metadata shared with projects. All of the attributes associated with the project or clip are included in the output file.

  Important: By default, the title field lists the project or clip name. Changing the title does not change the project or clip name, which is the name used for the exported file.

• At the bottom of the window, view information about the file that will be exported, including frame size and frame rate, audio channels and sample rate, duration, output file type, and file size.

  For some destinations, you can also view a list of devices that will play the exported file. To view the compatible devices, move the pointer over the Compatibility icon in the lower-right corner.

To view or change the Master File destination settings, click Settings at the top of the Share window.

The available settings vary based on which format you choose from the Format pop-up menu. For detailed descriptions of each setting, see Export File destination.

For information about master file formats, see Supported export formats.

To export roles as separate video, title, audio, or caption tracks in the output media file, click Roles at the top of the Share window, then specify the roles to export.

For more information, see Share roles as files.

Click Next, choose a location for the exported files, then click Save.