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  • Can’t stay on “leave files in place.”

    Posted by Don Spence on June 22, 2023 at 4:42 pm

    When importing media, (add to an existing event) I select a file and FCP bounces from “leave files in place” to “copy to library”. Why? How do I prevent this? TIA.

    Ben Balser replied 2 years, 10 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  • Ben Balser

    June 25, 2023 at 12:41 am

    There are two places to specify this preference. One is the Import Window (Cmd-i) which acts as such ONLY when using the Import Window. The second place is in Settings, which ONLY acts on items imported via drag-and-drop.

  • Jeremy Garchow

    June 25, 2023 at 4:25 pm

    What kind of media are you importing? Some camera format need to be rewrapped, and FCPX won’t allow a direct import via the import window as it will want to rewrap.

  • Ben Balser

    June 26, 2023 at 3:46 am

    OH, AND FCPX won’t let you “leave in place” if it thinks the files are on a camera card, they’ll copy to the library anyway.

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