How to import previusly not imported camera files in FCPX?

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I was ready to export a video, and it says "This media cannot be shared while referencing media still on the camera"

NOTE: The media in the project trying to export does have the camera icon on the media preview

I tried to re-import the media, and let it copy, but it made a duplicate of the file, and still would not let me export.

I tried exporting in Compressor as well, and it showed the files as "Missing Media", or played the clips with no audio, when there was audio.

Anybody have any ideas, this is a great video I need to export and save.

Posted on Feb 1, 2021 9:13 PM

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Answer 1

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I am not sure if this will work, but it is worth a try:

1) In the browser, control-click on the clips that appear to be referencing the camera and choose Reveal in Finder

2) Quit FCP

3) In the Finder, copy those clips to a different drive, and remove the originals

4) Start FCP again. The affected clips should now be missing. File->Relink Files.

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Answer 2

I fixed the issue myself, no extra comments needed

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Answer 3

@Luis Sequeira, thanks for the suggestion, but FCP will not allow me to 'Reveal in Finder' on the referenced media.

As you can see, these options are greyed out.

Thanks anyway!

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Answer 4

Ok, but since you know where they are, anyway, you can still try the following steps.

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Answer 5

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Could you share how you fixed the problem? I’m sure it will help someone else.

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