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title: fcpxml
framework: professional-video-applications
role: article
path: professional-video-applications/fcpxml
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# fcpxml

## fcpxml

fcpxml Contain top-level elements in a document.

Overview

The root element in an FCPXML document is `fcpxml`, which can contain the following elements:

-     A `resources` element, that contains descriptions of media assets and other resources. -     An optional `import-options` element, that controls how Final Cut Pro imports the FCPXML document. -     One of the following optional elements that describe how to organize and use media assets:  a `library` element that contains a list of `event` elements; a series of `event` elements that contain story elements and `project` elements; or a combination of story elements and `<project>` elements.

> Note >  Starting in FCPXML 1.9, the elements that describe how to organize and use media assets are optional. The only required element in the `fcpxml` root element is the `resources` element.