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■ The path could be incorrect on the host
machine, and therefore DP can’t find the media file
■ The media file could have an unsupported
format (meaning DP can’t play it and can’t convert
it)
■ The media file could be in a format that DP
understands, but cannot play natively.
These three conditions are now reported with
alerts during the import process, along with
information about the offending file. You’ll see a
warning dialog like the one shown below:
Figure 6-5: The Final Cut Pro 7 XML Import warning dialog.
You can choose one of these options:
■ Continue: Ignores the file and continues
importing
■ Stop Asking: Ignores the file and continues
importing, suppressing any future warnings
during this import
Cancel: Cancels the entire import process
Comparing imported Final Cut Pro sequences
The Compare Import Source To section of the Final
Cut Pro 7 XML Import window (Figure 6-4) allows
you to compare sequences to see what changed.
The first set of sequences that are being compared
(the newer version) is specified in the left side of
the window (the “Import Source”). The second set
of sequences being compared (the older version) is
determined by the options in the right side of the
window, described in the next few sections.
Compare Import Source To: XML file
When the Compare Import Source to: XML file
option (Figure 6-4) is enabled, you select an XML
file that contains a description of the sequences you
want to compare to. Use the Browse button to
locate the XML file on your hard disk. A typical
workflow is to export each version of a changed
project from Final Cut Pro to an XML file, and save
each file on disk as a change history. To compare
any two such files, simply set the Import source to a
newer XML file and the Compare Input Source To:
XML file to an XML file that holds an older version
of the sequences. Then click on the Compare
button to see a list of differences in the bottom
section of the import window.
Compare Import Source To: Last imported XML
When the Compare Imported Source To: Last
Imported XML option (Figure 6-4) is enabled,
Digital Performer will compare the Import source
to whatever Final Cut Pro XML data was last
imported. This option works for the current Digital
Performer session only; if you quit Digital
Performer and start it up again, the last imported
XML file will be forgotten.
Compare Import Source To: Current DP project
When the Compare Imported Source To: Current DP
project option (Figure 6-4) is enabled, Digital
Performer will compare the Import source to the
sequences in the currently open Digital Performer
project. This option is convenient if you want to
compare the current state of audio clips in Digital
Performer with the state of audio clips in Final Cut
Pro. When you use this option, however, the
current Digital Performer project will have at most
only one video clip per sequence. When compared
to a Final Cut Pro XML source with many video
clips, this option will likely produce a lot of
messages about missing video clips. Therefore, this