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I just lost my project because fcp crashed. My project wasn't 'automatically saved' somewhere on my drive and I had to recover it from backup which is being made by fcp rare. How do I manually save my project somewhere on my drive within 1 file (not automatically)?
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.0
Thanks, this is exactly what I wanted to hear from you! Now Im sure I won't ever use final cut pro again.
Thanks, this is exactly what I wanted to hear from you! Now Im sure I won't ever use final cut pro again.
FCP is not a right fit for everybody, lots of alternatives out there to choose from.
MtD
When you say “project”, do you mean “library”?
FCP makes a backup of a library in 15 minute intervals if there have been changes. The backups fo not contain media, only the structure of the library.
That is what is puzzling me: if you actually meant “project”, and you don’t find the project in your library, how would it appear in a backup?
And if you meant “library”, and you can’t find it but open a backup instead, how did you recover the media?
Please clarify.
I don't know how it appeared in my backup, anyway I don't want to use backups. I want to save my structure of project (timecodes when clips starts, ends, cropping, transforms etc) to file when I press a button myself, not when FCP decides the time has come.
It is still unclear what the issue was, and you should make sure to clear your preferences after a crash.
However, being that this is no "save" command, there are two things that you CAN do:
a) Make a snapshot. This saves an exact copy of your project in the browser. The standard shortcut is Command-Shift-D.
The snapshot will be named including a timestamp. I think this is the best way to get peace of mind, also if something in your editing goes wrong you can easily pick it up at that point in time.
EDIT: you can even assign it the standard Command-S shortcut, if you like.
b) Export XML. This is a text-based description of your project, which you can save anywhere you like, even e-mail or whatever you need to do with it. Select the project, and do File->Export XML...
How to MANUALLY save project in final cut pro?
