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Q: access the fotos in a fcpx fcarch file

I use a bridge camera (Sony RX10) and make foto's and video. Everyday after a shoot I backup the SD card to a FCPX camera archive (.fcarch). I use this to import (parts of) the video clips.

 

But the archive also contains the (RAW) foto' I make. Sometimes 100-200 of them. I make a separate copy of these to disk (using Apple Image capture and copy the RAW files to  separate photo-archive directory).

 

Sometimes I need to access the foto files in the archive - but how can I access the archives outside FCPX for just accessing and using the foto's??

 

Anybody any idea's - similar challenges.

 

PS If I know how to do that then I don't have to mak a separate archive for the photo's and only use the farce file...

Stefan

MacBook Pro with Retina display, iOS 9.3.4

Posted on Aug 20, 2016 11:38 PM

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  • by Alchroma,

    Alchroma Alchroma Aug 21, 2016 2:00 AM in response to H2videoNL
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    Aug 21, 2016 2:00 AM in response to H2videoNL

    I just tested and FCP X archive .farch with video, jpeg images and raw images from my Panasonic G7.

    All the stuff is on the same card:

    Screen Shot 2016-08-21 at 6.50.09 PM.png

    The above is showing the FCP X import window, All Clips need to be selected.

     

    Then I created the .farch file on an external drive:

    Screen Shot 2016-08-21 at 6.51.00 PM.png

     

    FCP X can access the .farch file and you can import (using the FCP X import window) the whole thing or any seperate clip/photo as required.

     

    Al

  • by Luis Sequeira1,

    Luis Sequeira1 Luis Sequeira1 Aug 21, 2016 7:35 AM in response to H2videoNL
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    Aug 21, 2016 7:35 AM in response to H2videoNL

    It is actually pretty easy to access the contents right in the Finder.

    Control-click, Show Package Contents...

    The archive is essentially just a copy of the actual disk, so everything is there.

    The images are probably inside a folder called DCIM, or otherwise, but they are all there for you.