If you want to import media directly to a bin, right-click within the desired bin and select Import
Clip from the contextual menu.
If the files being imported do not match the frame rate and size of existing clips in the Media
List, you will be prompted to create a new project and to save the current project.
Another way to import media is to use an XML file which has been exported from Final Cut Pro 7.
Go to the File menu, select Import and then Final Cut Pro XML. Open the desired XML and all
the bins and media from the Final Cut Pro project will appear in the Media List.
Media Express also supports the import of CMX EDL files to batch capture clips using EDL files
from other video software. Go to the File menu, select Import and then CMX EDL. Select the
EDL and open it. The logging information will appear in the Media List. Select the logged clips
and perform a batch capture to import the clips from your deck.
Playing Back Single and Multiple Clips
You can play back H.264 files in the video preview pane of Media Express, and monitor audio
via the default sound output of your computer. Alternatively QuickTime Player, iTunes, Windows
Media Player and VLC can all be used to play back your H.264 files in full screen.
To play back a single clip, double-click the clip in the Media List. Alternatively select the clip in the
Media List and press the space bar on your keyboard or the play button in the transport controls.
To play back multiple clips, select the clips in the Media List and then press the space bar on
your keyboard or the play button in the transport controls.
Your video will play back in the video preview pane of Media Express. During playback, the
audio channels being monitored can be switched on or off via the track enable/disable buttons.
You can use the transport controls to play, stop, jump to
the next or previous clip and loop playback of your clips.
Browsing Media
In the Media List, you can view your clips in Thumbnail view or Timecode List view by clicking
on the desired view button at the top-right of the Media List.
In the Media List, choose to view your clips in
Timecode List view or Thumbnail view.
Thumbnail View
Thumbnails are the most intuitive way to display your clips. To get information for a clip, hover
your mouse over the clip's thumbnail and then click on the popup info icon which will appear at
the bottom-right of the thumbnail. Click the info bubble to hide it.
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