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194 Part IV Capturing and Importing
5 Press Delete.
This removes the clip from your project but the media file is still on the disk.
Important: Because you deleted the clip, any comments or notes applied to the clip
are now gone.
6 Switch back to the Finder and move the media file to the folder where you want to
keep all the media files associated with your project.
7 Drag the media file from its new folder in the Finder to the Browser in
Final Cut Express HD.
You now have the same clip as before, but it points to its media file in the proper location.
If your clip has comments and notes that you don’t want to lose by deleting the clip,
you can ignore the step where you delete the clip from the Browser. In this case,
Final Cut Express HD warns you that the clip’s media file has gone “offline” when you
return to the application. You can choose to reconnect the clip’s media file, which is
now in the proper location, using the Reconnect window. For more information, see
“Reconnecting Clips and Offline Media” on page 933.
Modifying a Media File’s Reel Name Property
Most clip properties such as scene information and comments are stored in clips, not in
media files. However, clips don’t contain the reel name property—media files do. If you
accidentally assigned the wrong reel name while capturing, you can modify the reel
name property in the media file itself.
Final Cut Express HD allows you to modify the reel name property directly in the
Browser. Because you are modifying a property of a media file, Final Cut Express HD
warns you before changing the reel name property of the media file.
To modify a single clip and media file’s reel name property:
1 Make sure the Reel column is visible in the Browser.
For more information, see “Organizing Footage in the Browser” on page 219.
2 Select the clip whose Reel property you want to change.
3 Click in the Reel property field, enter a new name, then press Enter.
A dialog appears warning you that you are about to modify the Reel property of the
media file.
4 Click OK.
The media file’s Reel property is modified, and the clip now displays the new Reel property.