Apple Final Cut Express HD - Manual (Page 200)

200 Part IV Capturing and Importing
Importing Media Files
You can import single files, a folder, or a group of folders. If you import a group of
folders that contain folders inside one another, Final Cut Express HD imports all files in
each folder and subfolder that are in formats it recognizes; incompatible file types are
ignored.
Folders imported into your project appear as bins in the Browser. If you import a group of
folders, Final Cut Express HD creates bins and organizes the files in the same hierarchy as on
your hard disk. However, unlike with clips and media files, there is no further relationship
between bins and folders after you import. Changing the name or location of a bin in your
project has no effect on the folders in the Finder, and vice versa.
How Is Importing Different From Capturing?
Importing is different from capturing in the following ways:
 Capturing: When you capture, you transfer and often convert footage from an
external video or audio device to your scratch disk.
 Importing: You import files when they are already stored on your scratch disk.
Importing media files creates clips in your project; these clips refer back to the
media files on disk.
Since capturing creates media files, you can always import captured media files into
your project at any time.