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Media organizing
Hi all,
maybe this has already been answered but I could not find it in the forums.
I have a Final Cut project that is finished, but in the process lots of unused media were added to the project files and now I want to get rid of them before backing up the project.
Is there an easy way to tell final cut to gather only used media and place it in a chosen folder?
Thanks
Jean
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5 Replies
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are you familiar with using the Media Manager function in Final Cut?
Check into that. it should do all you need it to do.
everett
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Only the media used in the CUT? Like the FULL clips, or just the small bits that were used in the cut, with some handles?
Either way, MEDIA MANAGER is the way to go. But the best way to do this would be to use the COPY option, and copy all the media to another location…so that you are sure that you did things right. There is a big section on the Media Manager in the manual…from the HELP menu you can get to the manual and it is easy to find what you need with the SEARCH option.
Shane
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I disagree. I work really hard to have organized bins and logs of the original media in my projects. I don’t need the media manager creating one big bin of everything looped together. And on top of that there’s no log of the shots I didn’t use. No, media manager doesn’t fit into my workflow unless I digitized entire tapes. Which is pretty much never.
If you actually log and capture clips and not a bunch of extraneous data, there is a simpler way.
Simply highlight the sequence(s) in the bin and press cmd+f (find). Then choose to find unused media in selected sequences. This will result in a “find results” bin of clips that are unused. Double check the results of course. In my case, I usually sort by TC and anything that starts with 00000000 I remove from the bin because it’s a still or an animation that I can’t recapture, so I keep them. Ditto with audio files like music and VO. Take what’s left in the bin, select all (cmd+a) and right click and choose “make offline.” From there you can delete it for good or put them in the trash. The latter isn’t a bad idea, because you can see if your sequence is still online before you delete the files for good.
After you’ve deleted all the unused clip media you’re left with your project slimmed down to just the clips you used. The clips you didn’t use are simply offline, but retain their logging info if you’d like to recapture a different take or angle or just need more broll, etc. Your bins and orgainization are all intact. I don’t bother to backup render files.
You might be able to back up a few more projects in a given space with media manager, but with the cost of drives being what they are, I think the above method is simpler and more reliable than the media manager. At least for me.
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Hello,
I’m having a problem with Media Manager that could be a simple fix, but I can’t find it anywhere. I’ve captured and edited video in .mov format and am ready to get rid of the un-used bits.
But no matter what settings I change in the Media Manager, my Original and Modified bar remains the same. I’ve turned on “Delete Unused Media” and deselected anything that might add to the Modified bar (render files, etc). Nothing makes a difference.
I’ve tried making my sequence clips independent and then deleting the master clip. No go. I realize this could be a rookie mistake but I’ve used media manager on past projects with relative success. This time around, nothing seems to help.
Does anyone have any ideas?
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Does your media have REEL names? Without reel names FCP cannot media manage.
Shane
GETTING ORGANIZED WITH FINAL CUT PRO DVD…don’t miss it.
Read my blog, Little Frog in High Def
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