Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) - Manual (Page 411)

Chapter 15 Manage media files 411
Create and manage camera archives
You can make a camera archive (backup copy) of the contents of your camera or camcorder.
(Note that you cannot make an archive from a live video signal, such as the signal produced by
an iSight camera.) To protect your media, it is recommended that you save your archive to a disk
or partition different from the one where you store the media files used with Final Cut Pro.
Because you can import media into Final Cut Pro from an archive, archiving the media on your
device can be useful if you want to:
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Quickly empty the contents of your camera or camcorder so that you can record more media
right away, rather than wait for it to import into Final Cut Pro, which can take time.
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Import the archived media on multiple computers without having to keep it on the camcorder
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Keep a browsable, “near-line” archive of media from a camera without having to import the
media into Final Cut Pro
See Access media on an archive or disk image on page 36 for information on how to import
media into Final Cut Pro from a camera archive.
Archive the media on your file-based camera or camcorder
1 If you want to save the archive to an external storage device, connect it to your computer.
2 Connect the camera or camcorder to your computer using the cable that came with it, and turn
it on.
If you’re using a camcorder, set it to PC Connect mode. The name of this transfer mode may be
different on your device. Your camcorder may automatically go into “connect” mode if you turn
it on in playback mode while it’s connected to your computer. For more information, see the
documentation that came with your camcorder.
Note: Connecting a DVD camcorder to your Mac can cause the DVD Player application to open. If
that happens, simply close DVD Player.
3 In Final Cut Pro, click the Import Media button on the left end of the toolbar (or press
Command-I).