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51Final Cut Pro User Guide
Import media from a camera archive
1. In Final Cut Pro, do one of the following:
• Choose File > Import > Media (or press Command-I).
• Click the Import Media button on the left side of the toolbar.
2. In the Devices section on the left side of the Media Import window, select the storage
device (internal or external) or memory card from which you want to import media, then
use the list at the bottom of the window to navigate to the camera archive.
The archive is connected to Final Cut Pro, and its media is displayed in the Media Import
window.
3. Click the disclosure triangle to the left of the camera archive icon to reveal the list of
clips in the archive, or double-click the camera archive to open it.
4. To import the media, see Import into Final Cut Pro from file-based cameras.
Import media from a disk image
1. In the Finder, double-click the disk image (.dmg) file to open it.
2. In Final Cut Pro, do one of the following:
• Choose File > Import > Media (or press Command-I).
• Click the Import Media button on the left side of the toolbar.
3. Select the disk image in the Cameras section on the left side of the Media Import
window.
Note: If the disk image doesn’t have a file structure typical of a video camera, it appears
in the Devices section instead.
The open disk image is connected to Final Cut Pro, and its media is displayed in the
Media Import window.
4. To import the media, see Import into Final Cut Pro from file-based cameras.