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Determining which FCP file corresponds to a project
So I want to take a copy of my FCP project from my videographer’s iMac so I can make edits on my own.. There is a folder containing several FCP project files that add up to 700GB and we don’t know which one corresponds to my project. The filenames are just a series of numbers. I don’t want to transfer 700GB of unrelated project files to my HD. My project is only about 130GB. How to determine which one is mine? Thanks!
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I’d suggest open the project in their computer and use media management to transfer the files to your hard drive. There can be so many linked files in different places that this is the only way to guarantee you have everything you need.
If you’re determined to use the finder then the project file will be “somefilename.fcpproject” and that plus any externally managed media is what you want to copy.
The files just named with a series of numbers sounds to me like you’re looking at the cache files and there’s little point copying those outside of fcp’s media management because you can’t reconnect to them manually.
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Jeff Kirkland | Video Producer & Cinematographer
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