Apple 6 manual Reingesting Clip Media, Choosing Reel Names and Understanding Volume Names

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Reingesting Clip Media

If a clip’s media files are deleted or lost, you can reingest the clip’s media at any time. This process is equivalent to batch capturing when working with tape-based media. However, ingested clips are tracked a bit differently than clips logged and captured from tape.

In tape-based media workflows, the Reel, Media Start, and Media End properties describe where a clip’s original source media is located on a tape. When you log a clip, you assign its Reel property using the label written on the source tape so that you can find the clip again later when recapturing. Final Cut Pro has no way of verifying whether you put in the correct tape or not. If you insert the incorrect tape and Final Cut Pro finds matching timecode, you could accidentally recapture the wrong footage.

Most ingested clips store a more robust media tracking identifier called a clip ID. Each clip contains a unique clip ID number that is dedicated to only that clip. When you log and ingest a clip, the clip ID is stored in the clip within your project.

When you want to reingest a clip, Final Cut Pro searches the current volumes in the Log and Transfer window for a clip whose clip ID matches. If no clips have a matching clip ID, Final Cut Pro tells you that the volume containing that clip is not mounted.

Choosing Reel Names and Understanding Volume Names

When you log clips in the Log and Transfer window, it is important to assign memorable, meaningful reel names so that you can find volumes later for reingesting. This is also especially important when you are ingesting spanned clips because a spanned clip’s media comes from several volumes, and, by default, Final Cut Pro assigns each clip the Reel property of Spanned Reel. You should try to assign a reel name that describes each volume required for the spanned clip. For example, the reel name

10A_10B_10C could indicate that a clip requires three volumes: 10A, 10B, and 10C.

When warning you that the volume is missing, Final Cut Pro tells you the clip’s assigned Reel property, not the volume name. While both reel name and volume name are important for keeping track of your clips, Final Cut Pro does not make use of them for reingesting. Instead, Final Cut Pro searches any mounted volumes for clips that have clip ID numbers that match the clips you want to reingest. This means you can reingest the clip from any volume as long as the volume contains a clip with the matching clip ID.

Chapter 4 Using the Log and Transfer Window