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When I create a "master file" using 10.6 of a finalized project...and I delete the original event footage...will the master file bring up original project and referenced events? Or maybe a simpler question is...what does the "master file" actually do?

mucho thank-you
kasey

The "Master File" preset is simply an exported QuickTime movie. Once exported, it is a completely separate entity from your projects and events. Don't delete your project and events unless you will never need them again. Some might even say "you never know when you might need them, so don't delete them."

hey thanks for the reply--
I guess I have always made my own "master copy" for every project in the past. I think the wording just threw me off....I have to get used to the new exporting lay-out/process. I just did a practice run to see what it did and it kept the project in the apple res 422.
cheers-

I make a master copy in either prores 422, 422 HQ or 444 depending on the situation for every project I complete. From this master copy you can always import it into compressor and encode it for DVD, a variety of media files or whatever form you need and you will always be making it from your highest quality full resolution master.

As Kyletron2000 says, your projects and events are necessary if you ever plan to modify your original project or if you intend to use some of the same event footage in a new and different project down the road.