[Brian Schulz] ” open the event, which also works fine, but in the event, there are only some of the clips there, so nothing to highlight. but when I actually just open the folders with finder, all the clips are there.”
Instead of looking at the event, look under the Library folder or go to the smart collections folder and look under all video. My hunch says they are there.
I use external drives all the time and move them around. When I do that, however, I am sure to copy everything to the Library so there is just one “thing” to transfer, not video in external folders. Probably not the most space efficient way to do things, but it has worked for me for years. If you are moving Libraries at the finder level, be sure to consolidate all media into that Library before moving.
Scott Witthaus
Visual Storyteller – FCPX, Premiere
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