Understanding the Consolidate Feature
The Consolidate feature allows you to create and save copies of the sequence's media files to a selected drive. This makes it relatively simple to move source files with you when you work on a different system. Using the Consolidate feature has the advantage of copying only the amount of media necessary; you save only the sequences and clips used in the project. For example, it does not copy an entire 1-hour audio file to consolidate a single 10-second clip.
The Consolidate feature operates differently depending on whether you are consolidating master clips, subclips, or sequences. There are also different advantages in each case, as follows:
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Master clips: When you consolidate a master clip, the system creates
exact copies of the media files. If you link the original master clip to
the new files, the system creates a master clip with the file name
extension .old that remains linked to the old files. If you maintain the
link between the original master clip and the old media files, the
system creates a new master clip with the file name extension .new that
is linked to the new files. The new clips are also numbered
incrementally beginning with .01. Consolidating master clips does not
save storage space because the system copies the same amount of
media for each clip.
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Subclips: When you consolidate a subclip or group of subclips, the
system copies only the portion of the media files represented in the
subclip, and creates a new master clip that is the duration of the subclip
and a new subclip. The file name extension .new is attached, along
with incremental numbering beginning with .01.
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Sequences: When you consolidate a sequence, the system copies only
the portions of media files edited into the sequence, and creates new
master clips for each clip in the sequence. The file name extension
.new is attached to the master clips, along with incremental numbering
beginning with .01. The sequence is not renamed but is automatically
relinked to the new media files.
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Because the Media tool displays only master clips, you cannot consolidate
subclips or sequences with the Media tool. You can consolidate master
clips, subclips, and sequences in the bin.
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Because a consolidated sequence is linked to the new files by default,
consider duplicating the sequence each time you consolidate if you need to
maintain links to the original files.
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