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Import preferences
When you import media into Final Cut Pro using the Camera Import window or
the Import Files window, you can customize your import settings each time you
import les. However, if you drag media directly from the Finder into Final Cut Pro,
Final Cut Pro uses the import settings you selected in the Final Cut Pro Import
preferences window.
Organizing
 Copy les to Final Cut Pro Events folder: Duplicates the media les and places the
copy in the Final Cut Events folder on your system. If you’re importing media from
a dierent disk or volume, or if you want to keep a copy of all the media les that
have been imported into Final Cut Pro in the same location, select this checkbox.
 Import folders as Keyword Collections: Creates a Keyword Collection for each folder in
the les you’re importing. If the les you’re importing are in folders with meaningful
names, select this option to keep the le organization that exists in the Finder. (Note
that although Keyword Collections are not nested in the Event Library, every le in a
folder will get a Keyword Collection for each folder it is in, whether it is one, two, or
more levels deep in that folder.)
Transcoding
 Create optimized media: This option transcodes video to the Apple ProRes 422 codec,
which provides better performance during editing, faster render times, and better
color quality for compositing. This option transcodes still images to either JPEG (if
the original le doesn’t have alpha channel information) or PNG les (if the le has
alpha channel information). If the original camera format can be edited with good
performance, this option will be dimmed.
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