User manual

Importing Material

UM-2014.1-07

This chapter describes :

How to get media (both video and audio) into the project library for use

How to recursively import entire folders automatically

How to import and conform from list files (e.g. an EDL)

How to make sure each piece of media we import has the proper

metadata attached

How to manage our media library

We import material into our project via the Library. Switch to the Library

module via :

F1 hotkey or

Library

button

Although we talk about importing in this chapter, the application does

not move or copy media around. Unlike some applications that

make you import to a proprietary storage volume, we create library

references to the original media files. Importing large sequences is

almost instant in most cases.

The Library Module will appear over the top part of our desktop :

Project desktop with Library View in upper part.

For a complete description of the Library see the Library chapter.

We can get material into the project library in three ways :