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772Final Cut Pro User Guide
Manage media, libraries, and archives
Intro to media management in Final Cut Pro
Final Cut Pro provides you with flexible and powerful tools to manage your media files.
The first time you open Final Cut Pro, it automatically creates a library file in the Movies
folder. You can import media into the library file or have Final Cut Pro access media files
in other locations. The Final Cut Pro library database tracks your edit decisions, the
associated metadata, and all your events, projects, and clips (as well as any optimized or
rendered media files). The library database also keeps track of all your source media files
(video files, audio files, or still-image files), whether they are stored in the Final Cut Pro
library file or in other locations. As your library grows, you can rename, copy, move, and
delete your clips, events, and projects as necessary.
You can use multiple libraries and events to organize media and projects to suit your
workflow. For example, copying or moving events is useful if you want to work on a project
using another Mac that has Final Cut Pro installed, or if you want to free up storage space.
Use other media management tools such as the Consolidate command for backups and
managing shared storage.