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To add the entire contents of one or more directories of clips to the Media Pool:
1 Use the Media Storage panel to find and select one or more directories containing media files you
need to import.
2 If you have multiple bins available in the Bin list, select the specific bin you want to add the
incoming media to.
3 Do one of the following:
– Right-click the selected directory or directories in the Media Storage panel, and choose
“Add Folder into Media Pool” to add only clips from the selected directory. Subdirectories
are ignored.
– Right-click the directory in the Media Storage panel, and choose “Add Folder and
SubFolders into Media Pool” to add clips from the selected directory and those from all
subdirectories within.
– Drag one or more selected directories you want from the Media Storage panel’s browser area
to the browser area of the Media Pool to add its contents, and the contents of all subdirectories
within, to the currently selected bin in the Bin list.
You also have the option of using the directories and subdirectories that organize media in your file
system as bins in the Media Pool, so that you can preserve the original organization of your media.
To add all clips and folders in a directory organized into matching folders in the Media Pool:
1 Use the Media Storage panel to find the directory containing the files you need to import.
2 Do one of the following:
– Right-click the directory and choose “Add Folder and SubFolders into Media Pool (Create Bins)”
– Drag the folder you want to import from the Media Storage panel to the Bin list of the Media
Pool to add that folder, and all subfolders within, as a new bin in the Bin list.
A folder appears in the Media Pool with the same name as the folder you dragged in. All clips and all
subdirectories appear within, nested hierarchically in the Media Pool as they were in the file system.
Import Hierarchically Organized Nests of Empty Directories
You can also import a nested series of directories and subdirectories that constitutes a default
bin structure you’d like to bring into projects, even if those directories are empty, by dragging
them from your file system into the Media Pool Bin list of a project. The result is a hierarchically
nested series of bins that mimics the structure of the directories you imported. This is useful if
you want to use such a series of directories as a preset bin structure for new projects.
Adding Subclips From the Media Storage Panel
If you’re browsing long source clips in the Media Storage panel, but you only want to import a small
segment of a much longer clip into the Media Pool, you can create subclips directly from the Media
Storage panel.
To add a subclip from a clip in the Media Storage panel to the Media Pool:
1 Single-click any clip in the Media Storage panel to open it into the Viewer in order to create a
subclip without needing to first import that clip into the Media Pool.
2 Set In and Out points in the Source Viewer to define the section you want to turn into a subclip.
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