Manually Importing a Media Clip
Importing a media clip without the wizard is an identical process, but without the handholding. This means that you must choose which Rack you want your import to be stored in before you begin. It's not a big step, and once you understand the import process, you will probably want to stop using the wizard completely.
To import a media clip
1. | Check to make sure you have selected the correct Rack in the Project Browser. (By default, media clips will always be imported into the last selected Rack.) |
You select a Rack by simply clicking it in the left window of the Project Browser. | |
2. | Do one of the following:
This will bring up the Import Media dialog (Figure 3.2.figure 3.2 and the accompanying text description in the section "Elements of the Import Media window" for full details. ![]() |
3. | Use the Windows browser to locate the file you want to import. |
4. | Highlight the media clip you want, and then click the Open button or press Enter.The media clip will now import into the Rack you have selected in step 1. |
- Just as you can in Windows, you can select more than one media clip to be imported at a time. Select multiple media clips by holding down the Shift key to select neighboring clips or by holding down the Ctrl key to select individual clips. By clicking once inside the file selection area and then pressing Shift+A, you can select all of the clips in this folder. Unsupported clips (operating system files) are not seen by Liquid Edition and will not be selected.
- Liquid Edition also allows you to drag and drop clips from Windows Explorer into the Project Browser.
Importing S/VCD and VOB FilesIf you try to import a VCD/SVCD or VOB file, a dialog will appear displaying the available audio and video tracks (Figure 3.17 ). VOB files may display more than one audio file; this will probably contain the different language versions built into the DVD. Figure 3.17. If you choose to import an SVCD or VOB file using this screen, you will be able to preview the file before you finish importing it.![]() Figure 3.18. The Preview window open under the selection screen once the Preview button is clicked.![]() |