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  • Backing up Project

    Posted by Paul Leone on April 4, 2005 at 3:24 pm

    I’m about to wipe out a huge project from my HD and I need to know what I need to save as a backup in case I need to recreate the project. I don’t care about the media, do I just save the project icon or is there more?

    Thanks and sorry for the newbie type question.

    Paul

    Kevin Monahan replied 20 years, 2 months ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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  • Francisco Espinosa

    April 4, 2005 at 4:04 pm

    All you need is the project file, most are really small (I usually keep them on my CPU since mine average about 3MB).

  • Kevin Monahan

    April 4, 2005 at 4:39 pm

    Along with the project file, you may want to back up any corresponding graphics or audio (music). Along with project file, and the original source tapes–that’s all you’ll need.

    Kevin Monahan
    Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro
    fcpworld.com

  • Paul Leone

    April 4, 2005 at 5:00 pm

    Do I just go ahead and trash all files and folders on my HD containing the media i.e. Capture Scratch Final Cut Documents Render Files etc. Will all these be recreated when I atart a new project? Sorry again if this seems basic, I’m coming from the Media 100 world.

    Paul

  • Kevin Monahan

    April 4, 2005 at 5:03 pm

    Yes, but I use the “Make Offline” dialog box to trash my media and the Render Manager to trash render files.

    Kevin Monahan
    Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro
    fcpworld.com

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