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Q: URGENT! Best way to send a large FCPX project to other editor???

Hello

 

I have been working remotely on an FCPX project for a client and now it's time to handover so that another editor can finish the edit.

 

We both have the same source files on our drives.

 

As I have started the project my end, I have the FCPX library here with the project timelines which I want to send to him via Dropbox BUT the total library file is 768GB!!!! Am I able to send JUST the project timelines? Will he be able to re-connect media easily his end?

 

What's the best way of doing this?

 

Please help!!!

 

Thanks.

Posted on Sep 2, 2016 3:32 AM

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  • by Tom Wolsky,Helpful

    Tom Wolsky Tom Wolsky Sep 2, 2016 12:11 PM in response to georgia.greening
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    Sep 2, 2016 12:11 PM in response to georgia.greening

    You should not use managed media when working collaboratively. Assign an external location for your media in library properties. Consolidate the library so the media is moved out of it. Create a transfer library into which you copy the elements you want to share with the other editor. Send it to them. They have a folder that should match yours with the media. They relink the media content.

  • by Luis Sequeira1,

    Luis Sequeira1 Luis Sequeira1 Sep 2, 2016 6:34 AM in response to georgia.greening
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    Sep 2, 2016 6:34 AM in response to georgia.greening

    If you did use external media, as it seems, and the library is that big, ou probably have optimized media and render files in it. Select the library, do File->Delete Generated Library Files... and check everything. How big is the library now?

  • by David Bogie Chq-1,

    David Bogie Chq-1 David Bogie Chq-1 Sep 2, 2016 10:40 AM in response to georgia.greening
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    Sep 2, 2016 10:40 AM in response to georgia.greening

    I say the best way to send it to them is on a hard drive. Everything.

    But I prefer being able to hold media in my hand.

  • by georgia.greening,Helpful

    georgia.greening georgia.greening Sep 2, 2016 12:11 PM in response to Tom Wolsky
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    Sep 2, 2016 12:11 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

    Hi Tom,

     

    Thanks for your advice.

     

    We hadn't anticipated that the project would need to be handed over during the edit so I didn't set the project up properly beforehand (my mistake). I should have assigned an external location for the media rather than containing it within the library to begin with.. at least I know for next time.

     

    I've taken the steps you've suggested and have ended up with a transfer library (containing the two project timelines I need to transfer to the editor) ... as they won't have any fcpx library or external media folders etc their end (until I send this), are they able to receive my transfer library that I'll send and then easily relink the missing media files by locating the files in the raw footage folders?

     

    Thanks again

  • by Tom Wolsky,

    Tom Wolsky Tom Wolsky Sep 2, 2016 12:41 PM in response to georgia.greening
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    Sep 2, 2016 12:41 PM in response to georgia.greening

    DO they have their medua inside their library? If they bring in the projects with the same medua it should relink automatically.

  • by georgia.greening,

    georgia.greening georgia.greening Sep 2, 2016 12:47 PM in response to Tom Wolsky
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    Sep 2, 2016 12:47 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

    They don't have an fcpx library at all right now.

     

    We both have an exact copy of the raw footage though.. I am the only one that's got the fcpx library at this stage and that's what I am trying to do is send him the edit projects WITHOUT having to send media as this will take too long what with the file being 750GB.

     

    I want to just be able to send him the projects and him relink the files his end? I believe that if I send the transfer library I created, he will be able to do this as all the source file names are the same?

  • by Tom Wolsky,

    Tom Wolsky Tom Wolsky Sep 2, 2016 1:44 PM in response to georgia.greening
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    Sep 2, 2016 1:44 PM in response to georgia.greening

    Assuming the media has been properly imported on their machine and stored correctly it shouldn't be a problem to relink.

     

    If the media was not imported onto the system using FCP, this may be a problem. FCP often rewraps media depending on the original file type. For instance, native, raw AVCHD is in .mts format, which is an acquisition and delivery framework. Great for that, horrible for production. When FCP imports the media is rewrapped to QuickTime, great for production. Bottom line, if they have .mts files and you have .mov files, they're not likely to relink. In which case UPS may be your best solution.