Apple MA261Z/A User Manual - Page 938

Search Order and Speed in the Reconnect Files Dialog Final Cut Express HD searches folders in the order they appear in the Search Folders pop-up menu. To make searching for media files efficient, Final Cut Express HD searches designated folders before searching entire volumes. This way, if a media file is located in a specified search folder, Final Cut Express HD never has to perform a more timeconsuming search through an entire volume. This can be especially helpful when searching for media stored an a storage area network, such as an Xsan storage system. In general, a directory that contains fewer files and subfolders is faster to search than a folder higher in the directory hierarchy. However, due to the way HFS directories are cataloged and optimized, searching an entire HFS volume may be more efficient than searching a folder near the root level of that volume. Broad, partial-volume searches are usually the most time consuming searches. When you assign search folders, always select folders as specifically as possible. Locate and Search Buttons  Locate: Click this button to manually navigate to a media file for the clip highlighted in the Files to Connect list. This is useful if you are reconnecting a clip to a media file whose name does not match, or when you know the location of a media file and you want to navigate to it quickly. In the window that opens, you can choose a media file to reconnect to, or you can choose a folder and Final Cut Express HD will search that folder for any media files that match the name of the clip.  Search: Click this button to start searching for media files that match the highlighted clip. When you click this button, the Reconnect dialog opens with the matching media file selected (if found). Media files are searched for in folders based on the order they appear in the Search Folders pop-up menu. If the Search Single Location option is selected, only the folder shown is selected. Files Located List As you match clips to corresponding media files, they appear in this list.  Amount located: This is the number of clips currently matched to media files.  Amount with conflicts: This is the number of clips that you have assigned to media files in which some aspect of each clip does not match its assigned media file. For example, if you assign a media file containing three audio tracks to a clip that expects only one audio track, this clip is considered to have a conflict. 938 Part XI Project Management and Settings