Ongoing and future support for Final Cut Pro X Adapter

[json-lim]

We were going through the Final Cut Pro X XML Adapter code, and observed that it was exporting fcpxml files of version 1.8 which is becoming outdated. The latest version of Final Cut Pro is only capable of exporting versions 1.9 and 1.10.

Is there any ongoing support for this project, or are there any plans to support this in the near future?

Cc-ing @ssteinbach since you are the earliest committer for the adapter file, but feel free to tag anyone else.

[jminor]

Let's check to see if the original author, @eric-with-a-c is able to take a look, or if anyone else in the community would like to take a look at updating this adapter.

There have been improvements to the FCP 7 XML adapter since it is often used for interop with Premiere or Resolve, but I don't think that modern Final Cut Pro supports that format any more.

[jminor]

Also @json-lim if you have a sample file which demonstrates the problem, it could help if you file an issue with that as an attachment. Then a developer who doesn't have Final Cut Pro installed might be able to help out.

[apetrynet]

We should also mention that we're moving towards splitting out the adapters to their own repositories, in part to avoid blocking updates and fixes like this.
So, the future of this adapter should in theory be more accessible for maintenance.

If @eric-with-a-c has time to look at this, perhaps it would be a good idea to begin the process of moving the adapter?
We have a template repository to help the process.

[eric-with-a-c]

Hello all! I started working on an updated version of the adapter a while back with the intention of moving it to another repo as @apetrynet suggests above. Unfortunately, due to other pressing projects, work stalled a bit on the FCP X adapter. It may be another month before work picks back up on it.

On a slightly related note, a desire has been expressed by OpenTimelineIO maintainers (maybe @jminor but I can't remember) for NLEs to start natively supporting otio. Does anyone know if there is any indication that native otio support is coming to FCP X?