Automatically hide Final Cut Pro X Events and Projects

Event Manager X

Event Manager X helps you show and hide Events and Projects so you can control what you want to see in Final Cut Pro X’s Event Library and Project Library. It also tracks Events and Projects that are on offline devices so you can properly ensure all relevant Events and Projects are mounted.

Almost immediately after Final Cut Pro X shipped, it became obvious that managing the visibility of Events and Project was a problem: Final Cut Pro X shows all mounted Events and Projects. But if you work with multiple clients this is not what you want! While Apple describes a manual way to manage the visibility of Events and Projects in their support document "Final Cut Pro X: Hiding Events in the Event Library", there is no way to keep track of Events or Projects that are on an external storage device that is not mounted, either deliberately or by accident.

It took just 20 days to create a solution to the problem. Event Manager X allows you to:

Quickly manage which Events and Projects are visible using simple checkboxes
Keep track of hidden (but mounted) Events and Projects
Keep track of unmounted Events and Projects
Check that all drives that hold needed Events are correctly mounted
Never suffer the embarrassment of an Event or Project showing to the wrong client
Launch Final Cut Pro X faster with fewer active Events in the Event Library

FCPX Event Library, FCPX Project Library, and Event Manager X

Event Manager X automates the process of managing Events and Projects in Final Cut Pro X. Underneath the interface it is doing exactly what Apple recommends, but more conveniently.

It also adds a tracking function so that every Event and Project you've worked on is listed in the Event Manager X's Event Library and Project Library. You can immediately identify missing drives, or know which Events and Projects live on which drives, without mounting the drive.

Requirements:

Final Cut Pro version 10.0 or later
OS X 10.7 “Lion” or 10.6 “Snow Leopard”