Apple Final Cut Pro 6: New Features - Manual (Page 9)

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Capturing and Media Management
Final Cut Pro includes the following new capturing and media management features.
Names of Captured Media Files Include File Extensions
Names of captured QuickTime media files now include the .mov file extension.
Automatically Creating Unique Media Filenames During Batch Capture
Before batch capturing, Final Cut Pro checks whether a media filename will conflict
with existing media filenames in the current Capture Scratch folder. If a media file
already exists with the same name as the clip you are about to capture, Final Cut Pro
adds a number to the end of the potential filename or, if the filename already ends
with a number, increases the number at the end of the filename until it is unique.
For example, if you are capturing a clip named RedCar and a media file called RedCar
already exists in your Capture Scratch folder, Final Cut Pro adds “-2” to the name of
the file to be captured and then checks to see if a file called RedCar-2 exists. If a file
named RedCar-2 already exists, Final Cut Pro tries RedCar-3, and so on, until a unique
name is found.
Renaming Clips and Media Files
Two new commands allow you to quickly rename media files to match clip names
and vice versa:
 Modify > Rename > Clip to Match File
 Modify > Rename > File to Match Clip
For example, suppose you capture some DV footage and the resulting media file and
clip are both named Untitled. You can quickly give both the clip and media file more
meaningful names by changing the clip name in Final Cut Pro, selecting the clip, and
then choosing Modify > Rename > File to Match Clip.
Maintaining Master Clips Across Multiple Projects
When you paste or add clips from one project to another, Final Cut Pro now checks to see
if any added clip has the same master clip identity as any clip in the destination project.
Added clips whose identity matches an existing master clip become affiliate clips of the
existing master clip, preserving master clip identities across multiple projects.
Final Cut Pro also checks for conflicts in master clip properties such as name, labels,
and comments. When there is a conflict, you can choose which master clip properties
are preserved and replaced, or you can create a new master clip to retain both sets
of properties.