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To add the entire contents of one or more directories of clips to the Media Pool:
1 Use the Media Storage panel to find and select one or more directories containing
media files you need to import.
2 If you have multiple bins available in the Bin list, select the specific bin you want to add
the incoming media to.
3 Do one of the following:
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Right-click the selected directory or directories in the Media Storage panel, and
choose “Add Folder into Media Pool” to add only clips from the selected directory.
Subdirectories are ignored.
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Right-click the directory in the Media Storage panel, and choose “Add Folder and
SubFolders into Media Pool” to add clips from the selected directory and those from
all subdirectories within.
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Drag one or more selected directories you want from the Media Storage panel’s
browser area to the browser area of the Media Pool to add its contents, and the
contents of all subdirectories within, to the currently selected bin in the Bin list.
You also have the option of using the directories and subdirectories that organize media in your
file system as bins in the Media Pool, so that you can preserve the original organization of
your media.
To add all clips and folders in a directory organized into matching folders in the Media Pool:
1 Use the Media Storage panel to find the directory containing the files you need
toimport.
2 Do one of the following:
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Right-click the directory and choose “Add Folder and SubFolders into Media Pool
(Create Bins)”
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Drag the folder you want to import from the Media Storage panel to the Bin list of the
Media Pool to add that folder, and all subfolders within, as a new bin in the Bin list.
A folder appears in the Media Pool with the same name as the folder you dragged in. All clips
and all subdirectories appear within, nested hierarchically in the Media Pool as they were in the
file system.
Import Hierarchically Organized Nests of Empty Directories
You can also import a nested series of directories and subdirectories that constitutes a
default bin structure you’d like to bring into projects, even if those directories are
empty, by dragging them from your file system into the Media Pool Bin list of a project.
The result is a hierarchically nested series of bins that mimics the structure of the
directories you imported. This is useful if you want to use such a series of directories
as a preset bin structure for new projects.
Adding Subclips From the Media Storage Panel
If you’re browsing long source clips in the Media Storage panel, but you only want to import a
small segment of a much longer clip into the Media Pool, you can create subclips directly from
the Media Storage panel.
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