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59Final Cut Pro User Guide
Record video into Final Cut Pro
You can record video directly into Final Cut Pro using your computer’s built-in camera or an
external camera.
Record live video and audio into Final Cut Pro
1. In Final Cut Pro, do one of the following:
• Record using the built-in camera: Click the Import Media button in the toolbar.
• Record using an external camera: Connect the camera to your Mac with a FireWire
cable, then click the Import Media button in the toolbar.
2. In the Cameras list on the left side of the Media Import window, select the camera you
want to import from.
A live video image from the camera appears in the Media Import window.
3. Click Import.
4. In the window that appears, 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.