Getting Assets into Your Media Composer Project

How to do it...
Here are the steps to consolidate an AMA sequence or subclips:

1. Select the sequence or the subclips.

2. Clip menu | Consolidate/Transcode (you may also right-click on the selected
Sequence or Subclips).
3. The Consolidate/Transcode window will open.
4. In the upper left-hand corner of the window, select Consolidate.
5. In the Video/Data region of the window, select the drive where you want the copied
files to be stored.
6. In the Handle Length entry box, enter the number of frames you want added to the
head and tail of each new Master Clip.
7. If you are Consolidating a sequence, be sure to select the Create new sequence
check box. Even though I suggested earlier that you make a backup copy manually
prior to the consolidate process, this provides an additional layer of protection.
8. For the Delete original media files when done choice, my instruction here will be
to not select this check box. In other words, I am instructing you to not delete the
original media files after Media Composer has completed making copies of just the
portions of media that are being used by your sequence or subclips. If you do indeed
want to delete the original media, then you would select this option.
9. Click on the Consolidate button at the bottom of the window.
10. The consolidate process will begin.
11. On Completion of the process you will have the following:

‰‰ Master Clips that have the extension .new added to them. The duration of
each Master Clip will be only whatever it is in the sequence or subclip, plus
the added duration of the handles.
‰‰ A new sequence with the addition of .Consolidated at the end. This
sequence is linked to the .new clips.
‰‰ Your original sequence will remain linked to the original Master Clips that you
edited from.
‰‰ In the case of subclips, Media Composer creates new Master Clips that are
the total duration (including handles) as well the as new subclips that are the
duration of the original subclips.

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