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Q: Why not leave the choice to let the media files in their place in the update ?

Why not leave the choice to let the media files in their place (in the Final Cut Events folder for exemple) in the update?

All my media files are missing for other software (like Motion) and we loose the control of our raw footage.

This would have the dual space on our hard drives to protect our original files separately.

Final Cut Pro X, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)

Posted on Dec 22, 2013 5:40 AM

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Q: Why not leave the choice to let the media files in their place in the update ?

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  • by Tom Wolsky,

    Tom Wolsky Tom Wolsky Dec 22, 2013 6:33 AM in response to fxfaidy
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    Dec 22, 2013 6:33 AM in response to fxfaidy

    Because someone's going to press the default move to trash and you're hosed.

     

    Use the consolidate library function to move the media wherever you want.

  • by fxfaidy,

    fxfaidy fxfaidy Dec 22, 2013 10:28 AM in response to Tom Wolsky
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    Dec 22, 2013 10:28 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

    ok. but I speak of working files. why not leave the choice to encapsulate Through the Library as is the case here, or leave them in a folder of our choice? Like Lightroom ...

  • by Tom Wolsky,

    Tom Wolsky Tom Wolsky Dec 22, 2013 10:35 AM in response to fxfaidy
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    Dec 22, 2013 10:35 AM in response to fxfaidy

    When you update the clips don't move. If you want to put the links back in the events folder inside old projects and events then go ahead.  I'm really not seeing this as a problem. Btw this only happens on initial update. All other imports go wherever you want.

  • by fxfaidy,Solvedanswer

    fxfaidy fxfaidy Dec 22, 2013 2:47 PM in response to Tom Wolsky
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    Dec 22, 2013 2:47 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

    Ok i find a part of the solution. I can Open the Package on the library in the Finder. I have everything inside. So it's good for me to keep the hand on all my medias. But others software can't open it, it's hidden (for Motion or DaVinci Resolve for exemple). I must search all neccesary files on Finder, duplicate on a normal folder to use it.

     

    Thanks for the response.