Apple Final Cut Pro X 10.1.2 User Guide

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Organize media in the Libraries list and the Browser
Your imported media is available in events in your library. (An event is like a folder that contains 
clips and projects.)
When you select an event in a library, its clips and projects appear in the Browser on the right.
Browser: View and sort clips and projects in the selected event.Libraries list: Select an event to view its media on the right.
You can reorganize your media however you like at any time, and you...

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A Final Cut Pro project holds all of the information for your final movie, including your editing 
decisions and links to all the source clips and events. For more information about editing your 
project, see Adding clips overview
 on page 99 and Arrange clips in the Timeline on page 11 7.
Toolbar: Perform common tasks by 
clicking a button.Connected clips: Add titles and cutaway shots. In the Magnetic 
Timeline, everything stays in sync.
Audio clips: Add music 
and...

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Importing overview
Importing media into Final Cut Pro is the first step toward making your movie.
 With Final Cut Pro, you can:
 •Import from a file-based (tapeless) camera or device
 •Import from iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
 •Import from a tape-based camcorder or device
 •Import from iMovie
 •Import from iPhoto and Aperture
 •Import from iTunes
 •Import from a hard disk
 •Import from a camera archive
During import, you assign your media to an event. You can also transcode your media and 
analyze...

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If it’s your first import
The first time you open Final Cut Pro, it contains no media and one library containing a single 
event. You can use the event to quickly import media from your hard disk or directly from a 
connected camera, and then create a project to start editing.
Import media into an empty event
 mTo import files from a connected camera or from a hard disk: Click the Import Media button and 
follow the instructions for importing files from a connected...

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 •Remove the memory card from your camcorder or device and insert it into the card slot on 
your Mac (if it has one) or into an external card reader.
For more information about memory cards, see About memory cards and cables
 on page 45.
Note:  Some cameras require that you download and install an additional software plug-in. For 
more information, see the documentation that came with your camera.
 2 To open the Media Import window, do one of the following:
 •Choose File >...

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 •To sort clips in list view by data such as duration, creation date, rating, keyword, and so on:  Click 
the column headings at the top of list view. For more information about list view, see  Import 
from a hard disk
 on page 38 .
 •To add folders of frequently used media to the Favorites section: Drag them from list view.
To remove a folder from the Favorites section, Control-click the folder and choose Remove 
from Sidebar in the shortcut menu.
 •To automatically close...

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Reimport a clip
Two situations warrant reimporting a clip:
 •If the clip was not completely imported: If you cancel or quit Final Cut Pro before an import is 
finished, a Camera icon appears on the bottom-left corner of the clip. This icon indicates that 
Final Cut Pro is using the media on the camera for playback (instead of using the QuickTime 
file that was created during import).
Camera icon
To play a clip with a Camera icon, Final Cut Pro locates the media on either a...

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Import spanned clips
Some file-based camcorders or devices that have more than one memory card slot can record 
one shot over multiple memory cards. The resulting shot is called a spanned clip.
A good way to import a spanned clip into Final Cut Pro is to attach your camera or card reader to 
your local system and create a camera archive for each memory card. You can store the camera 
archives on your local system or on an external storage device until you are ready to import...

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 3 In the Devices section on the left side of the Media Import window, select your computer’s hard 
disk or the connected external storage device or memory card that contains the spanned clip 
camera archives.
 4 Use the list view at the bottom of the window to navigate to and open the camera archives.
Important:  If the camera archives that make up the spanned clip are not all available, you can 
import each camera archive separately. Each portion of the spanned clip will...

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 8 Click Import.
By default, the Media Import window closes when you click Import. You can begin working with 
your clips in the Browser. Final Cut Pro imports your media in the background.
If you selected any options in the previous step, Final Cut Pro transcodes and optimizes the 
files after the import process is complete. You can view the progress of the import and other 
background tasks in the Background Tasks window. 
Import from iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
Importing...