How to Import Footage in Final Cut Pro (Technical Tutorial)

First, open up the Final Cut Pro Program.

Then, once it's opened and everything is loaded, click on "File" in the top left. Then, click "Import," then click on "Media..."

After you've clicked Media, a new window will pop up giving you options on where to import from. Select your SD Card from the left column under Devices. The SD Card is usually called "CAM SD" or something like that.

Once you've selected your SD Card from the left column, scroll down the list of clips until you find clips dated with today's date or whatever date you filmed on.

Select all of those clips. This can be done easily by shift left clicking the first clip and then shift left clicking the last clip. Then, click "Import All" in the bottom right.

After clicking "Import All" in the bottom right, Final Cut Pro will exit out of the window and begin actually importing the clips you selected. There will be loading circles in the bottom left of each clip if you've done everything correctly to this point. Please wait until the loading circles in the bottom left of each clip have disappeared completely before safely ejecting your SD Card.

When the loading circles in the bottom left of each clip have disappeared completely, the process is done and you've successfully imported your selected footage. You can now close out of Final Cut Pro and safely eject your SD Card.