Sound from H1 disappears from FCPX!

After I have transferred audio from ZoomH1, made a new compound clip, the audio file from H1 disappears when I disconnect H1 from the computer. Why?

When I reconnect H1, I get the audio back. How can I disconnect H1 and still have the audio file?

It sounds like you didn't actually copy the data form the H1 and instead told FCPX to reference it on the H!, hence when you disconnect it, it's not there.

Select your event, choose File-->Organize Event Files and have consolidate all media on to your HDD. Once completed you should be able to disconnect your H1.

Dave_EP wrote: It sounds like you didn't actually copy the data form the H1 and instead told FCPX to reference it on the H!, hence when you disconnect it, it's not there.

Select your event, choose File-->Organize Event Files and have consolidate all media on to your HDD. Once completed you should be able to disconnect your H1.

I'll try that next time.
For now, I had to move the audio files from H1 to my HDD. Open FCPX and import the files from my HDD to the same HDD.

But, where to I choose my event? Inside FCPX? When I do, there's no option to Organize Event Files.
But I have the consolidate project media. But I can't click the link.

Neguah wrote: But, where to I choose my event? Inside FCPX? When I do, there's no option to Organize Event Files.
But I have the consolidate project media. But I can't click the link.

You select your event in the Event Library just as you do when importing media or choosing media from the event to use in a project.

Once the event has been selected choose FILE-->Organise Event Files

A dialog will appear that asks you if you want to copy all external media in to the event folder. It's really that simple.

Dave_EP wrote:

Neguah wrote: But, where to I choose my event? Inside FCPX? When I do, there's no option to Organize Event Files.
But I have the consolidate project media. But I can't click the link.

You select your event in the Event Library just as you do when importing media or choosing media from the event to use in a project.

Once the event has been selected choose FILE-->Organise Event Files

A dialog will appear that asks you if you want to copy all external media in to the event folder. It's really that simple.

It was simple, but I had to quit FCPX and go back in, in order to be able to click the "Organize Event Files".

Thanks!

Will try that when importing audio the next time.

When importing next time, simply make sure you have the check box checked for "Copy files to Final Cut Event folder" on the import screen. This would eliminate the problem altogether.

Dave_EP wrote: When importing next time, simply make sure you have the check box checked for "Copy files to Final Cut Event folder" on the import screen. This would eliminate the problem altogether.

Ahh, that might be the key to all this. I'll remember that. Thanks!

Dave_EP wrote: When importing next time, simply make sure you have the check box checked for "Copy files to Final Cut Event folder" on the import screen. This would eliminate the problem altogether.

I have never done that when importing from camera. It the video files are always there when disconnecting the camera. Why do I have to do this with the audio files and not video files?

Neguah wrote:

Dave_EP wrote: When importing next time, simply make sure you have the check box checked for "Copy files to Final Cut Event folder" on the import screen. This would eliminate the problem altogether.

I have never done that when importing from camera. It the video files are always there when disconnecting the camera. Why do I have to do this with the audio files and not video files?

For some camera types FCPX does this automatically and doesn't give you the choice.

Dave_EP wrote:

Neguah wrote:

Dave_EP wrote: When importing next time, simply make sure you have the check box checked for "Copy files to Final Cut Event folder" on the import screen. This would eliminate the problem altogether.

I have never done that when importing from camera. It the video files are always there when disconnecting the camera. Why do I have to do this with the audio files and not video files?

For some camera types FCPX does this automatically and doesn't give you the choice.

I'm importing video files now from my 5D MK3, and noticed the "Copy files to Final Cut Event folder". It was unchecked, so I checked it just to be sure. I have never checked it before, but perhaps it always has been besides now.

This can be set in preferences, so if you've had it checked in preferences you may never have had to do it manually before. If you've either changed or trashed preferences then it could have become unchecked by default.