apm extension guide v1.2 · apm music extension for final cut pro x instruction guide requirements:...

1

APMMUSICEXTENSIONFORFINALCUTPROX

INSTRUCTIONGUIDE

Requirements:

OSX10.13.6orlaterFinalCutProX10.4.4orlater

1. OpenFinalCutProX(FCP)2. GotoWindow>ExtensionsandyouwillseeyourAPMMusicextension,nowavailableforuse3. ClickonAPMMusictoopentheAPMMusicsearchsitewithinFCP

USINGTHEEXTENSION

2

4. Oncetheextensionisavailable,logintoyourAPMMusicsearchaccountbyclickingonthehamburger

toprightandclickingthered“LogIn”button.

5. Onceloggedin,youcansearchformusictoimportintoyourFCPsessions

3

6. Searchformusicbytypingintothepredictivesearchbox

7. Changeyoursearchfiltersbyclickingonthegeartotheleftofthesearchbox

4

8. Accesstrackactionsiconsbyclickingonthedownarrowtotherightofanytrack.

Trackactions(fromlefttoright)include:1. Alternateversions–Clicktoseeallversionsofmaintrack2. Accesstrackmetadata–Viewmetadataforselectedtrack3. Addtoproject–AddthistracktofoldersinyourMYPROJECTSarea4. Send–Sendthistracktoacolleague5. DownloadintoFCPproject–Downloadthistrackdirectlytoyourlibrariessidebar6. Morelikethis–Returnssimilartracksbasedontrackmetadata

9. Auditionanytrackbyclickingtheplaybuttonnexttothetrack.

10. Scrubthroughtheaudiowaveforminthefooterplayer.(Thisappearsonceyouclickplayonanytrack.

5

11. Accessyourprojectsatanytimebyclickingonthe“MYPROJECTS”panel.Thiswillopenyourprojectsgivingyouaccesstoallprojectsfunctionality.

Projectsactions(fromlefttoright)include:1. Createnewproject–Clicktocreateanewprojectorsub-project2. Share–Clicktoshareselectedproject3. Copytomyfolder–Clicktomakeacopyofselectedproject.(copyappearsinMYFOLDERStab)4. Archive–Clicktoarchiveproject.(ArchivedprojectappearsinARCHIVEDtab)5. Delete–Clicktodeleteselectedproject.

12. Selectthetrackyouwouldliketoimportintoyoursession(s)andclickthedownloadbutton.This

willopenthedownloadoptionsdialogbox.

6

13. Fromwithinthedownloaddialogbox,chooseyourfiletypeandfilenamingconvention,thenselect“Download”andyourselectionwillbeplacedintoyourapmmusicfolderinyourlibrariessidebarwhereyoucanpullitintoyourprojects.Note:Ifthisisyourfirstdownload,anapmmusicfolderwillautomaticallybecreatedandplacedintoyourlibrariessidebar.

14. Settingandre-settingdownloadlocationpreference

Wheneveryoudownloadatracktoyourproject,youwillseetheprogressbaranddownloadlocationatthebottomoftheplugin.

Whenyouhoveroverthebottomoftheplugin,youwillseethedownloadpath,andyoucanchangethedownloadlocationbyclickingon“ChangeDownloadFolder”andsettingthedesiredlocation.

Foranyquestions,assistanceandmore,pleasevisit:

support.apmmusic.com

orreachoutviaphone:

323-461-3211

SUPPORT