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Appendix B: Media Management

Does this illustration on the right resemble your

computer? Maybe your documents folder, or your

external hard drive? Being disorganized with your

personal les may not have any big consequences,

but this is not always the case when working with

media on shared lab computers. ere are a few

good reasons to keep your les organized when

working here:

It’s easier for you. How many times have you spent

an hour looking for a le, because you saved it as

“Untitled 1” in “Untitled Folder”? Proper

organization can save you from unnecessary

searching and headaches.

It’s easier for the computer. Many programs, such

as Final Cut Express, don’t actually import the les you’re working with, they just link to them. If your les are

scattered throughout the computer, this can slow down the program.

It can save you from losing les. How many times have you spend an hour looking for a le, only to realize you

left in on another computer? e iMacs here in Studio Foundation are periodically wiped-- if you leave

something behind, there’s no telling if it will still be there the next time you return.

Here are some specic tips and things to know when working with media:

Consolidate your media. Keep all the les you’re using for a project in one folder. is way, if you need to move

the project to another computer, you know everything you need is in one place.

Understand what the program is doing. Documents from Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator), iWork (Pages,

Keynote), and Oﬃce (Word, PowerPoint) do carry the media you import with them, so you don’t have to keep

the original les of images that you import. However, you may nd it useful to do so anyways, in case you ever

need to go back the original version of something. Documents from Final Cut Express and iDVD do not carry

media with them-- they simply link to it. Any documents you make with these programs are useless without the

video clips, audio clips, pictures, and any other media that you use inside of it.

Keep track of your media. Final Cut Express media is stored in one of two places, depending on how you

import it. Media that you import yourself, like pictures and music, is kept wherever you imported it from. is

includes audio les from an audio recorder and images from a still camera, so if you import directly from one of

these devices and disconnect the device, your media will go oﬄine. is is why you must copy your media oﬀ a

device to your own location before importing. Additionally, media that you import from a camcorder is stored

in a folder called “Final Cut Express Documents”, which you must also take with you for your project to

function on another computer.

Keep your media oﬀ the computer. It’s common practice to keep your documents (projects) on the computer

you’re working on, and the media for those projects on your external hard drive-- this will not only prevent you

from accidently leaving les on the computer, but will speed up certain programs like Final Cut Express. is

process is not recommended for USB drives, however, as they cannot keep up with the speed requirements for

video like FireWire can.

Name your media. Untitled 1” and “Untitled 2” don’t do you much good when you need to nd your les.

Name your media based on what it is; for example, I might have a song that I’m using-- I could leave it as

“Track 01” and import it straight from the CD, or I could name it “e Past Recedes (John

Frusciante)” (assuming that’s the right name for the track) and copy it to a folder called “Music” inside my

project folder.

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