HT202413: Frequently asked questions about Final Cut Pro X

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Q: I can no longer import clips to my external drives...final cut only gives me the option to import to my hard drive..just bought a new G drive and I have the same problem

I used to be able to import clips to my external G drive and edit events I had saved on that drive, but this problem started after I tried to import video from a sony camcorder that I had connected to the G Drive. Now when I try to import clips it doesn't give me the option of choosing either of my G drives, I can only import directly to my hard drive. I can't even open previous events I saved on my external drives.

Final Cut Pro X, OS X Mavericks (10.9), FCPX 10.0.9

Posted on Dec 22, 2015 6:28 PM

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Russ H Dec 22, 2015 6:39 PM in response to Thunder N
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Dec 22, 2015 6:39 PM in response to Thunder N

What version of FCP X?

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Thunder N Dec 22, 2015 6:41 PM in response to Russ H
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Dec 22, 2015 6:41 PM in response to Russ H

10.2.2
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Russ H Dec 22, 2015 7:08 PM in response to Thunder N
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Dec 22, 2015 7:08 PM in response to Thunder N

So if you create a new library, FCP should ask you where you want it to be stored.

Once the library is created and you initiate the import process,what happens if you specify a new event in that library that was just created?

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Thunder N Dec 22, 2015 7:19 PM in response to Russ H
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Dec 22, 2015 7:19 PM in response to Russ H

Thanks...it worked when I created Libraries in my external drives...but I still can't open the events I created before...anytime I click on my previous events i get an error message
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ns0emhw4rvmq7vm/Screenshot%202015-12-22%2021.07.45.jpg ?dl=0

"The document "G-Drive projects & events" could not be opened. The file isn't in the correct format. The file might be corrupted, truncated or in an unexpected format."
I used to be able to edit these files.
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Russ H Dec 22, 2015 7:56 PM in response to Thunder N
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Dec 22, 2015 7:56 PM in response to Thunder N

When FCP X 10.2 looks for projects and events that were created in 10.0.9 and earlier, they need to be at the root level of the non-system drive in folders named Final Cut Projects and Final Events respectively. So you need to update them via the file menu and then just point FCP to the mounted volume, It should automatically locate the two folders and bring them into the new library structure.

Here's additional info in a support doc.

Russ
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