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5. Use the settings on the right side of the Media Import window to choose how you want
to organize the imported media in your library:
• Add the imported clips to an existing event: Select “Add to existing event,” then
choose the event from the pop-up menu.
• 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, then type a name (for example,
“Chris and Kim Wedding”) in the text field.
To learn more about events, see
Intro to libraries in Final Cut Pro. If you want to import
media into a new library, you must create the new library before importing your media.
Note: You can set storage locations for each of your libraries. See Set storage locations
in Final Cut Pro.
6. If you want to override automatic role assignment, create optimized or proxy media,
analyze the video, or analyze the audio, select the relevant settings in the Audio Roles,
Transcoding, and Analyze sections.
If you don’t set Final Cut Pro to analyze your media during the import process, you can
analyze it later in the browser.
Note: Some import options are available only when you import files from a storage
device. See
Organize files during import into Final Cut Pro and Import into Final Cut Pro
from your Mac or storage device.
7. Use the playback controls (or use the J, K, and L keys) to set your tape to the point
where you want to begin importing, then click Import.
Importing begins immediately from the current location on the tape and continues until
one of the following occurs:
• The end of the tape is reached.
• The storage device you’re importing to is full.
• You stop the import session by clicking Stop Import or Close (to close the Media
Import window) or by pressing Escape.
The video plays as it’s being imported. It takes as long to import the video as it takes to
watch it at normal speed.
8. When the section of video you want to import has been imported, click Stop Import (or
press Escape).
If you selected any options in step 6, the files are transcoded and optimized after
the import is complete. You can view the progress of the background tasks in the
Background Tasks window.
9. If you want to import another section of video, use the import controls to go to the point
on the tape where you want to begin importing, then repeat steps 5 through 8.
10. When you’re done importing, click Close to close the Media Import window.
You can also create an archive from your tape-based device, recording everything on the
tape from beginning to end and saving the captured clips as an archive. See Create camera
archives in Final Cut Pro.