Sometimes in an editing workflow you may want to alter the storage locations in your Apple Final Cut Pro X Library for better performance or better media management than the default locations. In this video, Nick Harauz walks you through how you can modify the locations of where your media, cache, and backups are stored.
- Sometimes in an editing workflow you may…want to alter the storage locations in your library…for better performance, or stronger media management…than the default locations.…Let's see how we can modify the locations of where…our media, cache, and backups are stored.…So, in an earlier chapter, we imported a bunch of material…into Final Cut.…In some cases, we copied it to the library,…in other cases we created optimized and proxy material.…And what you should note is that you actually have control…over the storage locations of your Final Cut library.…
Now to see this, you need to have…the Final Cut Pro library selected.…So, the Final Cut Pro 10, ORGANIZE 10.4, Chapter 5,…and now I'm just simply select that over here.…We're going to head to the Inspector, where we can see…our library properties.…And the trick to modifying the storage locations…is to click the Modify Settings button.…Once we do, notice where things are created…inside of this library.…So number one, any media, such as that you…copy over or any proxy media, as well as…
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Released
4/18/2018- Using keywords and Smart Collections
- Working with metadata
- Applying custom names to clips
- Working with advanced search functions
- Marker shortcuts
- Using roles for exporting titles and audio
- Retrieving a backup library or project
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome53s
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1. Asset Organization Today
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2. Efficient Importing in Final Cut Pro X 10.1
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Importing graphics3m 22s
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3. Organization Inside the Browser
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Setting up workspaces2m 25s
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Pre-editing and adding notes2m 18s
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Creating keyword shortcuts2m 16s
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Working with folders1m 35s
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Creating video roles3m 41s
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Creating audio roles3m 43s
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4. Working with Metadata
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Working with metadata4m 8s
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Understanding metadata views2m 45s
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Editing metadata views2m 12s
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Applying custom names1m 59s
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Changing existing metadata3m 35s
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5. Working in the Timeline
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Using the timeline index3m 22s
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Regular vs. to-do markers3m 12s
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Marker shortcuts1m 52s
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6. Using Metadata for Export
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Exporting XMLs1m 50s
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7. Media Management
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Relinking files2m 24s
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Modifying storage locations2m 26s
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Consolidating media2m 57s
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Conclusion
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Next steps40s
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