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4 Next, choose which operation you want to perform:
Copy: Creates duplicates of all media associated with clips or timelines at the
destination.
Move: Relocates all media associated with clips or timelines to the destination,
removing it from the original locations.
Transcode: Creates duplicates of all media associated with clips or timelines in a new
format that you specify; all transcoded clips are written to the same destination.
Media Management operations
5 Click the Browse button and use the File Destination dialog to choose a location for
the managed media to be written. The file path of this location appears in the Media
Destination field.
6 Choose the options associated with the operation you selected. If you choose to
media manage Timelines, then a Timeline Selection option lets you choose which
Timelines you want to include in this operation. Additional options for advanced users
can be revealed by clicking “More options.” The current size of the selected media is
listed below, alongside an estimate of the size of the media after the operation you’ve
selected. Depending on which options you select, the estimate may be larger or
smaller, but this will show you if you need to change the selected options to achieve a
more desirable final size.
Media Management options shown for copying
trimmed media from a specific timeline
7 When you’ve finished choosing options, click Start. A progress bar appears showing
you how long the operation will take.
The following workflow illustrates how you can use Media Management to cut down the amount
of media you need to deal with when you’re conforming a project imported from elsewhere, and
you’ve been given far more media then you actually need, because you only need what’s
actually in the timeline you’re importing.
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