Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1451)

100 Part I Media and Project Management
2 In the Media Manager, choose the following options, then click OK.
Example: Copying Several Sequences With New Settings,
but Without Media Files
There are several situations in which you might want to create an offline copy of one or
more sequences:
 When you’re preparing to recapture media files using a different capture preset.
 When you’re working with a remote editor who already has the media files and you
need to email the offline sequences without the media files.
1 In the Browser, select the sequences you want to copy.
Choose Copy from this
pop-up menu.
Optional
Make sure this
option is selected.
Select the sequences you
want to copy.