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2 Do one of the following:
Under the list of Camera Archives on the left, select the archive you want to import. Â
Click Open Archive, navigate to the folder of the archive you want to import, and Â
click Open.
3 To select which clips you want to import, 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.
 To import a portion of one clip: Drag inside the clip to select the range that you want
to import, 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 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.
5 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.
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.
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