[Dexter8781]

Thanks Charlie and Jeremy! This is a life saver! Slightly more work than I would like, but I’ll do it to manage my files properly and stop FCP X from making a bunch of copies of data.

Just gave it a shot with one event. Used the Consolidate Event Files command under the File menu and it worked! It asked me for a target location, so I put it in a folder outside the library file on the A drive. The organization in FCPX stayed the same, but when I put a clip from it in the timline saved on P it did not copy it to P. Used reveal in Finder on it to be sure and it brought up media in my consolidation test folder.

As a side note: I did it with a multicam clip to really give it a test and everything worked super well.

You guys are awesome. Really, really appreciate it!

[Dexter8781]

I will definitely hit up Apple about Proxy and optimized media. You are right, that’s a must have.

Unfortunately, my experience going between libraries is that the whole file, not just an alias, is copied drive P when I take media from drives A and B and put it in a timeline saved on P. I would love just an alias, that’s actually pretty much my goal here.

My files are already converted (via Clip Wrap) to be .mov and optimized for FCPX. They are, however, managed, in that they are stored inside the library file (this is what happened when I updated the drives to 10.1).

But if I read you correctly, if I use the consolidate media command, I can stick all of my media into storage in such a way that FCPX will not copy to drive P? Or will I have to completely rip them out via the Finder and make them all “external,” there by losing all of my assistant editing on the pieces?

Very much appreciate your advice.

[Dexter8781]

I may just give that a try, some of the shots that had digital effects on them, such as croping, freeze frames, and typewriter text still had some issues.

Overal the MPEG-2 compression in compressor worked well for me, but I think I’ll have to do a different cut between a copy for a DVD and a copy for the web, since the TV safe area does most of the cropping I need for me. There were a couple spots where the Cinematographer played to lose with the head room and I cut it down a bit. On the televisions I view it on, it seemed to cut off the tops of their heads 🙂

Thanks for the advice again guys, CreativeCow rocks!

[Dexter8781]

Ah! Thanks much! I’ll give that a try ASAP!

[Dexter8781]

Oh man…

*looks sheepish*

That was it, I can’t beleive I missed that! Thanks so much, sorry to have taken up space on your forums 🙂

Thanks again, Bret!

Erik