Exporting From Maya into Final Cut

(You can see the pictures better by clicking on each icon).


1st Click on the Render Settings Button in the upper right hand corner.

Next, change your settings to match the one's listed below.

Make sure you are exporting your pictures as TIFF files and that name.#.ext is used.
Also, don't forget to change your starting and ending frames.

You can export four different camera angles so that you can change angles in Final Cut.
You will need to export four different times to get each angle.

Next, click out of the Render Settings Box and go to Render in the top Maya menu.
First, click Render in the upper left hand corner:

Next, choose Render and Batch Render.

It will take a few minutes to Render your pictures each time you Render a different angle.
Your images will show here:

Create a new folder within this folder for each angle. For example, you could call the folder "Angle 1" or you could call it "Perspective View."



Next, open Final Cut.
In the Final Cut Preferences under 'User Settings' please change the still frame duration to one frame:

Next, import your pictures into Final Cut by going to File>Import>Folder
You will need to import each angle separately.

Finally, place your pictures in the order you want on the timeline. Next, add music and sound effects as needed.
Don't forget to create a title and credits at the beginning and end.