I have archived SD cards onto an external HD. I now want to import that archive into FCPX but I do not see it as a separate archive when I try to import it. I see all of the clips on the HD, but nothing showing that I can choose the particular archive I want. When importing, how can I just look at the individual archive instead of the thousands of clips on the HD?
iMac (27-inch, Late 2012), macOS High Sierra (10.13.6)
Tom, so I have about 20 archives on the external HD. I used this method as a way to back up the SD cards on the shoot. I went to Finder and chose one of the archives, hit control and clicked on it. Clicked on package contents and changed the names of DCIM and Private. Closed FCPX and reopened. Clicked Import and I do not see the Archive available.
I do remember reading something about the Archives need to be checked as a Favorite, which I thought I did. I am seeing an Archive available from another drive listed under Favorites, but not any of the 20 Archives that are on this new drive that I want to work on.
There is something at the root level of the drive, a folder most likely, with a name like DCIM or PRIVATE, that makes the application think the whole drive is a camera drive. Change the name.
My misunderstanding. Early morning here, no coffee! Anyway is this the screen shot you were asking for?
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Not inside the archive. Don't do anything inside the archive bundle. Look at the root level of the hard drive. Maybe post a screenshot of the root level.
I did change the names and it worked, thanks Tom.
The 100MEDIA folder was the problem?
No, there was DCIM and Private and I changed it just before I sent you the screen shot.
Thanks Linda.
FCPX Importing from Camera Archive
