Help!

sonic freak

sonic freak

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For some reason, I can't get a handle on where some recently imported video footage has gone.

here's some background:

I'm using my DVX-100B, shooting in standard 24p. I'm shooting an electronic press kit for a pro golfer friend on mine in Southern California.

I've been using my PowerBook G4 as my scratch disk. I have a Maxtor external hard drive that i use for backing things up only. (It might be smart to use THAT as the scratch disc but I'm not handling that much footage and I move around a lot and didn't want to be dragging my Maxtor everywhere..)

My imported video files had been going just fine into my capture scratch folder just inside my Macintosh HD.

But some recently imported footage didn't go there. In fact, I can't even find it. But it shows up just fine in the timeline, in other words, it's not offline, but I can't find them stored anywhere (?!)

And now my MacHD is getting full. (1 gig left out of 75)

So I want to trash some of my unsed files to clear up space, but I can't find them. So I'm stuck. I can't import anymore footage becuase clips that I don't even need are hiding from me somewhere on my HD..(!)

My main question is this:

Should your capture scratch folder be in one EXACT place only?
How can files go missing but still show up fine in the timeline?

THANKS,

-Murf
 
Try opening up the FCP project then right click on one of the clips, press "reveal in finder". Finder should open up with where your clips have gone. If they're not all there, try doing the same thing with the other missing clips.

As for your other questions, a file can be missing to you, but not the computer. It obviously has it pointed at another folder somewhere on your macs harddrive.
 
RyanT is right. The "reveal" is the best solution. If you know the name of the file you can use OSX's Spotlight in the upper right of your screen.

It is a good idea to keep your Capture Scratch folder in one place. Its also good to double check your scratch disc before any capture. Tedious yes, but a good habit. I would also recomend using a seperate drive for your storage. Best of luck.
 
ryan and darren, thanks

even though it's a simple question/answer, I appreciate it.

that combo drive looks sweet..
 
sonic freak said:
ryan and darren, thanks

even though it's a simple question/answer, I appreciate it.

that combo drive looks sweet..
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Oh you're welcome.

Those combo drives do look pretty tempting. I think when I finally pick up a macbook I'll have to get one of those as well.
 
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