
IMPORTING MEDIA
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Create Archive
Located bottom left of the Media Import window is
the command Create Archive. This is used to back
up a camera card plugged into the Mac, which is being read by Final Cut Pro X.
The fi le created is referred to as an Archive, and this preserves the original fi le
structure of the media card.
This is important—as all the information, including clip naming, metadata and any
other recorded information, from camera to card, will be preserved.
When you access the camera archive you will then be able to view the clips in
Filmstrip View or List View, you can mark in and out points and import a section
of media, and ...