Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 412)

Chapter 5 Working With Projects, Clips, and Sequences 77
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To revert to the previously saved version of a project:
1 Click a project’s tab in the Browser or Timeline to make it active.
2 Choose File > Revert Project.
3 In the dialog that appears, click OK.
Automatically Saving Projects With Autosave
While you’re working, you may find it necessary to go back to an earlier version of a
project you edited: perhaps you tried an alternate cut that didn’t work, or maybe
you’re experiencing problems with your computer. The autosave feature in
Final Cut Pro gives you the option to step back to previous stages of your project,
which can save you valuable time (not to mention unnecessary headaches).
The autosave feature periodically saves a copy of each open project in a folder called
the Autosave Vault. Your original project file is not touched until you use the Save
command. You can change the location of the Autosave Vault in the Scratch Disks tab
of the System Settings window. The Restore Project command allows you to choose
from all of the available autosaved versions of the currently active project, based on the
time and date they were created.
For detailed information about using the autosave feature, see Volume IV, Chapter 2,
“Backing Up and Restoring Projects.”
Learning About the Different Types of Clips
There are several kinds of clips in Final Cut Pro. Some clip types, such as still images
and audio, are obviously different than others because of their unique icons. However,
some clip types are almost identical and yet behave differently depending on where
they are located (such as Browser clips versus sequence clips).