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Cant Select Location for Import
Hello,
I’ve created a new Library and a new Event in that library. When I try and import footage into that new Event, the option to “leave files in place” is greyed out and I only have an option to import into a different Library’s media folder. Of course, this has never happened before so I have no idea, after restarts and trying to track it down, why this would possibly be.
Thanks for any assistance.
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5 Replies
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It means fcpx wants to rewrap your footage to .mov. What’s the format of your footage?
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Probably it’s from a media type that requires transcoding and can’t be left untouched.
Noah
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It’s XAVC-I. I understand that FCPX needs to rewrap the footage, but what I don’t understand is why I am can’t select a different destination for the media.
Usually, when I’m not Leaving Files in Place I can navigate to where I want them to go, but it’s only giving me the option to import the files into a different Library than the one I want the footage to reside in.
I have no idea why this is happening now, but it’s certainly frustrating. I have media from different projects whoops Libraries (thanks Apple, for that) mixed up in different places now.
Anyhoo thanks for the comments if I come up with some solution I’ll post it here.
Scott
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The destination is chosen in the Library prefs.
Or, you could simply drag and drop the MXF files in to FCPX and leave the files where they are.
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YES Jeremy Garchow!
Precisely where my ignorance lay thanks for that info!
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