Select your camera on the left side of the Device Explorer window. The camera’s clips are displayed on the right side of the window, and clips that have not yet been imported are indicated with an icon.

If the Auto Preview button is selected, you can click a clip in the Device Explorer to audition it. You can stop the preview by clicking the Stop Preview button , or you can turn off the preview feature by deselecting the Auto Preview button.

Video is previewed in the Trimmer window. If you want to preview in the Video Preview window, deselect the Show Video Monitor button in the Trimmer window.

When the Auto Preview button is not selected, click the Start Preview button to start preview.

1. Right-click your camera on the left side of the Device Explorer window and choose Properties from the shortcut menu. The Device Properties dialog is displayed, and the Capture Folder box displays the path to the folder where imported clips will be saved.

2. Click the Browse button to display the Capture Folders dialog. This dialog lists the available folders for saving your imported video:

• Select a folder’s check box to save your imported video in that folder.

• Click the Add Folder button and browse to a folder to add a new folder.

• Select a folder in the list and click the Delete button to remove it from the list.
   

1. Select your camera on the left side of the Device Explorer window. The camera’s clips are displayed on the right side of the window, and clips that have not yet been imported are indicated with an icon.

2. Click the button to import clips to the Project Media window:

• If clips are selected in the Device Explorer window, only the selected clips are imported (you can hold Ctrl while clicking to select multiple clips).

• If no clips are selected in the Device Explorer window, all new clips are imported.

3. You can then use the Project Media window to organize your clips and add the imported video to your project just like any other media file.

   For more information about AVCHD and XDCAM EX workflows, please see Working with AVCHD Video or Working with XDCAM EX Video.

   For more information about RED ONE workflows, please see Working with RED One Footage.

5.1-channel audio will be downmixed to stereo when importing into a stereo project. When importing into a 5.1 surround project, audio will be added to separate tracks for the center, front, rear, and LFE channels.

You can also drag a clip from the Device Explorer directly to the timeline. begins importing the clip when you release the mouse, and an event is created on the timeline when importing is finished.