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rubbersoul
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Looking for a better solution for importing & organizing raw video. I am using imovie for now. Soon to switch to FC express. After much exploring & learning on my new machine (recent convert), I’m a bit frustrated on how video is handled.
Please correct any of these that I’ve got wrong, but it appears that:
Importing video (from DV camera) with programs provided on my machine can only be done through imovie and idvd.
Importing video through these programs requires creating a project, and importing the video to that project.
Then that imported video is associated with that project.
So I want to take the imported clips (say from imovie), and organize them in a library for archiving, use on other projects, backup, etc. I know I can find the actually video files by control clicking on the project in finder, hit show package, and get to “clip 1, clip 2...clip 55”. Now I’ve got say 55 separate clips, for just one import. Not good!
I’d like to efficiently organize my various raw videos by year/event etc. So that when working a project, a can pull in the different footage that I want to use. For instance, I previously had imported and organzied raw video with my PC editing software, and now, thankfully, I can just bring those specific clips from the external drive into Imovie and edit.
Is there a better solution for import & organizing my raw video clips more efficiently with imovie or idvd?? Or perhaps another program. Such that I’ve got ½ hr of video “Christmas 05”, one file, archived, and can pull it into projects in the future... Ideally maintaining the clip breaks. Am I asking to much from apple? How do you all manage/archive your imported video?
Much thanks for any feedback!
(other than this, since going Mac, I'm actually have fun on a computer for the first time)
Please correct any of these that I’ve got wrong, but it appears that:
Importing video (from DV camera) with programs provided on my machine can only be done through imovie and idvd.
Importing video through these programs requires creating a project, and importing the video to that project.
Then that imported video is associated with that project.
So I want to take the imported clips (say from imovie), and organize them in a library for archiving, use on other projects, backup, etc. I know I can find the actually video files by control clicking on the project in finder, hit show package, and get to “clip 1, clip 2...clip 55”. Now I’ve got say 55 separate clips, for just one import. Not good!
I’d like to efficiently organize my various raw videos by year/event etc. So that when working a project, a can pull in the different footage that I want to use. For instance, I previously had imported and organzied raw video with my PC editing software, and now, thankfully, I can just bring those specific clips from the external drive into Imovie and edit.
Is there a better solution for import & organizing my raw video clips more efficiently with imovie or idvd?? Or perhaps another program. Such that I’ve got ½ hr of video “Christmas 05”, one file, archived, and can pull it into projects in the future... Ideally maintaining the clip breaks. Am I asking to much from apple? How do you all manage/archive your imported video?
Much thanks for any feedback!
(other than this, since going Mac, I'm actually have fun on a computer for the first time)