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91Final Cut Pro User Guide
As your library grows, you can rename, copy, move, and delete your clips, events, and
projects as necessary. You can have multiple libraries open at the same time, and you can
easily copy events and projects between libraries. For more information about managing
multiple libraries, see
Intro to managing libraries in Final Cut Pro.
Organize your projects, events, and media
Create a new event in Final Cut Pro
After importing your source media files into Final Cut Pro, you may find that you need
to create additional events to organize your media. For example, after importing media
shot for a production, you may decide to split the media into events defined by useful
categories—shooting locations, scenes, episodes, and so on.
By giving your events descriptive names, such as “2017 Smith Wedding,” you can organize
all of your media so that it’s readily accessible.
1. In the Libraries sidebar in Final Cut Pro, select the library in which you want to create
a new event.
2. Choose File > New > Event (or press Option-N).
3. In the window that appears, type a name for the event, click the Library pop-up menu
and choose a library to hold the event, then click OK (or press Return).
If you want to include a new, untitled project, select the Create New Project checkbox.
To customize settings for the new project, click Use Custom Settings. See Modify a
project’s settings in Final Cut Pro.
The new event appears in the selected library.
4. Move clips from other events into the new event, as necessary.