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773Final Cut Pro User Guide
The following are some common media management tasks:
• Transcoding your source media files to optimized or proxy formats that are high quality
and easy to work with. See
Create optimized and proxy files in Final Cut Pro.
• Backing up your work. See Back up projects and libraries in Final Cut Pro.
• Consolidating source media files in one location. See Consolidate projects and libraries
in Final Cut Pro.
• Locating source media files. See Locate source media files in Final Cut Pro.
• Relinking clips to media files. See Relink clips to media files in Final Cut Pro.
• Managing multiple libraries, including copying and moving items between libraries. See
Intro to managing libraries in Final Cut Pro.
• Creating camera archives to save the contents of your camera or camcorder as readily
available backups on any computer. See
Create camera archives in Final Cut Pro.
Importing media from cameras, external storage devices, or other devices is also generally
considered a form of media management. See
Intro to importing media in Final Cut Pro.
Manage your media files
View a clip’s information in Final Cut Pro
The Info inspector provides a summary of a clip’s information. Here you can view status
information about a clip’s source media file, including the file’s location, available
media representations for the file, the event the clip is located in, and the event the clip
references.