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across the existing render files by checking the Include Render Files check box. After you click OK, a duplicate
of the Project appears in the Project Library and the progress of any copying or rendering can be viewed by
clicking the Background Tasks dial in the Toolbar. A duplicated Project is identified by the (fcp1) suffix ap-
pended at the end of its name, with the digit increasing every time the Project is duplicated. You can easily re-
name a Project by clicking its Name field and entering a new name.
All the Projects that you create are visible in the Project Library, so the area can soon become very cluttered. To
help with this, you can create folders to organize your Projects inside. To create a Project folder, make sure the
Project Library is active and choose File New Folder, Control-click a drive in the Project Library and choose
New Folder, Control-click a Project in the Project Library and choose New Folder, or make sure the Project
Library is active and press +Shift+N.
To delete a Project folder, Control-click a folder in the Project Library and choose Move Folder to Trash or se-
lect a folder in the Project Library and press +Delete.
Understanding Storylines
When you open an empty Project for the first time, you see a dark gray band that extends across the Timeline
(see Figure 5.6). This is known as the Primary Storyline. The gray band functions as a container that holds the
clips that you place into the Timeline. The Primary Storyline forms the main spine of the sequence that you'll
be working on, and any media that you bring into the Timeline will be either added to the main body of the
Primary Storyline or attached to it as a Connected clip or as part of a Secondary Storyline (we tell you about Se-
condary Storylines in Chapter 7).
Figure 5.6 The Primary Storyline in a Project.
This method of assembling footage is radically different from the track-based system used in more traditional
nonlinear editing systems (NLEs). Because Final Cut Pro X has no real tracks, it may be helpful to visualize the
Primary Storyline as a single master track that can have smaller blocks of media secured to it. Let's say you
wanted to add a cutaway shot or B-roll to the Timeline in Final Cut Pro. Instead of placing the clip on a second
video track above the main track as you would with other NLEs, the clip is fastened to the Primary Storyline as
a floating isolated piece. These connected elements can be pieces of video or audio and are placed either above
or below the Primary Storyline. One advantage of this way of working is that these attached elements stay in
place as you trim and make adjustments to the main clips inside the Primary Storyline. In the next section,
you'll learn how to bring clips into the Timeline and compile them into the Primary Storyline.
Compiling the Assembly Edit
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