How to export on FCPX Trial?

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How to export on FCPX Trial?

Hi!

I just finished a project, and when I want to export/share it, but in the top menu "File" all the options are greyed out. And if i click on the share button on the right.

It says "This item cannot be shared while it is still referencing media on the camera."

User uploaded file

I don't understand why. The importing of the media is complete (i even reimported the whole material i need for this editing twice), all the clips are available to be read, at least, they seem to be linked to the source data, which is on a external HD.

I deleted all the renders files for both event and project.

I tryed to export another project with just two clips, and it worked, so there is something wrong with this project but i don't understand what.

Do you have any idea?

Thank you very much in advance.

Final Cut Pro X, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Dec 13, 2013 11:33 AM

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Answer 1

Tom Wolsky

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Dec 13, 2013 12:08 PM in response to Mouts

Is the caemra or the meia archive still connected? The error message usually means the media has not been properly imported. Have you used the reimport from camera function?

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Mouts Author

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Dec 13, 2013 1:51 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

The media archive (external HD) is still connected. Anyway, I copyed the project and reimported the media (that i copyed again from the 3 camera SD cards). Still the same answer. What could it be then? Thanks a lot for your quick answer!

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Tom Wolsky

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Dec 13, 2013 3:10 PM in response to Mouts

Please confirm: Did you use the specific reimport from camera function, or did you simply import the media again?

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Mouts Author

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Dec 14, 2013 5:15 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

With the FCPX closed, I copyed the clips from my 3 SD cards on my external HD. May be I had a problem importing it at the begininng, that's why I did it again on a separate folder.

Then I copyed the project, then I imported those "new" clips for this copyed project. Didn't work neither.

Should I import those clips from the FCPX page, the one opening when I connect the SD cards? I didn't try this solution because I read in a previous conversation on this website that FCPX needs to be connected to media archive and i can't be connected to 3 SD card at the same time. Thanks a lot.

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Tom Wolsky

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Dec 14, 2013 6:27 AM in response to Mouts

You should never copy clips off the cards. That's completely wrong. What firmat is this?

Did you try to use the reimport from camera function? I can't help if you don't try to do this with a proper camera archive.

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Mouts Author

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Dec 15, 2013 12:12 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

When I say that I copyed the clips, I mean that I copyed the whole structure, the whole folder (with the .cpi)

The clips are .mts

Thus, I copyed the three : AVF_INFO, DCIM and PRIVATE with its AVCHD folder and so on.

Something that can be usefull, each time I open FCPX, some clips (always the sames) are written "Missing event", but not all of them, I need to "Reimport from camera/archive...".

Besides, the external HD i'm working with has a problem connecting with the computer sometimes, the wire is a bit sensitive, so i guess some clips were well imported.

... few hours later starting to write this post as a draft...

Thanks to this page, I realized that in the folder "original media" some clips were missing even though they were visible in the timeline.

So I checked all the clips and reimported one by one the missing ones from my archive on my external HD.

And it worked! I could export my work.

Thank you Tom for your kind help! All the best.

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