Jeremy Garchow
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[Roger Poole] “Yes Jeremy, like the old FCP7 Project file was. “
Just keep a library with media external, and you will have the same thing. The backup files you mention, can be sent (from FCPX) to anywhere, like, say, iCloud Drive. In FCPX, you have the choice of where to put the backup files as a failsafe.
Jeremy
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Why won’t that work?
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That’s a backup not a full library.
If you restore that backup, the library will quickly go back to the size it was before the restore.
FCPX libraries with no media or cache (that is media and renders that are stored outside the library file) are bigger than fcp7 project files, yes, but they still aren’t huge.
FCPX libraries with managed media and cache (that is media and renders that are stored inside the library file) have potential to be very large.
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Point the cache at any location you want in the library settings.
Yes, you can do what you are requesting, it’s how I work exclusively. I keep the cache external from the library on a fast SSD. Media is external on a raid, and library on the main boot drive.
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[Stuart Christensen] “I exclusively use a three button mouse, (LeftMiddleRight)”
There’s no scroll? If your mouse allows, it’s possible to use the scroll to expand and contract the timeline.
You can also shift-z to zoom all the way out, then press and hold z and lasso a selection in the timeline, and FCPX will zoom in to that selected selection. Then press and hold h and drag left/right with the mouse to move the timeline back and forth.
As far as the importing, you can add folders to favorites in the import window. You can also simply import the master folder as a keyword collection (say you had a folder called 20 W 5th St, or whatever). This would should up as one keyword called 20 W 5th St in an event in your library, and you can browse through it by content created (order in which it was shot/created).
Also if you know a folder name, hit command-space from FCPX, type the folder name, and drag it in to FCPX, as has been mentioned.
You may also consider setting up a template library that has all your reusable media (effects/music/art/whatever’s) organized and ready to go. That way, every time you start a new library, all that stuff is already in it. I use FCPX Library Manager to manage libraries and it also has a template library function.
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What do you use for an input device (mouse, etc)?
As far as organizing your material, how is the information organized in the Finder?
When you use search in the import window of other applications, what do you search for if there’s no metadata?
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Is your viewer zoomed in?
On the right side of the Viewer, do you see a little red square within a square like this?
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Simon-
I hope you don’t leave for good. Your contributions to both discussions on this forum, and to the greater FCPX ecosystem are great.
I hope to see you in future threads.
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Cool. Glad your’e up and running.
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You can also append the original Sync’d clip in to a new Project, and break it apart (Clip > Break apart items)
Starts like this:
Then I break apart and it looks like this:
