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how to tell if fcpx is using a clip (need to make some room)
Hi guys…… we have got a big complex project on the timeline and need to make some room as we are running out of space on our pegasus storage.
Is there any way of telling if a file is on the fcpx timeline? Other than manually scrubbing through it? There is a big 120gb file that Im pretty sure we dont need….but Im to affraid to delete….it is in the events folder I know that much.
Thanks
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Open your timeline index (CMD+SHIFT+2) and do a search for the clip name that’s in the browser. If it was used in the timeline, it’ll show up here.
Andy
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Also don’t forget that you can just look in the timeline index to see a particular asset has been used in your current project. (next door to the REEL icon – bottom left corner of the X interface)
Don’t know if it’s relevant for you – but can also sometimes gain back a whole lot of space if you have multiple old projects on your drive by using the render manager to blow out presently unnecessary render files. Just open the Project library – click on your old Projects – trash their render files.
Worst case if you make a mistake is that you’ll have to re-render that project again – so only do this if you have a good strategy for storage of all the assets your project needs to re-constitute and re-render the timeline.
That said, I did this a few months back and was shocked to discover that I recovered more then 500 gigs of space off a 1.5 Tb drive!
YMMV.
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Genius guy’s thank you!!!
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