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LESSON 3 Importing and Managing Tapeless Media
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Using the Media Browser, navigate to the Lessons/Assets folder.
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Double-click the Medieval_villain_01.mpeg clip. It opens and plays in the 
Source Monitor but will not be imported into the Project panel. This feature 
allows you to preview the file easily before importing.
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Right-click (or Control-click if you’re a Mac user with a one-button mouse) the 
Medieval_villain_01.mpeg clip, and choose Import. The clip is now imported 
and added to the Project panel.
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Select the other two Medieval_villain clips (Medieval_villain_02.mpeg and 
Medieval_villain_03.mpeg) by Shift-clicking them. Then right-click and choose 
Import to add them all to the Project panel.
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Drag the three clips to the Timeline, and notice that no red render line appears 
when the attributes of your media match the attributes of your sequence. This 
means they will not need to render in order to preview them.
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 Note:
The Media 
Browser filters out 
nonmedia files, making 
it easier to browse for 
video or audio assets.
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 Note:
If a clip’s 
attributes do not 
match the sequence 
attributes, a red line 
will appear above the 
clip indicating it will 
need to render before 
it will preview in real 
time. You can render 
a clip by pressing 
Enter (Window) or 
Return (Mac OS) on 
the keyboard.

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ADOBE PREMIERE PRO CS5 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK
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Importing P2 media
If you were shooting P2 video using a Panasonic P2 camera, you would remove 
the P2 card from the camera, connect a P2 reader to your editing workstation, and 
copy the video clips to your local hard drive.