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Deleting unused media
I’ve created a sequence by simpy editing from clips. I would like to strip away all media that wasn’t actually used to create the sequence. I tried using the Media Manager with the following settings:
I chose: “Use existing media referenced by selected items.”
I checked: “Delete unused media from selected items.”
I chose: “Base media file names on existing file names.”
Everything else remained unchecked. After it was done, I had to “reconnect the media”, but there appeared to be the same amount of space taken up on my hard drive. The clips appeared to reconnect to the entire captured original footage.Forgive me, I’m a newbie. Can anyone help me with this?
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Hi,
media manager version:
if you have enough plase on your disk, try the copy media option instead, delete unused media is correct (use handels if you like).
and delete the media from your original project.or if you want to only delete clips thats not used:
select your sequense in your browser, hit apple F, and search “for: unused media” option. And make the clips offline.Hope this helps you out;-)
Andreas -
Your forgot the “Great Unwritten Step”. Before you media manage, CNTRL-click on the sequence icon and choose > “Make Sequence Clips Independent”. That should do it for you.
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