Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1499)

This chapter covers the following:
• Backing Up and Restoring Projects (p. 1499)
• Archiving Completed Projects (p. 1503)
• About Updating Projects from Previous Versions of Final Cut Pro (p. 1504)
• Choosing Project Update Options (p. 1505)
Routine backups are a critical part of the editing process. If necessary, you can go back
to earlier versions of a project.
Backing Up and Restoring Projects
Final Cut Pro has several methods for backing up, reverting to, and restoring projects. If
you have made changes you don’t want to keep, or if your project file becomes corrupt
in some way, you can use these features to quickly get back to an earlier version of your
project.
Using the Revert Project Command
Sometimes you may make a series of trial changes to a project. What if you don’t like
those changes and want to start over with your project the way it was the last time you
saved it? You can use the Revert Project command to immediately return to the previously
saved state of a project.
To revert to the previously saved state of a project
1 Click a project’s tab in the Browser or Timeline to make it active.
2 Choose File > Revert Project.
3 In the dialog that appears, click OK.
Using the Autosave Feature
Autosave routinely saves copies of your project while you work. If something goes wrong
with the current version of your project, you can restore an autosaved version to quickly
pick up where you left off.
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