Import issue: How to automatically skip clips with errors?

When importing a batch of clips today, Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) popped up a dialog that said "import failed" for a particular clip. Import of subsequent clips resumed only after I clicked OK in the clip error dialog. This meant I was not able to start the import and walk away. I had to click "OK" for each import error (a small handful out of 500+ clips) until Final Cut got through all the clips. This was time-consuming.

My question: Is there a way to tell Final Cut Pro X to automatically SKIP clips it can't import, and automatically CONTINUE importing the subsequent clips? And perhaps in the background to log the files it couldn't import, so I can review it after the import is done?

I'm not asking about the cause of the import error -- I've researched that separately. I'm only asking if there's a way to change how Final Cut X handles notification of import errors.

No, but you can send feedback to Apple to request this. The more people request a certain feature the higher it gets on the priority list. A log of files that couldn't be imported certainly seems a good idea.

- Ronny

Thanks for the response. That's what I was afraid of -- no way to change preferences for that "feature" of Final Cut X. I submitted the request to Apple via the Final Cut feedback menu item.

Just out of curiosity, what was the cause of the clips that failed to import? I have never had that occur with any footage.

Still haven't figured it out. There were 6 or 7 clips out of 573 total that generated errors saying the clip was "still referencing media on the camera". All the clips were from DSLR cameras (a Lumix and a Canon). At least one of the "error" clips was from the Canon (an mvi file). I'm not sure which camera the other "errors" came from because I didn't note each file name (I assumed there would be an error log I could reference later).

The clips were copied to a hard drive first, then imported from there, not straight from the camera. I haven't found anything explaining what caused the error, rather just lots of posts detailing workarounds like dragging the folder into the event library rather than using the import dialog, or copying the clips onto a hard drive and NOT maintaining the camera's file structure.

My takeaway is that Final Cut X seems to have an issue with thinking clips are still referencing something on the camera when no camera is attached, and it tends to happen with files from DSLR cameras. And perhaps it arrives at that conclusion by equating folder structures with devices. Incidentally, people have written about export problems relating to this same issue (can't export because media is still referencing the camera.)

This is a common error that plagues my workflow. Out of curiosity, were the clips from the Canon cameras quite large (over 10 minutes?)

My workflow has been to abandon importing from the card through FCPX and use BulletProof instead to copy (and backup) the media to folders that I can then import later. Seems to fix the problem for me. Note, I only have this issue with Canon DSLR footage...