Is "Consolidate Media ..." Broken?
I have been having an issue with FCP X loosing media. So, I thought I would try and see if the "Consolidate Media ..." feature might fix it.
I created a new event.
I imported a clip from a file.
I choose not to copy the file, leaving it on an external RAID drive.
I selected the clip in the Event Browser and choose Show In Finder.
It took me to the Original Media directory and there I could see the file was in fact an Alias, as it's supposed to be.
I then selected the project in the Project Library and Control Clicked the file (as it states in the manual) and choose Consolidate Media ...
I then got the dialog box that states "... there is nothing to consolidate ... all your media is already consolidated on one disk."
The FCP X Help file clearly states that this feature is used to consolidate your media when it resides on multiple disks. It appears that FCP X thinks my media is consolidated, but it's not. My media resides on multiple disks.
Has anyone else used this feature?
If so, did it work as defined?
Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), FCP 7 and FCP X