I am creating video compilations in FCPX.
Footage often goes back and forth between different libraries multiple times as previous compilations are re-mixed into new ones.
I understand that footage is duplicated when it goes to a new library.
But are the media files being duplicated if they are copied back to their original libraries?
If so, is there a way to consolidate unnecessary duplicates within a library?
Thanks
Ben
Mac mini, iOS 11.2.2
If the footage is kept externally it won't be duplicated. Clips shouldn't duplicate if you go back to the original library. If the clips do duplicate, and the media is stored internally, the media will duplicate (but it will do this with hard links so it's difficult to gauge what happens down the road). If you're moving projects back and forth between libraries you can avoid duplicating clips in the original library by using projects in events and copying the event with the project rather than just the project itself.
I didn’t realise the original media files could be stored externally. Does that mean they’re outside the library, and then all the places they are used will reference the single external source? Thanks.
Thank you
Kimna mèo
Kimna mei
Yes. You just have to be much more careful with media management. Because everything is based on file paths and exact media specs you can’t go around wily nilly changing locations, names, altering files, etc.
Duplicated Media between libraries in FCPX
