X2Pro5 4+
Pro audio workflow tool
Marquis Broadcast
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- $159.99
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Description
See www.x2pro.net/upgrade for reasons to upgrade, including support for 32-bit floating-point source audio and native Apple silicon support.
Marquis’ new X2Pro5 software has been designed to integrate Final Cut Pro projects into a professional audio workflow, enabling Avid Pro Tools to be used for audio finishing. It works by converting the exported Final Cut Pro XML into an AAF file, which Avid Pro Tools can then open as a session, delivering seamless integration between the two applications.
X2Pro5 is a complete rewrite of Marquis’ popular X2Pro Audio Convert software, bringing with it native Apple silicon support and a redesigned user interface. X2Pro5 takes advantage of the innovative metadata-based organising features in Final Cut Pro X, with expanded role management allowing unlimited numbers of audio roles in Final Cut Pro X to be converted into Pro Tools tracks for further audio processing and finishing by the audio engineer.
X2Pro5 has a simple, straightforward interface and is easy to customise; for example, you can decide if you want to include disabled or inactive clips in the export, and you can choose the length of frame handles. The software provides a fully professional audio workflow for Final Cut Pro editors, enabling a very complex audio timeline to be sent to the Pro Tools audio engineer with ease.X2Pro5 faithfully translates your audio timeline along with L-cuts, J-cuts, transitions, levels, automatic gain and fade handles, as well as the incredibly powerful FCP X compound and multicam clips. Transitions are converted into linear cross fades. Audio media can be any QuickTime supported audio, non-PCM audio is converted to PCM at either 16 or 24 bit.
With immersive audio technology continuing to grow in popularity, X2Pro5 provides a quick way for FCP users to be able to deliver a project to an external Pro Tools audio editor, sharing the FCPXML file so they can mix – and deliver – multi-channel audio.
R3D media is supported. For Canon content, we recommend rendering an off-line or proxy version of the flattened video and exporting that if a reference is needed within Pro Tools. Only audio media is translated by X2Pro5.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
• Final Cut Pro X and XML from 1.7
• MacOS 13 Ventura and later – X2Pro5 is tested on the latest release OS and the previous release
• Pro Tools v7.0 or later for AAF import (not LE versions, v7 and v8 require Digitranslator for AAF import)
What’s New
Version 5.0.34
Removed issue causing audio sync problems.
Ratings and Reviews
Unusable for Mixed Framerate Sequences
X2Pro5 works well if all your media is conformed to a matching framerate before importing into FCP. Since so much of my work is in documentary, I often deal with mixed framerate projects (timelines/sequences) because FCP autimatically conforms media seamlessly and automatically.
I recently worked on a series that was picture-locked and needed to be prepper for sound and color. These were not complex timelines, but had a mixture of original footage as well as archival and stock. The original media was 23.976 and the stock/archival was 29.97.
X2Pro5 spit out AAFs with countless synchornization errors and we ended up using stems for the mix instead.
It's a great app if you work in FCP with original media and matching framerates, or you're a content creator.
Perhaps there's a way for the developers to add an option for conforming embedded media to avoid this. Until then, I'm not sure I would use this app again in my workflow.
Developer Response ,
Hi, Sorry you have had some problems with the app. Could you contact us at the support forum (https://x2pro.net/forums/) and give us some details on what you have been seeing and we will see if there is a solution we can put forward.
Unreliable Performance and Lack of Functionality
I purchased this new version expecting improvements on my M1 computer, but unfortunately, it doesn't work. Despite multiple attempts, none of the AAF files exported open correctly in Pro Tools. I had to revert to the old version, which worked flawlessly. Additionally, there's no direct support email option. The new version lacks even basic functionalities; for instance, clicking on "Help" displays a message: Help isn't available for X2Pro5.
Developer Response ,
Hi Meni, we're very sorry to hear this – would you be able to send us the XML file via our support forum (https://x2pro.net/forums/) so that we can have a look at what's going on, please? Thank you. If you also could describe what isn't working correctly, that would be useful too, thanks. We'll edit the Help section to provide a link to our forum; this gets straight through to our team who should then be able to help. Thanks in advance and sorry again – we'll hopefully get you sorted!
App Privacy
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Information
- Seller
- Marquis Broadcast Limited
- Size
- 12 MB
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Compatibility
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- Mac
- Requires macOS 13.1 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Marquis Broadcast Limited
- Price
- $159.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.