Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.1.2) - Manual (Page 417)

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Media management overview
Final Cut Pro provides you with flexible and powerful tools to manage your media files.
The first time you open Final Cut Pro, it automatically creates a library file in the Movies folder.
You can import media into the library file or have Final Cut Pro access media files in other
locations. The Final Cut Pro library database tracks your edit decisions, the associated metadata,
and all your events, projects, and clips (as well as any optimized or rendered media files). The
library database also keeps track of all your source media files (video files, audio files, or still-
image files), whether they are stored in the Final Cut Pro library file or in other locations. As
your library grows, you can rename, copy, move, and delete your clips, events, and projects
as necessary.
You can use multiple libraries and events to organize media and projects to suit your workflow.
For example, copying or moving events is useful if you want to work on a project using another
Mac that has Final Cut Pro installed, or if you want to free up space on your computer’s hard
disk. Use other media management tools such as the Consolidate command for backups and
managing shared storage.
The following are some common media management tasks:
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Transcoding your source media files to optimized or proxy formats that are high quality and
easy to work with. See
Manage optimized and proxy media files on page 425.
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Backing up your work. See Back up projects, events, and libraries on page 425.
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Consolidating source media files in one location. See Consolidate projects, events, and
libraries on page 424.
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Locating source media files. See Locate source media files on page 421.
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Relinking clips to media files. See Relink clips to media files on page 421.
Manage media, libraries, and archives
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