Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) - Manual (Page 37)

Chapter 3 Import media 37
Import media from an archive or disk image
1 To open the Media Import window, do one of the following:
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Choose File > Import > Media (or press Command-I).
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Click the Import Media button on the left end of the toolbar.
2 Do one of the following:
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To mount a camera archive: In the Camera Archives section on the left side of the Media Import
window, select a camera archive to connect to it.
Note: To disconnect the camera archive, click the Eject button.
Camera archive
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To mount a disk image: In the Devices section on the left side of the Media Import window,
select your computer’s hard disk or the connected external storage device or memory card
from which you want to import media. Then use the list at the bottom of the window to
navigate to the disk image and select it.
The archive (or disk image) is connected to Final Cut Pro and its media is displayed in the Media
Import window.
3 To import the media, see Import from file-based cameras on page 20.
Organize files while importing
You can choose how to organize your media when you import it into Final Cut Pro.
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Copy files to Final Cut Events folder: This option duplicates the media files and places the copy
in the Final Cut Events folder on your computer. If you’re importing media from a different disk
or volume, or if you want to keep a copy of all the media files that have been imported into
Final Cut Pro in the same location (in the Final Cut Events folder), select this checkbox.
If you import files with this checkbox deselected, Final Cut Pro creates reference files (file
aliases) that simply point to the source media files without copying them. When you back
up events and projects that use these files, Final Cut Pro copies the reference files only (not
the source media files). If, after you back up your project or event, you want to replace the
reference files with the actual source media files, select the events and choose File > Organize
Event Files.