About memory cards and cables, 45 about memory cards and cables – Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.1.2) User Manual
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Chapter 3
Import media
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About memory cards and cables
To import media from your recording device to your computer, you need to remove the memory
card from your device and insert it into either your computer or a memory card reader. You can
also connect your device directly to your computer using the appropriate cable. Then you can
import the media on the memory card or device using the Media Import window. For more
information, see
on page 38 and
Import from file-based cameras
page 24.
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Memory cards: Many file-based camcorders and devices record media on a removable memory
card. You can connect a card reader to your computer and use that to transfer the contents of
your memory card onto your computer. Some Mac computers feature an SD (Secure Digital)
or SDXC (SD extended capacity) card slot that allows these computers to read and write data
to SD media inserted in the slot. If your Mac has a card slot, you can remove the card from the
camera, insert the card into your Mac, and then import the files.
For more information, go to
.
You can also connect your device to the computer using a FireWire or USB cable. The kind of
cable you need depends on the kind of device you’re using:
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USB device: You use a USB cable for file-based camcorders, digital still cameras that record video,
and iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The USB cable should have at least one connector that plugs
into your Mac (at the top in the illustration below). The other end of the USB cable, which plugs
into your recording device, might look different (on the bottom in the illustration below).
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FireWire device: For most camcorders that record to tape, you use a FireWire cable with a 6-pin
connector on one end that plugs into your Mac (at the top in the illustration below) and
a 4-pin connector on the other end that plugs into your camcorder (on the bottom in the
illustration below).
Or you might have a FireWire 800 cable, with a different end that plugs into your camcorder
or computer.
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