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Bruce G. Macbryde
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Bruce G. Macbryde, a Final Cut Pro trainer with 20+ years of experience, spanning from the original release in 1999 to the latest version. He served as a sales manager for Australian Authorized Apple distributors (1998-2004) and later as a training manager for Apple-developed software through 2009. He established Wedding Media Productions in 2004, a wedding video business in Sydney, Australia. Bruce is a YouTube creator for the VideoTutors channel, with 500+ video tutorials. He began teaching marketing at NSW TAFE in the early 1980s, specializing in technology and business software such as Microsoft Office, Adobe Pagemaker, and Photoshop during a 7-year stint in New Zealand.
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Archiving the library

The process of archiving is the simplest of all the operations. Just copy the library to a disk or tape device that you intend to use as the vault for archived libraries. Remember that when you copy from one device to another, the original remains on the first disk so you have two copies. Once the copy is completed, it is wise to check that the copied file is the same size as the original before deleting the original from the first disk. This check is easily done using the Finder Get info command. Select both libraries in the Finder, right-click, and select Get info. There can be a small difference in size depending on the type of device that the libraries are stored on – as long as they are almost the same, it’s OK.

 Figure 19.26 – Check the original and copy are the same size

Figure 19.26 – Check the original and copy are the same size

Copying the library to an archive device is not the end of the story; you need to be able to quickly locate the library when you want...

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Published in: Mar 2024Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781804614921

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Bruce G. Macbryde

Bruce G. Macbryde, a Final Cut Pro trainer with 20+ years of experience, spanning from the original release in 1999 to the latest version. He served as a sales manager for Australian Authorized Apple distributors (1998-2004) and later as a training manager for Apple-developed software through 2009. He established Wedding Media Productions in 2004, a wedding video business in Sydney, Australia. Bruce is a YouTube creator for the VideoTutors channel, with 500+ video tutorials. He began teaching marketing at NSW TAFE in the early 1980s, specializing in technology and business software such as Microsoft Office, Adobe Pagemaker, and Photoshop during a 7-year stint in New Zealand.
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