I guess this is why my computer feels like it’s dragging. I’ve only ever used one master library and each video I did was an event in that library. Guess that’s my problem?
Very good .. 3:25 you forgot to mention something very important .. when you create the library you have the option to either ‘copy footage to library’ OR ‘ leave in place’. At the end of your tutorial you mention deleting the footage folder - THIS SHOULD NOT BE DONE IF YOU SELECTED ‘leave in place’ otherwise your project will be useless as there will be no footage at all. The footage MUST be copied to the library FIRST before deleting the footage folders. THIS SHOULD BE MADE VERY CLEAR!
@@waynelast1685 question - so if you 'copy footage to library' are you essentially doubling the footage in which the footage basically exists now in TWO places: your external hard drive and your FCPX library found in your internal hard drive? that would eat up your system storage really quickly i'd imagine... can you simply manipulate and access your footage all from within your hard drive?
Jael Nava I’m actually not an expert however I believe what you said is true you can access it directly from your hard drive in the original location but it will run more slowly I believe. Some experts reading this post can comment on that. Read the above comments and they indicated you should copy it to the library and then delete the original from your hard drive. However you should always keep a back up or two of your video footage in a separate location in case something happens to your computer and even the footage in the library gets lost.
Your explanation about libraries and projects was golden. This got me back on track. Thanks, Will! Very lucky to have found your video when I was on the precipice of a rage quit.
Just what I needed. Complete chaos on my hard drive and have been using final cut pro for about 6 months and still didn't know what projects, library and events was all about. Super cheers for that. Simple, easy to understand and brought in a cool way.
Thanks mate. For a guy moving from premier to final cut, this was the best explanation so far of what the library, projects, etc. all means in relation to files.
Let's say I have my files on a Sim Card in a USB port. I drag a file from there into a Library. Does FCP create a folder on my hard drive and move that file there? AND WHERE THE FUCK IS IT?
Hi Ray, the files are imported INTO the fcpx library. By default fcpx libraries live in your movies folder. If you need to find the files you can right click on the lib file in finder and select “view package contents” this will reveal the folders where your imported media lives
Excellent. I have got in such a mess with old & new video files, projects, Libraries blah blah blah. As you rightly explained, FCPX back up files take a huge amount of space - I have just had a huge clear out - so now will be implementing your ideas as I start afresh! - so thank you so much 👍
This was a great help... been trying to get my head around organization as well and this really helped.. thanks for taking the time to discuss it! Cheers!
Very good! I was about 80% where you are after almost a year of using FCPX. Thanks for the final bits of info I needed to get me all the way to fool proof organization. In particular, I love your method for paring down unnecessary footage for storage after the project concludes.
Thank you soooooo much for this video! Ever since purchasing FCP a month ago I've been wrestling with how to manage the Library. You have cleared things up wonderfully!
Awsome work! Keep up the great work.. every time I’m stuck in final cut I go to TH-cam and I always come across your channel and it always helps me get through
Outstanding! Best explanation that's actually understandable about how to set up an editing session. I'm new to FCP X and find the Library/Project/Event hierarchy maddeningly confusing. This is a very helpful stride towards FCP X clarity.
The answer I’ve been looking for! Thank you for taking the time to go through your process it works perfectly for the way I work. At last I can get things organised and not go through all the anxiety everyone I open FCPX
Thanks for spelling this out so clearly ,im just a casual user but struggle with files ,folders ,duplication and low drive space ,cant wait to put thjis into practice.
Wow dude, in one 13 min video you made it all clear to me, and I have spent the last two weeks trying to understand the structure and the need to keep original movies/pictures/sounds or not, now I have got it - Awesome work, and will help me with my "Home Videos" for private use only etc.
My friend, you have just saved me such a headache. I like you did, have been getting tangled up in libraries, projects and such. I have over a dozen videos edited but messed up in the files structure, my FCPX files are gong to look very much more organised now. Thanks!
Will, thank you so much for this! I definitely have been keeping everything in the same library (my default as a photographer-it didn't occur to me to do anything else!), and I was starting to run out of hard drive space -I just got 250 gb back from your tips near the end and my computer is (and therefore I am) SO much happier! Thank you thank you thank you!
Spot on sir. I’m a newbie just starting up and though final cut is not in budget at present, I’ve taken the plunge with Mac and so iMovie is my option at present. This has been a big bugbear in my progression and your guidelines are starting to clear up a lot for me along with the great staff in Apple shops. So glad I came across this and subbed. Many thx. Just what I needed to start with an initial ‘template’ of sorts.
Thank you Steve 🙌 so pleased you found the video helpful. I started with iMovie myself and found the learning curve when upgrading pretty daunting but actually it was all pretty easy once I got started. Once you get started with FCPX don’t hesitate to drop me some questions, I’m always adding video ideas to my list! Thanks for watching and commenting and welcome to the channel! 😎🙌👍🙏
Hey Will, this was the best video ever, you helped me so much! I've just started making videos and I was already making a complete MESS - thank so much, I love the way you explain things - can't help but subscribe!
Thank you for taking the time to make this video. Your file structure makes a lot of sense and I will start using that on an external hard drive which will hopefully allow me to switch between desktop and laptop when needed. I think I understood 90% of your explanation, so I will come back and re-watch for the bits that my brain couldn't handle 🤣. Thanks again and keep up the good work. You get a 👍 from me :)
Absolutely brilliant! I have such a hard time having all my footage in one folder from multiple cameras. Especially since I haven't done it that often but find myself using multiple cameras more of a necessity these days. I just shot some drone footage with 4 cameras including the drone footage. I was dreading the editing process trying to match up footage. I'm glad I found your video. thank you.
Dude...excellent advice on FCPX file organization. I've been editing a long time and LOVE FCPX but recently it's been a little glitchy and my desktop getting too hot. You made me totally rethink how I'm organizing my files into a library for each rather than a big library with projects inside. Makes a ton of sense. Also watched your Proxy Media video too - hadn't played with that, but may start. Appreciate you!
Wow! I’m editing with Final Cut pro x almost 5 years now but today I’ve learned easy and simple way organizing files Thanks i appreciated and i ve subcribed you aswel.
This is interesting! I was using a library for every TYPE of project, and events for EACH project. So what I'm getting from your video is essentially to create a full library for each PROJECT, as in, for each RENDERED VIDEO. I love how the footage is neatly organized automatically by FCPX when you drag the folders into the app. I will start doing this from now on. Thank you so much!!
@@WillChidlow I did!! Thank you so much. Today I published my latest video and I followed your tips with wonderful results. It's SOOOOO much easier to find the footage you need at any given moment.
Great Video! I was doing the same thing. My Hard Drive is full and my library is 100G big and titled "unknown" . You explained this very well. I will try your technic moving forward and hopefully get my projects under control. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
Hey Charles! 👋 Glad you found it helpful, thanks for watching and commenting! Be sure to subscribe to the channel to stay up to date with me! Thanks so much and keep creating 💪👍😎
thanks for the tips, they are all so helpful. one thing I am interested in watching , is the workflow/process of how you open an old project, and start to reload/relink everything again, in order to edit an old video. :)
Super helpful!!! Thanks will. I'm just getting into fcpx and the terminology and file management is just not as intuitive as one would hope. But, this really cleared things up. I'm going to do exactly this.
Holy shxt! Thank you Will. I've been losing my mind with FCPX (a newbie unfortunately) but you helped me so much with this video. So simple but not apparent. Thank you for posting. I just hit subscribe and going to look for other vids you posted...
Thank you SO SO MUCH!! I usually create fan vids using an older version of Final Cut Pro, but during Covid-19, because of being at home all the time I thought it’d be a good idea to upgrade (for my birthday) and to learn this new software. Needless to say I was completely lost!!! So thanks again for this solution xoxo
I’ve managed to delete my projects and all back up files * *Bursts into tears!* * I imagine that all editors know my pain - My intentions were good... I was trying to free up some space... but it’s gone, I even rung Apple and they told me it was irreversible. Anyhoo..... I was wondering if you could help me. What is the best way to keep space freed up for fcpx (A course of action that will not lead to losing all my carefully sculpted hours of work! Lol) I have all my footage on my external hard drive, USB connected. If I edit straight from those Files instead of dragging everything onto the MacBook would that help or hinder? Help me, Will Chidlow, You’re my only hope! 🥺♥️❤️
Your workflow is good in one sense that you are using events to make folders, besides that what I do is when i finish the project i export it as a library and as like you my media is in my library so i dont keep another copy, when everything is already there in library, but with this video i learned two things. 1. Folders as events. 2. Deleting all proxies and rendered files to save space, ill do that with all my libraries, I appreciate your effort of making this video and sharing with us, learned something new today.
Great explanation for some of the quirky features on Final Cut Pro! We just recently switched over from Adobe Premiere Elements and some things have puzzled me, which is how I found your videos. I will be checking out your editing process too. Thanks for clearing up some of my confusion. 😀
Great video friend. One thing I’ve done to resolve the issue of libraries getting too big is that I save my libraries on an external portable drive and work right off the drive. This also allows me to continue my work even if I’m not at my own Mac.
Hey 👋 thanks for watching, yep I’ve done the same too, I’m using a Drobo for my external drive which is great and then I have a rugged drive for out and about. Thanks for commenting, happy editing! 🙏👍😎
Really like how you broke it down. Thanks and thank "Freedom Matters" for the important point he made. I'll be visiting this post a few more times to make sure I set up my files correctly for FCPX. Thanks again.
Great advice for newcomers and clearly explained. Similar to mine also with the exception the my Library is on a a different HD to the original rushes as simple redundancy.
Thanks Teresa! Yeah my office is a much nicer place to work now I have the coloured lights, perfect for late night editing sessions! 👌thanks for watching and commenting and glad you found the video helpful 👍🙌
Thanks for this insightful video, have been using final cut X since january and hadn't nailed down the best way to store everything, have been looking for a vid like this for a while to get someone else's perspective on it.
@7:20 "dragging a folder into event keeps the folder structure" that is the gold of this video. Never knew that. Feel quite silly I never tried. Have watched 100s of hours of how tos on FCP. OK, I need to go back to school now. Thanks Will
Will Chidlow Max overload on info. But one question. If I have regular assets like intro or something do you have those saved in a folder and copy into each new library? I’ve been copying them from one open project to the next. Means having to keep multiple project and libraries open. Ergo the problem you talked about of slowing down the machine. Btw new sub as well. #keepcreating
Hi Andrew, great question, personally i have a folder on my hard drive of my regular assets and i copy them in to the new library at the the start of each new library i create. I'm currently investigating a better way of managing this but at the moment that's the best i have come up with. Of course for regularly used audio it is possible but not for video and images GRRR! Many thanks for the Sub and apologies for my slow reply, for some reason youtube held your comment for review and i didn't spot it straight away 👍
Excellent! I just bought a new Mac Book Pro and wanted to start out using FCPX correctly from the start, instead of the mess I made on my old system. I wish I had the sense to search for this video long ago.
Thanks for that, that was very helpful at explaining the opening bits which have thrown me coming from premiere. One thing that stands out to me just on a process basis. If you set final cut > preferences > import to "leave files in place" you then don't get the doubling of your files and I personally would leave that initial file structure (with your cameras etc in it) for later use and searching rather than searching a library file. You can then right click your library file > show package contents - and then see your temp files etc which you can delete as needed. Keeping the files like this will probably make backups etc much easier as you aren't copying an 300gb etc library file around the place all the time. Just something to consider, I hope that makes sense. Thanks for the help though, it seems like such an odd program when coming from others.
"Every single project, create a new library". It sounds easy. It took me years to realise.
It took me a hot minute too Luis! Thanks for watching 👍🙏😎
I guess this is why my computer feels like it’s dragging. I’ve only ever used one master library and each video I did was an event in that library. Guess that’s my problem?
Kevin Strom was it?
Pavel Vitek seems like it was
Kevin Strom great!
Very good .. 3:25 you forgot to mention something very important .. when you create the library you have the option to either ‘copy footage to library’ OR ‘ leave in place’. At the end of your tutorial you mention deleting the footage folder - THIS SHOULD NOT BE DONE IF YOU SELECTED ‘leave in place’ otherwise your project will be useless as there will be no footage at all. The footage MUST be copied to the library FIRST before deleting the footage folders. THIS SHOULD BE MADE VERY CLEAR!
You are very correct. As FCPX copies to library by default I didn’t mention it, but I definitely should have 👍🙌🙏😎
Will Chidlow it doesn’t do it by default unless you specified this in the import procedure.
@@waynelast1685 question - so if you 'copy footage to library' are you essentially doubling the footage in which the footage basically exists now in TWO places: your external hard drive and your FCPX library found in your internal hard drive? that would eat up your system storage really quickly i'd imagine... can you simply manipulate and access your footage all from within your hard drive?
Jael Nava I’m actually not an expert however I believe what you said is true you can access it directly from your hard drive in the original location but it will run more slowly I believe. Some experts reading this post can comment on that. Read the above comments and they indicated you should copy it to the library and then delete the original from your hard drive. However you should always keep a back up or two of your video footage in a separate location in case something happens to your computer and even the footage in the library gets lost.
Your explanation about libraries and projects was golden. This got me back on track. Thanks, Will! Very lucky to have found your video when I was on the precipice of a rage quit.
Glad it was helpful!
Just what I needed. Complete chaos on my hard drive and have been using final cut pro for about 6 months and still didn't know what projects, library and events was all about. Super cheers for that. Simple, easy to understand and brought in a cool way.
Hey Haroun, thanks for watching and commenting, so glad you got some value from the video. Happy editing! 👍🙏🙌💪😎
Back to back days I'm looking for FCPX tips and 2 of your videos came up. You have earned my subscription, sir!
That’s awesome Nico! Thanks so much, glad I could be helpful 👍👍😎
You have been the only person, to break it down for us and make sense of it. I just recently, literally two days ago, got FCPX.
Thank you!
So great to hear! Thank you 👍🙏😎
I completely agree with you!
I LOVE when people know what they're talking about!! Thank you, Will!
Ah thanks Tom! I try my best 👍🙏😎
Thanks mate. For a guy moving from premier to final cut, this was the best explanation so far of what the library, projects, etc. all means in relation to files.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching! Really keen to know what made you move from PP to FCPX?
I did the same thing Its just not optimized for the Mac OSX platform , Final cut is faster and cooler hands down
Let's say I have my files on a Sim Card in a USB port. I drag a file from there into a Library. Does FCP create a folder on my hard drive and move that file there? AND WHERE THE FUCK IS IT?
Hi Ray, the files are imported INTO the fcpx library. By default fcpx libraries live in your movies folder. If you need to find the files you can right click on the lib file in finder and select “view package contents” this will reveal the folders where your imported media lives
Excellent. I have got in such a mess with old & new video files, projects, Libraries blah blah blah. As you rightly explained, FCPX back up files take a huge amount of space - I have just had a huge clear out - so now will be implementing your ideas as I start afresh! - so thank you so much 👍
Hey! 👋 so glad you found the video helpful! Thanks for watching and happy editing! 👍😎🙏🙌
OMG you're answering all my questions thanks Will I love your video I've been getting my guts in a twist about how to organise the assets. Thank you !
This was a great help... been trying to get my head around organization as well and this really helped.. thanks for taking the time to discuss it! Cheers!
Awesome to hear! Thanks for watching 👍🙏🙌💪
Very good! I was about 80% where you are after almost a year of using FCPX. Thanks for the final bits of info I needed to get me all the way to fool proof organization. In particular, I love your method for paring down unnecessary footage for storage after the project concludes.
Hi Melanie, thanks for watching and commenting! So pleased you found the video helpful and glad I could fill in a few gaps for you. Happy editing! 👍😎
Thank you soooooo much for this video! Ever since purchasing FCP a month ago I've been wrestling with how to manage the Library. You have cleared things up wonderfully!
Thanks for watching David! So glad you found it helpful. Happy editing! 👍🙏🙌💪😎
Awsome work! Keep up the great work.. every time I’m stuck in final cut I go to TH-cam and I always come across your channel and it always helps me get through
Thank you so much for your kind words! Means so much to hear! Happy editing! 👍🙏🙌💪😎
Outstanding! Best explanation that's actually understandable about how to set up an editing session. I'm new to FCP X and find the Library/Project/Event hierarchy maddeningly confusing. This is a very helpful stride towards FCP X clarity.
Awesome to hear! Glad I could help 👍👌🙏😎
The answer I’ve been looking for! Thank you for taking the time to go through your process it works perfectly for the way I work. At last I can get things organised and not go through all the anxiety everyone I open FCPX
Glad i could help!
Thanks for spelling this out so clearly ,im just a casual user but struggle with files ,folders ,duplication and low drive space ,cant wait to put thjis into practice.
You are very welcome! Thanks so much for watching 🙏🙏🙌👍
I'm new to final cut , and I just happened to stumble upon your tutorials . I love em . especially this one . thank you.
Cheers Scott! Glad I can help 👍🙏😎
This is great! I've used fcpx for years and it never occurred to me to create a separate event for projects. You've just gotten a new subscriber!
Awesome to hear! Thanks for watching and happy editing 👍🙏😎
Wow dude, in one 13 min video you made it all clear to me, and I have spent the last two weeks trying to understand the structure and the need to keep original movies/pictures/sounds or not, now I have got it - Awesome work, and will help me with my "Home Videos" for private use only etc.
Happy to help! Thanks for watching! 👍🙏😎
First time I saw a simple, yet effective solution to ogranise projects. Thanks a ton! This is going to help me and everyone involved A LOT.
Awesome to hear! Thanks for watching! 🙏🙌💪😎
Super helpful! Great into into understanding not only organizing files and folders, but also the structure of Libraries/Events/Projects.
Thanks Tyler! Glad you got some value from the video, thanks for watching 👍🙏😎
Maaaaaaan....finally I've got it! Was doing it the same wrong way as you did, and now I am doing it the right way as you do!! Thanks bro! Really!
Awesome to hear Tom! Thanks for watching and happy editing! 👍🙏😎
Really helpful& you explained it easily enough for the organizing folders in fcp for someone coming from using windows & svp, thank you!!
You're welcome!
My friend, you have just saved me such a headache. I like you did, have been getting tangled up in libraries, projects and such. I have over a dozen videos edited but messed up in the files structure, my FCPX files are gong to look very much more organised now. Thanks!
Great suggestions....I've been looking for final cut instructions like this.....perfect and thank you for saving me so much file space 👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏
Awesome to hear Garry, thanks for watching and happy editing 👍🙌🙏😎💪
Thank you for making this simple to understand. Feel super confident moving forward!
That’s so great to hear Sacha, thanks for watching! 👍🙌🙏😎💪
Awesome. Thank you. I knew bits and pieces of this but seeing another workflow is insight that you can't get from reading a book. Teach!
You're very welcome!
Will, thank you so much for this! I definitely have been keeping everything in the same library (my default as a photographer-it didn't occur to me to do anything else!), and I was starting to run out of hard drive space -I just got 250 gb back from your tips near the end and my computer is (and therefore I am) SO much happier! Thank you thank you thank you!
Hi Paige, so that’s so great to hear! Glad I could help! It took me ages to figure this out too. Thanks so much for watching 👍🙏😎
Spot on sir. I’m a newbie just starting up and though final cut is not in budget at present, I’ve taken the plunge with Mac and so iMovie is my option at present. This has been a big bugbear in my progression and your guidelines are starting to clear up a lot for me along with the great staff in Apple shops. So glad I came across this and subbed. Many thx. Just what I needed to start with an initial ‘template’ of sorts.
Thank you Steve 🙌 so pleased you found the video helpful. I started with iMovie myself and found the learning curve when upgrading pretty daunting but actually it was all pretty easy once I got started. Once you get started with FCPX don’t hesitate to drop me some questions, I’m always adding video ideas to my list! Thanks for watching and commenting and welcome to the channel! 😎🙌👍🙏
Hey Will, this was the best video ever, you helped me so much! I've just started making videos and I was already making a complete MESS - thank so much, I love the way you explain things - can't help but subscribe!
Thanks Franzs! Glad you enjoyed 👍🙏😎
Thank you for taking the time to make this video. Your file structure makes a lot of sense and I will start using that on an external hard drive which will hopefully allow me to switch between desktop and laptop when needed. I think I understood 90% of your explanation, so I will come back and re-watch for the bits that my brain couldn't handle 🤣. Thanks again and keep up the good work. You get a 👍 from me :)
Hey 👋 thanks so much! Glad I could help a bit. Hopefully you can get everything how you want it 👍👍
Thanks Will 👍
Thank you for creating this! Your video has helped me better understand FCP files much better!
Glad it helped!
Absolutely brilliant! I have such a hard time having all my footage in one folder from multiple cameras. Especially since I haven't done it that often but find myself using multiple cameras more of a necessity these days. I just shot some drone footage with 4 cameras including the drone footage. I was dreading the editing process trying to match up footage. I'm glad I found your video. thank you.
Happy to help Mark 👍🙏😎
God bless you! This video was so helpful and you made it really easy to understand how to declutter my fcp files and library!
Thanks Lauren! So glad you found the tutorial helpful 💪 happy editing and thanks for watching 😎👍
thanks buddy! very helpful! starting to wrap my head around the whole FCPX structure!
Happy to help 👍🙏😎
Dude...excellent advice on FCPX file organization. I've been editing a long time and LOVE FCPX but recently it's been a little glitchy and my desktop getting too hot. You made me totally rethink how I'm organizing my files into a library for each rather than a big library with projects inside. Makes a ton of sense.
Also watched your Proxy Media video too - hadn't played with that, but may start.
Appreciate you!
Thanks Kevin! It’s comments like this that make my day! Thanks for watching and commenting and happy editing 👍🙏😎
Wow! I’m editing with Final Cut pro x almost 5 years now but today I’ve learned easy and simple way organizing files Thanks i appreciated and i ve subcribed you aswel.
Awesome to hear! Thanks so much for watching! 👍
This is interesting! I was using a library for every TYPE of project, and events for EACH project. So what I'm getting from your video is essentially to create a full library for each PROJECT, as in, for each RENDERED VIDEO. I love how the footage is neatly organized automatically by FCPX when you drag the folders into the app. I will start doing this from now on. Thank you so much!!
super! so happy you found it helpful! happy editing 💪🙏👍😎
@@WillChidlow I did!! Thank you so much. Today I published my latest video and I followed your tips with wonderful results. It's SOOOOO much easier to find the footage you need at any given moment.
Thank you so much for this great video. First one that make sense regarding file management in fcpx. 👍🏻👍🏻
Awesome to hear Trond! Thanks for watching and commenting, glad you found the video helpful 👍😎🙌
So great. Thank you for being so relatable and clear. You really helped me!
Awesome to hear! Thanks for watching 👍🙏😎
Great Video! I was doing the same thing. My Hard Drive is full and my library is 100G big and titled "unknown" . You explained this very well. I will try your technic moving forward and hopefully get my projects under control. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
Awesome, glad you found it helpful! 👍🙏🙌😎
Thanks for explaining all this in such a short time! Brilliant!
Glad I could help, happy editing! 👍🙌🙏💪😎
Great video! I am new to video editing and Final Cut Pro X, so this was very helpful. Keep up the good work!
Awesome to hear, glad I could help, thanks for watching and happy editing! 👍🙏😎
Thank you! Very well explained. You answered a lot of my questions which other video didn’t.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks Bill 🙏👍
Thank you very much for saving me from headaches. I literally don't know how to organize the library, event and project. This video helps me a lot.
Great stuff 👍 thanks so much for watching! Happy editing! 👍🙏🙌💪😎
Really helpful and well delivered video. Thank you for sharing this.
very sharp video my man ! thank you for all the help ,greatly appreciated
Hey Charles! 👋 Glad you found it helpful, thanks for watching and commenting! Be sure to subscribe to the channel to stay up to date with me! Thanks so much and keep creating 💪👍😎
GREAT video! Easy to follow and super useful! Thank you so much !!
Awesome to hear! 🙌 thanks for watching 👍🙏💪😎
Thanks Will, This helped my file management. You explained it perfectly!
Awesome to hear, thanks for watching and commenting 👍😎🙌🙏
That was brilliant, Will... thank you so much for sharing...
Awesome to hear Michael! Thanks so much for watching and commenting 👍🙌🙏😎
HOLY MOSES You just saved me over FOUR HUNDRED GIGS of space! Thankyou!!! And My laptop also thanks you 😂
Haha glad to help Alison 👍🙏😎
thanks for the tips, they are all so helpful. one thing I am interested in watching , is the workflow/process of how you open an old project, and start to reload/relink everything again, in order to edit an old video. :)
Thanks for watching! I’ll add your suggestion to my ideas list for the future 👍🙏😎
Super helpful!!! Thanks will. I'm just getting into fcpx and the terminology and file management is just not as intuitive as one would hope. But, this really cleared things up. I'm going to do exactly this.
Awesome stuff. Yeah it isn’t that intuitive to begin with. Glad I could help and thanks for watching! 👍👌🙏😎
Great Video this will surely help me keep my files and projects organized thank you.
That’s great news! Thanks for watching 👍👌😎
This was great, extremely helpful.
Awesome to hear! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this!. I just started using Final Cut and i was completely lost with libraries, events, projects. This video cleared that up.
Awesome to hear! Thanks for watching 👍🙏😎
Yes mate. Really helpful and well delivered. Big up the Brighton Fam! :)
Nice one Nick, thanks for watching 👍👍 #brightonforever 💪
Excellent video content and delivery. Thanks a bunch
Cheers Curtis! Thanks for watching 👍🙏🙌😎
Holy shxt! Thank you Will. I've been losing my mind with FCPX (a newbie unfortunately) but you helped me so much with this video. So simple but not apparent. Thank you for posting. I just hit subscribe and going to look for other vids you posted...
Glad I could help!
Thank you SO SO MUCH!! I usually create fan vids using an older version of Final Cut Pro, but during Covid-19, because of being at home all the time I thought it’d be a good idea to upgrade (for my birthday) and to learn this new software. Needless to say I was completely lost!!! So thanks again for this solution xoxo
You are very welcome! Glad you enjoyed it! Sounds like a great use of the time, thanks for watching and happy editing 👍🙏😎
I’ve managed to delete my projects and all back up files * *Bursts into tears!* * I imagine that all editors know my pain - My intentions were good... I was trying to free up some space... but it’s gone, I even rung Apple and they told me it was irreversible. Anyhoo..... I was wondering if you could help me. What is the best way to keep space freed up for fcpx (A course of action that will not lead to losing all my carefully sculpted hours of work! Lol) I have all my footage on my external hard drive, USB connected. If I edit straight from those Files instead of dragging everything onto the MacBook would that help or hinder? Help me, Will Chidlow, You’re my only hope! 🥺♥️❤️
Great advice. I am going to start implementing these ideas.
Hi Austin, that’s great to hear! Thanks for watching and commenting, glad you found the video helpful 👍
this was so helpful, I had just gotten FCPX and was so confused. thanks so much!!
Glad I could help 👍🙏😎
I've only just figured this out with the terminology, libraries etc... Your video explains it all really well, wish I'd found it earlier!
Awesome! Thanks for watching 👍🙏😎
Hey Will, just learning FCP X now and this video was very helpful. Cheers friend!
Awesome to hear David, thanks for watching! 👍👌🙌🙏
This is very helpful. Thank you!
Just the video I needed, answered all my questions, thanks
Cheers Solomon! Happy editing! 👍🙏😎💪
Super helpful video. Thanks, Will!
Thanks Rion, glad you found it helpful, thanks for watching and happy editing 👍🙏😎
This is a great video..was struggling with this for a long time! Thank you! :-)
Awesome, glad I could help Tom! Happy editing, and thanks for watching 👍🙏😎
Your workflow is good in one sense that you are using events to make folders, besides that what I do is when i finish the project i export it as a library and as like you my media is in my library so i dont keep another copy, when everything is already there in library, but with this video i learned two things. 1. Folders as events. 2. Deleting all proxies and rendered files to save space, ill do that with all my libraries, I appreciate your effort of making this video and sharing with us, learned something new today.
Awesome 😎 thanks so much 🙌 glad you found it helpful, thanks for watching 👍🙌😎
Great explanation for some of the quirky features on Final Cut Pro! We just recently switched over from Adobe Premiere Elements and some things have puzzled me, which is how I found your videos. I will be checking out your editing process too. Thanks for clearing up some of my confusion. 😀
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this was really helpful! ive had issues too with libraries and this is a really good solution
Awesome to hear! Thanks for watching Saqib! 👍🙏😎🙌
A very helpful video and answered a couple of queries that I had
Thanks Jonathon, Glad to help! 👍🙏😎
This is saving my life! THANK YOU!
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Great video friend. One thing I’ve done to resolve the issue of libraries getting too big is that I save my libraries on an external portable drive and work right off the drive. This also allows me to continue my work even if I’m not at my own Mac.
Hey 👋 thanks for watching, yep I’ve done the same too, I’m using a Drobo for my external drive which is great and then I have a rugged drive for out and about. Thanks for commenting, happy editing! 🙏👍😎
This is awesome thank you so much for sharing this!
You are so welcome!
Thanks for this! I'm currently switching from Premiere to Final Cut, and this really helped. Cheers!
Glad to help! Thanks for watching and commenting 👍 happy editing! 👌💪😎
Great help as I try to organize all the data!
Glad to help Sheryl! Thanks so much for watching and commenting 👍
Makes perfect sense to me, excellent video.
Glad to help! 👍🙏😎
Great video, really gave me a good place to start with my own organising.
Glad it was helpful!
Just what I needed! Keep up the good work! ;)
Hey Adnan! Thanks for watching, glad it helped 👍
Really like how you broke it down. Thanks and thank "Freedom Matters" for the important point he made. I'll be visiting this post a few more times to make sure I set up my files correctly for FCPX. Thanks again.
Great advice for newcomers and clearly explained. Similar to mine also with the exception the my Library is on a a different HD to the original rushes as simple redundancy.
Thanks for watching! Also great addition having the extra redundancy. Happy editing! 👍🙏🙌👌
Wow.. thank you for the info', much needed for our channel. Smiles.
Thanks very much for watching 👍🙏😎👌
Thank you for the help! Dig the purple light and matching intro vid montage.
Thanks Teresa! Yeah my office is a much nicer place to work now I have the coloured lights, perfect for late night editing sessions! 👌thanks for watching and commenting and glad you found the video helpful 👍🙌
Thanks Will. This was a great video!
Cheers Dave, happy editing 👍🙏😎
Thanks man! Great explanation, much appreciated.
Thank YOU for watching my friend 👍🙌🙏😎💪
Very helpful, especially creating a "Project" event. Thanks!
Thanks Joshua, happy editing! 👍🙏😎
NOTED!!! it helps a lot mate !! thx for sharing !!
Thanks Joe 👍🙏😎
Thanks this was a great video that has helped me a lot!
Glad it helped!
Thanks for this insightful video, have been using final cut X since january and hadn't nailed down the best way to store everything, have been looking for a vid like this for a while to get someone else's perspective on it.
Hi Stephen, thanks for watching and commenting, glad you liked the video and found it helpful. Happy editing 😎👍🙏🙌
Great video Man U just made my day lol , I been so frustrated about the same thing thanks ❗️ and I subscribed
Awesome to hear! Glad o could help! Thanks for watching! 👍🙏💪😎
Awesome. Thanks for sharing your workflow
Glad you found it useful! Thanks for watching 👍🙏🙌😎
Thank you for this video! Super helpful!
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching 👍🙏😎
@7:20 "dragging a folder into event keeps the folder structure" that is the gold of this video. Never knew that. Feel quite silly I never tried. Have watched 100s of hours of how tos on FCP. OK, I need to go back to school now. Thanks Will
Hi Andrew 👋 thanks for watching! So glad you got some value from the video, happy editing 👍😎
Will Chidlow Max overload on info. But one question. If I have regular assets like intro or something do you have those saved in a folder and copy into each new library? I’ve been copying them from one open project to the next. Means having to keep multiple project and libraries open. Ergo the problem you talked about of slowing down the machine. Btw new sub as well. #keepcreating
Hi Andrew, great question, personally i have a folder on my hard drive of my regular assets and i copy them in to the new library at the the start of each new library i create. I'm currently investigating a better way of managing this but at the moment that's the best i have come up with. Of course for regularly used audio it is possible but not for video and images GRRR! Many thanks for the Sub and apologies for my slow reply, for some reason youtube held your comment for review and i didn't spot it straight away 👍
Thank you, you are a legend. Very happy to subscribe ☺️
Awesome! Thanks for watching 👍🙏😎
Very helpful for a fcpx newbie like me! Thanks!
Thanks Frank! Glad you found it useful 👍👌🙏🙌
This is such a great video super helpful!! would you be able to do a video on smart collections ?
Excellent! I just bought a new Mac Book Pro and wanted to start out using FCPX correctly from the start, instead of the mess I made on my old system. I wish I had the sense to search for this video long ago.
Glad to help Randy 👍🙏😎
Thanks for that, that was very helpful at explaining the opening bits which have thrown me coming from premiere. One thing that stands out to me just on a process basis. If you set final cut > preferences > import to "leave files in place" you then don't get the doubling of your files and I personally would leave that initial file structure (with your cameras etc in it) for later use and searching rather than searching a library file. You can then right click your library file > show package contents - and then see your temp files etc which you can delete as needed. Keeping the files like this will probably make backups etc much easier as you aren't copying an 300gb etc library file around the place all the time.
Just something to consider, I hope that makes sense. Thanks for the help though, it seems like such an odd program when coming from others.
sorry just realised this was posted years ago. i'm sure you've changed this a bunch since