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FCPX File Managment
Just trying to figure out what my options are for project file management.
Does the Project folder and the Event folder have to remain at the root level of the external drive while working or is there a way to place them inside the client project folder ?
When I moved them off the root level into the client folder and reopened the project a new event was created at the root level, the event with the footage was no longer in the event library and I got an error box that said “could not save”
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Has to stay in the FCP events folder @ root.
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One thing I’ve noticed about the new FCP is that it wants you to do all your media management within the program. The way I organize by client is simply to create a new event for each client; that way I don’t have to display the clips from other clients when working on one. If ever there is a client with such sensitive data that I don’t even want other clients seeing the name of the event, I’ll dedicate a hard drive to that client (not uncommon in my workflow anyway, given the large amount of storage needed for some of them). However, I have yet to have a client that was that concerned about confidentiality. Even ones with NDAs surrounding our work don’t really care about the name of the project (although naming it by the client and not the project itself would be another way to get around this).
Anyway, where I was going with all that is that I’ve stopped worrying so much about how the media is organized on the drive. I still create client folders, but mainly to house graphics files (.psd, .ae, etc.) and other resources that may not be directly used within FCP.
Of course, you could always house your footage in nested folders and simply have links to it in your event.
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[David Burch] “t, I’ll dedicate a hard drive to that client (not uncommon in my workflow anyway, given the large amount of storage needed for some of them).”
You should check this out if you ever need to “hide” client data.
https://assistedediting.intelligentassistance.com/EventManagerX/
Jeremy
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