Transcode media files – Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) User Manual
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Chapter 15
Manage media files
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Note: Final Cut Pro identifies matches based on proximity in the directory structure and related
filenames. For example, if your original files were in two adjacent folders, Final Cut Pro looks in
folders adjacent to the file you chose and relinks all matching files in the relative path. If your
original files were named “File1,” “File2,” “File3,” and so on, and you chose to relink to a file named
“File1_A,” Final Cut Pro looks for files named “File2_A,” “File3_A,” and so on to link the remaining
items in your list.
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Click Choose.
Final Cut Pro analyzes the files to confirm that all attributes (in addition to the filename) match
items in the original selection. Analysis results are shown below the Original Files list. For
example, “4 of 4 files matched.”
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Click the disclosure triangle next to the analysis results to show a list of old files (on the left) and
the new matching files (on the right).
If a file was matched incorrectly, select it in the list and press Delete. The item is placed back in
the original list at the top of the Relink Files window.
Items with no matches remain in the original list above. You can continue to locate those by
selecting them and repeating steps 4 through 6.
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To link the project clips to the new media files, click Relink Files.
Only clips in this project are updated to link to the new media files. New clips are added to the
project’s default event. All other events and projects remain unchanged.
Transcode media files
Final Cut Pro can play back many media formats. See
on page 41 for a
complete list. Final Cut Pro also provides options for transcoding your media, converting it to a
different format or changing its settings.
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Create optimized media: This option transcodes video to the Apple ProRes 422 codec format,
which provides better performance during editing, faster render times, and better color quality
for compositing. If the original camera format can be edited with good performance, this
option is dimmed.