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Chapter 3 Importmedia 31
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To add folders of frequently used media to the Favorites section: Drag them from list view.
To remove a folder from the Favorites section, Control-click the folder and choose Remove
from Sidebar in the shortcut menu.
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To automatically close the Media Import window when the import begins: Select the “Close
window after starting import” checkbox.
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To add a folder to the list view by dragging: Drag the folder from the Finder to the list view and
browse its contents in list view.
4 Do one of the following:
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To import all clips: Click Import All.
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To import only some of the clips: Select each clip you want to import by Command-clicking each
clip, and click Import Selected (the Import button changes its name).
Tip: To select several clips located together, you can drag around the clips to enclose them
with the selection rectangle.
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To import portions of clips: Drag inside the lmstrip to select the range that you want, and click
Import Selected. You can also select multiple ranges in each clip. For more information, see
Select a range on page 94.
Tip: You can also select a clip, press the Space bar to play the clip, and press either I to set a
start point or O to set an end point.
5 In the window that appears, choose how you want to organize the imported media in your library:
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To add the imported clips to an existing event: Select “Add to existing event,” and choose the
event from the pop-up menu.
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To create a new event: Select “Create new event in,” use the pop-up menu to choose the library
in which you want to create the event, and then type a name (for example, “Chris and Kim
Wedding”) in the text eld.
To learn more about events, see Organizing libraries overview on page 56.
Note: You can set storage locations for each of your libraries using the Library Properties
inspector. For more information, see Manage storage locations on page 434.
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