Project glut

Any projects that you don't need at present can be dragged from their Final Cut Projects folder and put into a folder named Final Cut Projects - Hidden.

Do the same with the events.

When you need them again you simply drag them back.

Note that you have to shut down FCP X whilst you are moving them as they only reappear when FCP X is relaunched.

It wastes a minute or so doing it but at least the interface looks a bit less cluttered.

Do I need to create such a folder and name it 'Final Cut Projects - Hidden.' or is there such a folder existing already? Where should one place such a folder [if such a one needs to be created]...on the internal or external drive?

You have to create the folders as they do not exist.

They can be named anything and placed anywhere but it makes sense to give them names like Final Cut Events - Hidden (which is Apple's suggestion) and situate them in the same place as the normal projects and events so that they appear close by if not actually alongside.

Digested. Thanks!😀

Hello there. Too early has been the statement ; 'digested'! Tried placing one event from my Final Cut Events on my External HD to a brand new folder I had christened 'Final Cut Events - Hidden'...but I do not know how to get this event into that folder. Should I cut and paste it or do I make a duplicate of the same and lodge it in the hidden folder after which I delete the older event?

What are the implications of such moves upon FCPX's future uptake of such events?

DR.SOMANNA

What Ian meant was: move it using the Finder.

Or, as a more "hands-off" alternative, use the "Event Manager" application. This $5 piece of software allows you to turn events and projects "on" or "off" using just simple checkboxes. But behind the scenes it achieves its magic by moving folders around, just like you would do yourself in the Finder:

To "reenable" the Event, drag it back to the "Final Cut Events" folder.

IMPORTANT: do these operations in the Finder while FCP X is NOT running!

Luis, I was so eager to carry out what you had done. I realised why I was unable to do so earlier. I was viewing in the 'wrong view' mode. When I selected the view you had shown [the third option from left which one has under 'View'], I was able to drag the folder into the hidden category. My happiness got diluted when I realised that my FCPX was running when I was doing all this dragging about! I have re-dragged the event from the hidden to the unhidden folder and am hoping that FCPX will take all this dragging about of its contents in a user-friendly manner. One feeling of comfort over this issue is this: this particular event is not included in the active project I am right now working on.

Yes, I have been learning about the ease with which one can get these things done in a jiffy by way of the Event Manager. I was keeping off from this gentleman as was at that time wondering how to go about the process of upgrading my FCPX from version 2 to 5. Now since that has been done without a hiccup, I should seriously consider buying this gentleman who allows himself to be purchased so cheaply!

DR.SOMANNA

You can't create projects in an event.

You can make folders in events. You can make folders in the project library and organize the projects in the folders.

Is that the same as the old bins?

It's marvellous what you find when you control-click something and look.

I never noticed it before.