Importing clips from Photos on Mac

So I'm trying to move some clips I edited in the mac 'Photos' App but when I drag and drop them into FCP the clip that's added is the 'un-edited' clip. Does anyone know why this is? Sorry I'm new to FCP

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You need to export the clips from Photos to bake in any edits? Generally it’s not a good idea to import video into Photos, but rather to import into FCP, which often prepares the media properly for production.

Photos is non-destructive editing. That means any filters or changes you make are not physically made to the media, they're just in a database and processes inside the app for preview. As per Tom, I never store video in Photos, unless it is some dinky stuff for family fun.

Ah ok great thanks. A better place to store files before I use them for editing?? I'm new to this

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Depending on the format and how it was acquired, usually the media is stored on an archive drive in folders or camera archives. Make sure folder structures are maintained so that no metadata is lost before importing to FCP.