Media manager question: Copy all used files of a timeline to new drive without changing file names

[David Roth weiss]

Media Manager puts all files into a single folder on the new drive… it does not copy a hierarchy of directories with the media files in those directories. That being said, if your files have legit reel numbers and timecode, relinking is easy.

FYI, the technique to use is:
1) select the sequences in the FCP Browser and/or Bins that contain the media you’d like to copy to a new project on a target hard drive.

2) open Media Manager

3) Choose the Copy function NOT the Move function

4) set the target drive in the drop down

5) uncheck the boxes regarding setting handles and using only the portions of clips used, etc.

6) go for it… it’s non-destructive, it it doesn’t work as expected just delete the files and directory on the target drive and try again with different parameters.

David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist & Workflow Consultant
David Weiss Productions
Los Angeles

David is a Creative COW contributing editor and a forum host of the Apple Final Cut Pro forum.

[Nick Meyers]

yes, Media Manager is the way to go, as the others have mentioned.
it is pretty simple really, especially when you are copying enter files as you are doing.

as well as what David outlined, you may want to check the box requesting a new project on the other end that connects to the copied media.
makes life simpler

one thing however: it will copy ALL the media in the timeline/s into ONE location.
so all your music, sound effects and graphics will all go in together with the video.
maybe not a problem, but personally, i would always re-organise those files after a Media Manage.

nick

[Dan Mcguire]

Does Media manager always rename the files?

[Nick Meyers]

only if you ask it to.

there’s a pull down menu:
base media files on:
i would have thought it was set to file names by default, but if it isn’t , just change it.

cheers,
nick