I really really need this for FCP. This is what will make me become an annual descript subscriber. I can't believe this hasn't even made it into the "under consideration" category on the roadmap!

How is this still an issue

THIS

I was hoping that there'd be a fix for this almost 4 years after it was originally posted. I'd love a workaround for FCPX, anyone any ideas? It would make editing hour-long video podcasts with 3 angles so much easier. Thanks!

Add me to the choir of people who are looking for a solution here. Though my workflow needs seem to be SOMEWHAT different.

Like others, conducting multicam interviews, so I need to build a multicam in final cut pro to sync the cameras (and audio). I then need to get that into Descript to do the transcript and paper edits. In that regard I'm the same as everyone else.

However I've got an added wrinkle: I'd love to be able to use Descript to make a series of "selects" and then bring it into final cut pro as a keyword (since I like to use metadata to do selects rather than a timeline).

That being said, I'd still settle for some sort of round-tripping that takes my FCP multicam, brings it into Descript, and then descript spits it back out to Final Cut.

For reference, my current workflow is:

Because I'm building shorter 30-60s videos this isn't too painful, but for any longer form project would definitely be a hassle.

Most of my interviews are multi-cam: 2 or 3 angles. I Do basic multi-cam assembly in Final Cut (although I'll eventually be moving to Resolve) and then export for Descript to transcribe and do cuts. I need to be able to bring this edited multi-cam file back into Final Cut and grade and do final edits there. As it stands, there's no good way to round trip this back into Final Cut and keep multi-cam. It just exports the xml as a standard sequence and the ability to use the Descript edits in a multi-cam project are lost. You just get the angles stacked in layers in the sequence, which is no use. This means I have to use Descript as my final output, which is not desirable for a professional workflow. I need a proper multi-cam workflow where I can send Descript proxy versions of each angle, edit in Descript and then go back into to Final Cut (or Resolve) to finish. At the moment, the only way to (partially) do it is to export large, broadcast quality clips to Descript and use those angles to finalise in Descript once edited there. Even this doesn't work fully though, as the max file size Descript can handle is 100GB. That's too much of a limit for a long interview.

Our number one issue using Descript right now: we prefer it for editing the structure of multicam videos, but we still have some VFX and color correction we prefer to finish in Premiere so the timeline export with proper multi-cam would be a lifelifesaver saver!

This is what's holding me back from using descript on almost every project, other than just a transcription tool at the end. This would be the best feature you could add. Please also consider Resolve when making this feature!