Importing clips and movies

You can import clip data into a new or existing CatDV catalog from many different sources. The Open/Import command attempts to determine the file type automatically, though you can also use the Import As submenu to use a specific importer:

• Import as Media - any QuickTime-supported media type can be imported, including still images, sound clips, and movies (including AVI and MPEG). For visual media a poster thumbnail is created, typically the first frame of the movie. If you select the Scene analysis Preferences options the movie is scanned as it is imported and separate secondary clips are created automatically for each scene within the movie.
• Import as CMX 3600 EDL - import both source clip definitions and a sequence of program clips from an industry standard CMX edit decision list
• Import as Cinestream Project - you can import clips from the project window and from the program of an EditDV/Cinestream project into CatDV. Each program track (V1, etc.) appears as a separate clip sequence. Use the Preferences option to choose whether or not to import the Program bin (which contains rendered footage that may be necessary for a program but not otherwise be of interest).
• Import as Final Cut Pro Batch List - import standard fields from an FCP 3 batch list (Professional Edition only)
• Import Tab Separated Text - import clips defined in a tab separated text file, one per line, eg. if you have manually logged a tape using pencil and paper or a spreadsheet.

Use Import Directory to import all the recognised media files in an entire directory. If the appropriate Preferences option is set it will recursively scan the contents of any subdirectories. Use Scan For New Files to re-scan all the directories previously included in a catalog and import any new files that have been added since last time.