Select the clips you want to copy in Organize or Edit mode.

The left pane allows you to navigate the folders in your library, and the middle pane displays the contents of the selected folder

• Click a file to select it.

• Hold Shift and click the first and last file you want to select to select a range of files.

• Hold Ctrl (Windows) or ⌘ (macOS) to select multiple files.

  Click the Select button to select multiple files without using keyboard modifiers.

  An on a thumbnail indicates a clip that spans multiple files due to file-size limitations but is displayed in Catalyst Prepare as a single virtual clip. After you copy a spanned AVCHD clip, the indicator is removed, and the clips are combined in a new clip that you can transcode. For more information, see "Transcoding clips."

Click the Copy button at the top of the Catalyst Prepare window.

Use the Copy pane to choose a destination for your files.

1. Choose where you want to copy the selected files:

   • Select the Copy clip to library radio button to copy the selected files to the current library.

   • Select Copy clip to custom destination radio button to choose a folder where the selected files will be copied. You can type a path in the box or click the Browse button to choose a folder.

     Select the Create subfolder check box if you want to copy the selected clips to a subfolder in the destination.

     • If you want to name the subfolder based on the date and time you copied the files, choose Time stamped from the drop-down list.

     • If you want to name the subfolder yourself, choose Custom folder name from the drop-down list and type a name in the box.

       The Create subfolder check box is not available when copying to a known folder structure.

       For more information about working with FTP devices, please see " Working with FTP devices."

2. Select the Add to bin check box and choose a bin from the drop-down list if you want to add the selected clips to a bin in your library.

   For more information, see "Adding bins to a library."

3. If you want to rename files, select the Rename files check box. Renaming ensures that source files will not be overwritten.

   • Type a string in the Prefix box if you want to start all file names with the same text.

   • Choose a setting from the Numbering drop-down list to indicate whether you want to number clips or use their original file names.

   • Type a string in the Suffix box if you want to end all file names with the same text.

     For example, if you wanted to name clips using a convention such as Commercial_001_Camera1.mxf, you would type Commercial_ in the Prefix box, choose 3 digits from the Numbering drop-down list, and type _Camera1 in the Suffix box.

     If you're exporting a still-image sequence for use in an editor that has specific file-naming requirements, you can use the Rename files controls to ensure your exported files are compliant with your editor's requirements.

4. Select the Copy all related media radio button if you want to copy all media related to the selected clips (metadata, proxy clips, and extra files).

   When SR Live metadata source is set to External file in the Options pane, .srm files are not included with the copy operation. For more information, see "SR Live for HDR settings."

   Only the Copy all related media option is available when the destination volume is a Sony device.

   If you need to copy all files from a volume, you can use the Back Up Source command. For more information, please see "Backing up a volume".

5. Select the Copy clips only radio button if you want to copy only full-resolution clips.

   Only the Copy clips only option is available when copying to a non-Sony device.

6. Select the Copy proxy only radio button if you want to copy only proxy-resolution clips and all media related to the selected clips (metadata, proxy clips, and extra files).

   When you edit the metadata for a proxy file, the metadata for the full-resolution clip is updated when you copy the proxy clip back to the device. For more information, see "Viewing and editing metadata."

7. Select the Copy only between mark points check box if you want to copy only the media between the in and out points when copying files. For more information, see "Marking in and out points for playback."

   If you've logged mark in and out points, partial copying is not supported for some clip formats. Those clips will be transcoded using the Default transcode format setting in Options. For more information, see "Marking in and out points for playback" or "Editing Catalyst Prepare options."

   Copy only between mark points is not available when copying to or from an FTP device.

8. If you want to create a file with segmented body partitions from a single body partition, select the Create Sony Professional Disc partitions or Create segmented body partitions check box. When the check box is cleared, body partitions are not modified.

   The Create Sony Professional Disc partitions / Create segmented body partitions check box is not available during FTP copy.

   Files created with segmented body partitions may not be recognized properly by some Sony camcorders, decks, or servers.

9. Select the Use fast device-to-device copy check box if you want to copy clips directly between devices via FTP (FTPS protocol is not supported).

   When this check box is selected, clips are copied directly between the devices without copying to your computer.

   Device access is not available during a fast device-to-device copy:

   • Copy progress is not displayed.

   • Device-to-device copy operations cannot be canceled.

10. Select the Copy with verification check box if you want to verify clips as they are copied.

    The Copy with verification controls are not available when the source or destination volume is an FTP device or when the destination volume is a Professional Disc Drive unit.

    • Choose a setting from the Verification mode drop-down list to choose whether you want to verify the write operation only or also verify reading the source file.

      Verify read/write is not available when the source volume is a Professional Disc Drive unit.

    • Choose a setting from the Hash type drop-down list to choose the method (MD5, SHA1, CRC32, or xxHash64) that will be used to verify your copied clips.

11. Select the Override start timecode check box and type a number in the edit box to specify the starting timecode for your transcoded clip. When the check box is cleared, the clip's timecode is used.

    The Override start timecode check box is available when copying MXF clips.

    The Override start timecode check box is not available when copying to/from an FTP device.

12. Select the Preserve source UMID check box if you want to preserve a clip's UMID (Unique Material Identifier) when copying it to an FTP device. When the check box is cleared, the clip's UMID may be changed when it is copied to the device.

    The Preserve source UMID check box is available when copying from a local drive to a Sony FTP device.

Click Copy.

Progress is displayed in the activity pane at the top of the Catalyst Prepare window. Each copy job can contain multiple files if you have multiple files selected in step 2 above. If you have multiple jobs queued, a separate progress indicator is displayed for each job.