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3 Do one of the following:
 To import all clips: Click Import All.
 To import only some of the clips: Select each clip you want to import by Command-
clicking each thumbnail, or dragging to select a group of clips, and click Import
Selected (the Import button changes its name).
 To import a portion of one clip: Drag inside the clip to select the range that you want,
and click Import Selected.
Tip: ∏ You can also select a clip, press the Space bar to play the clip, and press either I to
set a start point or O to set an end point.
4 In the window that appears, choose how you want to organize the imported media in
your Event Library:
 To add the imported clips 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.
5 If you want to 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.
6 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.
7 To begin working with your clips, close the Camera Import window so you can access
the Event Browser.
Import from a digital still camera
You can import video and still images from digital still cameras. The steps below
describe how to import video and still images directly into Final Cut Pro. You can also
import your photos into Aperture or iPhoto and access them through the Photos
Browser in Final Cut Pro.
To check whether your camera is compatible with Final Cut Pro, go to the Final Cut Pro X
Supported Cameras webpage at http://help.apple.com/nalcutpro/cameras.
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