How to Export WMV from Final Cut Pro?
FCP to WMV Converter - Convert Final Cut Pro Videos to WMV
Can FCP Directly Export WMV?
If you often use FCP to edit your video file and sometimes you can not help trying to export Windows based WMV file from FCP to better import into Windows Media Player or Windows Movie Maker. But no matter how many times you tried to export WMV from Final Cut Pro, you will always end in fail. That is because FCP can not directly export WMV.
How to Export FCP File to WMV?
There are two methods to export files from FCP. One is to use Master File destination by which you can export the following formats: Apple ProRes, DV, DVCPRO HD, H.264, HDV, MPEG IMX, Uncompressed 10-bit 4:2:2, Uncompressed 8-bit 4:2:2, XDCAM HD/EX/HD422.
The other one is to use Compressor setting by which you can get the following formats: Apple Animation codec, AVC-Intra (MXF), QuickTime formats.
From the above two methods we can clearly see that FCP can not directly export WMV and to get WMV from FCP, the simplest way is to convert one FCP exported format to WMV. To get converting FCP directly exported file to WMV done perfectly a professional FCP to WMV is needed. Most of users choose Avdshare Video Converter.
Avdshare Video Converter
Avdshare Video Converter can convert any FCP directly exported video file to WMV with zero quality loss. Besides Avdshare Video Converter also supports to convert any FCP directly exported video file to AVI, MKV, FLV, ASF, RMVB, WTV, TS, etc.
Convert FCP Exported Video File to WMV?
The following step by step guide will take convert FCP exported QuickTime Movie to WMV as the example. The guide also works to convert any FCP directly exported video file to WMV, AVI, MKV, FLV, ASF, RMVB, WTV, TS, etc.
Make Preparation: Free download FCP to WMV Converter
Free download the professional FCP to WMV Converter - Avdshare Video Converter (for Windows, for Mac), install and then launch it, the following interface will pop up.
Step 1 Import FCP Exported QuickTime Movie
Click "Add file" button to add FCP exported QuickTime movie file to Avdshare Video Converter. Dragging and dropping FCP exported QuickTime movie file to Avdshare Video Converter also works. Batch conversion is supported.
Step 2 Select the exporting format
Click "Profile" button to set WMV or HD WMV from the 'General Video' category or 'HD Video' category as the exporting format.
Step 3 Convert FCP to WMV
Click "Convert" button to get the converting FCP exported video file to WMV work done. After the conversion you can get the WMV file from FCP.
Conclusion
I know there are other ways or other FCP to WMV converter to allow you to get WMV from FCP, but believe me Avdshare Video Converter and its above introduced step by step guide is the simplest.