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# Saving and Archiving Clips with Clip History

All clips are saved with their histories and setups embedded into them. A saved clip history includes the following attributes and parameters, which are available when a clip is restored:

- References to input clips
- Module names
- Setups

In most cases, you only need to save and archive original sources and the result clip when you save and archive clips with clip history. However, if you use an Autodesk Visual Effects and Finishing product to create an intermediate using Motion Estimation, Modular Keyer, Compositor, Paint, the Warper, or the Stabilizer, you must save and archive the resulting intermediate because it is needed to expand clip history.

Any clips in a library that have clip history are automatically saved or archived along with their history. Clip history media is stored on the media storage volume and metadata is stored on the system drive. If, for any reason, you need to access the metadata files, you can find them in the following folders:

- usr/discreet/clip/ <framestore volume> / <project name> /history
- usr/discreet/clip/ <framestore volume> / <project name> /effects_history
- usr/discreet/clip/ <framestore volume> / <project name> / <library name> _history