Ricardaruth

Q: continue cutting on a new computer - where is my mediathek?

Hello everybody, I have been cutting a movie with final cut pro. During my holidays, the trial time of 30 days run out. I would now like to continue working on the movie on a second computer with a license in university. There, I'm able to open the project, but unfortunatelly the media is missing. I can't find the Final Cut media folder on the first Compter.

VIN,iMac (21.5-inch Late 2009)

Posted on May 31, 2016 5:07 AM

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Q: continue cutting on a new computer - where is my mediathek?

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  • by Russ H,

    Russ H Russ H May 31, 2016 5:12 AM in response to Ricardaruth
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    May 31, 2016 5:12 AM in response to Ricardaruth

    When you imported the clips in the project that you created in the trial version, did you choose to copy the files to the library or to leave in place?

     

    What kinds of alert icons are you seeing? Can you post a screen shot?

     

    Russ

  • by Alchroma,

    Alchroma Alchroma May 31, 2016 5:27 AM in response to Ricardaruth
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    May 31, 2016 5:27 AM in response to Ricardaruth

    Do you know where the Library resides on the original computer?

    Default is your User>Home>Movies folder, but they can be sent anywhere on a system.

     

    Find the icon for the Library, it looks like this:

    Screen Shot 2016-05-31 at 10.19.18 PM.png

    Right click it and select Show Package Contents.

    Find the Event name and select the Original Media folder.

    This where the actual media files reside or symlinks to the media if it was stored outside the Library.

    Symlinks are identified by a small alias arrow on the media icons.

     

    Al

  • by Ricardaruth,

    Ricardaruth Ricardaruth May 31, 2016 5:34 AM in response to Russ H
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    May 31, 2016 5:34 AM in response to Russ H

    thank you!!!

  • by Ricardaruth,

    Ricardaruth Ricardaruth May 31, 2016 5:40 AM in response to Alchroma
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    May 31, 2016 5:40 AM in response to Alchroma

    Dear Al,

     

    thank you so much!!! I hope it's able to open... Plus luckily, there is no symlinks