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Media Manager question
Been using FCP for a few years but never got into using MM before. Well now I’d like to start cleaning some disk space and I have some projects where maybe 30% of the files are worth keeping. The others I would like to clear from the disk. MM is the perfect solution, right?
Well for some reason NONE of the files are being deleted. Even with all the options for delete files selected.
Does it only delete when the files are kept in the same directory as the originals? (That can’t be it, doesnt make sense.) Why wouldn’t it delete the original files and keep only the trimmed versions and unused ones only?
I can manually delete them but I really want to understand this app.
thanks,
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Let me throw in a few other factors to the mix.
I tried only selecting the sequence. Original files are left untouched. (what is weird is that it REPORTS there will be XXX amount of space saved. Liar!)
I tried selecting all the files and seq in the bin. Still nothing.
These were p2 files. None of them have in/out points set. Is that the missing criteria? I usually just dump them on the timeline and trim from there. Is it necessary to create subclips?
thanks in advance,
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Hmmm. Such a simple question, not worth responding to?
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do your P2 files have reel#s?
that is the number 1 reason MM wont trim media
nick
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You mean reel names? FCP assigns the volume name to the reel. ex: NONAME, NONAME1
I’ll add that I tried another project and MM doesn’t do anything with it, using the same settings. For some reason it neither calculates disk space saved nor moves or copies files, besides not deleting.
Both projects use the same reel names. What I hear you saying is it should be working? (I’ve been told at the Apple forum that it’s a buggy program and not to expect it to work) Then there is some small factor that is missing? What else could it be?
thanks, td
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“What I hear you saying is it should be working? (I’ve been told at the Apple forum that it’s a buggy program and not to expect it to work)”
yes Media Manager works.
you should expect it to work.that is “doesn’t work” is a myth put about mainly by people who dont use it,
or people who get frightened because they dont understand it;s terminology:
they don’t see the word “consolidate” in there, and freak out.that it is buggy is also true,
but not to the extent that it wont operate.there’s only 2 reasons i know of it wont trim:
– no reel#
solution: add reel#s– it wont let go of master clips
one solution: copy sequence into new project, MM from there.if it just flat out refuses to work on any project or media, then maybe you should trash your prefs
read this: https://www.lafcpug.org/Tutorials/basic_trash_prefs5.htmlor maybe you are doing something wrong???
nick
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