APTS: Final Cut Pro X 10.2

Lesson 2 Importing Media

GOALS

• Define the clip, event, and library containers
• Understand the differences between managed and external media files
• Create a camera archive
• Import files using Media Import and the Finder

The Final Cut Pro post-production preflight, or pre-edit, is performed during the import phase of your workflow. Devoting some time to media management and clip organization at the beginning of your editorial process pays off heavily during the later phases of an edit. As part of the import process described in this lesson, you will bring media files into the application as clips that you’ll use for your project. Before you start the import process, however, you must be familiar with the clip organization structure ...