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        <div><p>Using the integrated Media Browser, you can browse your
hard disks from inside Adobe OnLocation, find clips, and import
them directly into your Adobe OnLocation project. While importing,
you can also merge the metadata with the existing placeholders.
Use the View As feature of Media Browser to analyze the contents
of each folder and limit the content display to a particular type.
For example, if Panasonic P2 is selected from the View As dropdown,
only the Panasonic P2 clips are displayed. To view all content and
subfolders, click the View As dropdown and select File Directory. </p>
<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>To merge imported clips with shots in your Adobe OnLocation
project, the media files must be writable. A warning dialog alerts
you if the content selected for importing is locked.</div>
<dl><dt class="dlterm">Import As A New Item</dt>
<dd xmlns:fn="http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions" xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">Imports each clip as its own shot without merging any metadata
from the project into the clip. Drag the video file from the Media Browser
to the Project panel.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Manual Merge</dt>
<dd xmlns:fn="http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions" xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">Imports clips and merges their metadata with the specified placeholder.
Drag clips from the Media Browser to the target placeholder in the project. </dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Import By Auto-Match</dt>
<dd xmlns:fn="http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions" xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">Imports and merges clips, along with the metadata with a
corresponding timestamped placeholder. The conflicting metadata
is reconciled based on the File Handling preferences. Use Import
By Auto-Match to manage metadata, including the Comment Markers,
on a take-to-take basis.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
<p>For more information on merging clips manually and automatically,
see <a href="http://www.adobe.com/go/lrvid5521_ol_en" target="_self">www.adobe.com/go/lrvid5521_ol_en</a>.</p>
<p>Importing media clips using Import By Auto-Match involves the
following:</p>
<ul><li><p>Setting the camera's date and time in Adobe OnLocation.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Timestamping placeholders.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Adding comment markers.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Moving clips to a computer.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Importing using Import By Auto-Match.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Set camera's date and time in Adobe OnLocation</h4><p>Enter
a camera's date and time into Adobe OnLocation before you start recording,
instead of while importing the master content. </p>
<ol><li><p>Choose
Edit &gt; Camera Date Time.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Enter the camera's date and time.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Click Set Time.</p>
</li>
</ol>
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<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Timestamp placeholders</h4><p>Timestamping is
the procedure of adding a timestamp to a placeholder. If a clip or
timestamped placeholder is selected, a take placeholder is created
and timestamped. If an untimestamped placeholder is selected, it
is timestamped. To add a timestamp to an existing placeholder, do
the following:</p>
<ol><li><p>Select a placeholder in the Project
panel.</p>
</li>
<li><p>While recording, choose Project &gt; Timestamped Clip Placeholders,
or click <img src="images/mp_create_timestamp_placeholder.png" />.</p>
<p>If
a clip or timestamped placeholder is selected, a take placeholder
is created and timestamped. </p>
</li>
</ol>
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<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Move clips to a computer</h4><p>Move clips from
the camera to your computer using the camera's content management
software or the operating system file manager. </p>
<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>For multi-cam
shoots, keep the content from different cameras in separate folders.</div>
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<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Import using Import By Auto-Match</h4><div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>Ensure
that the content is unlocked after being copied from the camera
media. Locked content can’t be merged with metadata.</div>
<ol><li><p>Choose Window &gt; Media Browser, and navigate to the folder
containing the content that you want to import into the project.
The imported content is merged with the timestamped placeholders.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Select Hide Media In Project to filter out the clips present
in the current project and display only the unimported clips.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Select all the clips you want to import and click <img src="images/mp_import_automatch.png" />. </p>
</li>
<li><p>Enable Limit Auto-Match To Single Camera to restrict the
scope to one camera.</p>
<p>For a multi-cam shoot, select the appropriate
camera from the Camera drop-down list.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Set Camera Date And Time, or synchronize the camera's date
and time to the computer's.</p>
<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>To avoid auto-match errors,
enter the camera's date and time at the beginning of the recording,
instead of while importing.</div>
</li>
<li><p>Click OK to proceed with importing. Adobe OnLocation compares
the selected clips against the timestamped placeholders in the project. </p>
</li>
</ol>
<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>If
there is a discrepancy, you see an error message (for example, if
the clip doesn’t match any placeholder). For troubleshooting information,
see <a href="http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_ol_automatch_en" target="_self">www.adobe.com/go/learn_ol_automatch_en</a>.</div>
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