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Importing Media
Two Import buttons at the top of the Media Pool let you use import dialogs to select media you
want to bring into the Media Pool for use in your project.
The Import Media and Import Folder buttons
To import individual clips:
1 Do one of the following:
a. Click the Import Media button.
b. Press Command-I.
c. Right-click the Media Pool and choose Import Media.
2 Use the Import dialog to select one or more clips to import, and click Open.
3 If you’re prompted to change the frame rate of a currently empty project to match that
of the incoming media, click Change.
Each piece of media you import, whether it’s video, audio, or graphics, appears as an individual
clip in the Media Pool. You can also import an entire folder full of media as a bin in the
Media Pool.
To import a folder full of media into a bin:
1 Click the Import Media Folder button.
2 Use the Import dialog to select a folder containing media you want to import,
and click Open.
3 If you’re prompted to change the frame rate of a currently empty project to match that
of the incoming media, click Change.
Each folder you import appears as a bin in the Media Pool. Double-clicking a bin opens its
contents into the Media Pool, enabling you to view each individual clip.
TIP: For additional media import features, you can use the Media page, with its Media
Storage browser and more feature-rich version of the Media Pool.
Removing Media
If there are clips you no longer want in your project, you can simply select them and press the
Delete or Backspace keys. A Dialog asks if you want to remove the selected clip or clips;
clicking Remove will remove them from the Media Pool, while leaving them intact on your media
storage device.
If you want to remove every clip in the currently open bin (even the Master bin), you can also
right-click anywhere within the Media Pool and choose Remove All Clips in Bin from the
contextual menu.
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