Importing Media
There are several different methods and workflows for importing media into PluralEyes. Both files and folders may now be imported into PluralEyes.
Adding media folders or files
When you initially start PluralEyes, the Media Bin Pane is empty and displays “Media Folders or Files Drop Here”.
- To add media to a PluralEyes project simply drag a folder, several folders or a project folder directly from the browser window to the Media Bin Pane. PluralEyes will automatically create and name bins based on the folder names and will add all of the appropriate files to the bins.
- Alternatively, click the Add Media button at the top of the PluralEyes window to browse and select folders to add to the Media Bin Pane.
- Finally, click the 'Add Media Bin' button below the Media Bin list to add individual bins one at a time to the Media Bin Pane. If you choose this workflow you will need to manually add files to the bins once the bins are created.
- Optionally, to rename a bin, double-click its name.
- Drag additional files to a media bin or click the + button below the Media Bin Pane to browse and select files to add to the bin.
- Once files are imported PluralEyes analyzes the files, then displays each clip in the Media Bin Pane and the tracks on the Timeline. The process takes between a few seconds and a few minutes, depending on the total length of your footage.
- Repeat above steps as needed.
Adding takes as tracks
There will be occations when you will be given media from several sources and this media may or may not be handed to you in an organized manner. In this case you are going to want PluralEyes to 'do the organization for you'. “Do It For Me” workflow. Learn more
- Drop the files directly onto the 'Add Takes' button at the bottom of the Media Bin Pane.
- Alternately, click the 'Add Takes' button, or select the Edit menu>Add Media Files for Takes, to navigate and import your files using the browser window.
Tip: Choose the Sync menu > Consolidate Takes to reduce and combine takes shot or recorded from the same device into as few tracks as possible.
Adding files from a camera card
For this example, you have copied your media files directly from a supported camera card to a project folder so all of your media is intact and mirrors what was on the card. Supported camera cards are; AVCHD, P2, XDCAM, DCIM and CanonXF.
- Drop the project folder to the Media Bin Pane. Bins are automatically created for the card as well as any audio device and the appropriate files are added to the bins.
- Alternately, drop the top level folder to the 'Add Takes' button.
- Some recording devices or cameras will have file size limits. When this is the case the camera merely creates and saves additional files for the clip. One clip can equal one or more files, this is called file spanning. PluralEyes does the right thing and treats all of the individual files as if it were one continuous clip.
- Drop one of the files to the Media Bin Pane and PuralEyes will figure the rest out for you. PluralEyes will find and stitch together all files to make a single clip. Learn more
Tip: Renaming the top level folder for the camera card is ok to do.