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• “Base media file names on” pop-up menu: This pop-up menu determines how clips are
named when they’re segmented as a result of the “Delete unused media” option. The
following media filenaming options are available:
• Existing filenames: Filenames of clips created by the Media Manager are based on
the source media files on disk. The first new media file created is named the same
as the original media file, and additional media files are named with a numerical
suffix. For example, if three new media files were created, they would be named
“Media File,” “Media File-1,” and “Media File-2.”
• Clip names: Filenames of clips created by the Media Manager are based on the names
you’ve given the clips in your project. If you have created subclips from a long media
file (such as an entire tape captured to one media file), you may have given the
subclips meaningful names. In this case, you would want to name newly created
media files based on the clip names.
Project Area
The two options in this area determine if you will create a new project and how to handle
multiclip angles.
• “Duplicate selected items and place into a new project” checkbox: This option determines
whether the specified processing will be made in a duplicate project file or in the
selected items of the project that is currently open. When you select or deselect this
option, the phrasing of many of the Media Manager options changes from “duplicated
items” to “selected items,” and the availability of some checkboxes also changes.
Creating a new project is often helpful even if only to verify which media files were
processed and how they were processed. This is especially true when you are processing
only a few items within a complex project with numerous clips and sequences. Creating
a new project that refers only to the processed media files helps to isolate the results
of the Media Manager operation.
• “Include nonactive multiclip angles” checkbox: The Media Manager has an option to
reduce multiclips to their active angle, so only the media associated with the active
angle is processed. With multiclip sequences that use a lot of angles, using this option
can significantly reduce the amount of media processed. By default, this option is
selected, so the media for all multiclip angles is processed. For more information about
multiclips, see
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Overview of the Media Manager