Copy clips from one event to another 1 In the Event Library, select the event that contains the clips you want to copy. 2 In the Event Browser, select the clip or clips you want to copy. 3 Do one of the following: ••
If both events are on the same hard disk: Option-drag the clips from one event to the other by first starting to drag and then holding down the Option key as you drag.
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If the events are on separate hard disks: Drag the clips from one event to the other.
Move clips from one event to another 1 In the Event Library, select the event that contains the clips you want to move. 2 In the Event Browser, select the clip or clips you want to move. 3 Do one of the following: ••
If both events are on the same hard disk: Drag the clips from one event to the other.
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If the events are on separate hard disks: Command-drag the clips from one event to the other.
The event to which you copy or move the clips may be re-sorted in the Event Library. It will be listed below the year in which its most recent clip was recorded. If you copy or move a large clip from an event stored on one hard disk to an event stored on another, the move may take a few minutes as the source media files are copied or moved from disk to disk.
Copy or move events You can easily copy or move an event from your computer to a hard disk or from one hard disk to another. This is useful if you want to work with your event on another computer that has Final Cut Pro installed or free up space on your computer’s hard disk. Copy an event 1 Make sure another hard disk is connected to your computer. 2 Choose Group Events by Disk from the Action pop-up menu
below the Event Library.
The connected disk drive’s icon and name appear in the Event Library. 3 Select an event in the Event Library. 4 Do one of the following: ••
Choose File > Duplicate Event (or press Command-D).
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Drag the event to the external drive’s icon.
5 In the Duplicate Event window, type a name for the new event. 6 To store your files in a second location, choose it from the Location pop-up menu. 7 Click OK. Final Cut Pro makes a copy of the event at the location you chose. It also makes copies of the source media files and places them in a new event folder. Keep in mind that copying an event with large source media files can take several minutes.
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