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If one or more camera archives is missing, an icon appears on the camera archive to
indicate which part of the spanned clip is available—the beginning, middle, or end.
You can select each camera archive to see the dierent icons.
Indicates that all
portions of the spanned
clip are available.
Indicates that the end
portion of the spanned
clip is available.
Indicates that the
beginning portion of the
spanned clip is available.
Indicates that the middle
portion of the spanned
clip is available.
4 Click Import All to import the spanned clip.
Important: If the camera archives that make up the spanned clip are not all available,
you can import each camera archive separately. Each portion of the spanned clip will
be imported into Final Cut Pro as a separate clip.
5 Choose how you want to organize the imported media in your Event Library:
 To add the imported media to an existing Event: Select “Add to existing Event,” and
choose it from the pop-up menu.
 To create a new Event: Select “Create new Event” and type a name (for example,
“Chris and Kim Wedding”) in the text eld; then choose the disk where you want
to store the Event from the “Save to” pop-up menu.
To learn more about Events, see “Events and clips overview” on page 57.
6 If you want to organize your media, transcode your media, analyze the video, or
analyze the audio, select the relevant checkboxes.
If you don’t set Final Cut Pro to analyze your media during the import process, you can
analyze it later (if necessary) in the Event Browser.
7 Click Import.
Final Cut Pro imports your media in the background. If you selected any options in the
previous step, Final Cut Pro transcodes and optimizes the les after the import process
is complete. You can view the progress of the background tasks in the Background
Tasks window.
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