Organizing footage in the Project window

You can organize footage and compositions in the Project window using folders. Solids are automatically placed in the Solids folder. The folders you create in the Project window exist only in the Project window. You can expand a folder to reveal its contents. You can also put folders inside other folders.


Project window

To organize footage items using folders:

Do any of the following:

• To create a folder in the Project window, choose File > New > New Folder, or click the create folder icon  at the bottom of the Project window.
• To move a file or folder into a Project folder, drag the file or folder from the Project window list into a folder.
• To move a file or folder from a folder to the top level of the Project window, drag the file or folder to the gray information area at the top of the window.
• To show or hide the contents of a folder, click the triangle to the left of the folder icon.

To remove footage from a project:

Do any of the following:

• To eliminate an item from a project, select the item and press Delete.
• To remove all unused footage items from a project, choose File > Remove Unused Footage.
• To remove all compositions and footage items that are not used in the selected composition, choose File > Reduce Project.
• To remove all duplicate footage items from a project, Choose File > Consolidate All Footage.

To create a new composition from the Project window:

Click the create new composition icon  at the bottom of the Project window.

To create a new composition that automatically uses the same dimensions, duration, and frame-rate settings as a footage item, drag the selected item or items onto the create new composition icon.

To manage footage items in the Project window:

Do any of the following:

• To display information about a footage item or composition, select the footage or composition. Information is displayed at the top of the Project window next to the thumbnail image.
• To sort footage items by any column, click the column name in the Project window. For example, click Type to sort items by footage type.
• To rename a composition or folder, select the composition name or folder, press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS), type the new name, and then press Enter or Return again.
• To find footage items in the Project window, choose File > Find, or click the binoculars , type the name of the footage item, and click OK. Select Find Missing Footage to locate all footage items that refer to a file that has been moved, deleted, or renamed.