new open source golang fcpxml repo

[andrewarrow]

Hello FCPCafe! I've been working on an open source golang fcpxml program called "cutlass":

https://github.com/andrewarrow/cutlass/wiki

I've really gone deep into each XML element and how to properly generate working xml you can import.

I'm a developer and Final Cut Pro user. My history with FCP goes back years and year, I tried to be a video editor as a career but ended up beging a software developer instead. But, I purchased the full version of the software a long time ago. And, to Apple's credit, every single time I go to the App Store on any mac I still have access to download it. I must have been through 20, 30? I don't know but a lot of macs over the years. Just recently I downloaded it again and notice the XML Export feature.

Wow. There's a lot of stuff there. I mean a lot. I started playing around with generating the xml and that has lead to this project. I spend most of my time just telling Claude Code the video I want to create, and he uses the cutlass library to achieve it. I'm hooking up FCP directly to Claude. A different kind of AI Video generation!

Would love feedback,
-aa

[latenitefilms]

I've been following your repo - very cool stuff!

We also have our own private FCPXML framework in Swift called FCPXMLKit - which is used for Metaburner and Capacitor.

It's possible we could eventually open source FCPXMLKit - it's just a bit of a beast.

[latenitefilms]

FYI: I've shared your post on the FCP Cafe news feed too.

[andrewarrow]

awesome, thanks so much! Yeah a beast it is for sure. I think I'm starting to dream in xml tags.

[latenitefilms]

If you want me to add you to our private Swift repo for FCPXMLKit, just let me know.

[andrewarrow]

oh sure! would love to see that code.

[latenitefilms]

Done!