Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
Let's look at the things you can do in the Metadata Views window:
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To add metadata to a view,
select the view that you want to customize from the list in the Metadata
Views window, and check the box beside the item you want to add.
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To remove metadata from a view,
select the view that you want to customize from the list in the
Metadata Views window, and uncheck the box beside the item you want to remove.
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To create your own view,
select the gear button at the bottom of the Metadata Views window and choose
New Metadata View from the pop-up menu. Give your view a name, and check the metadata that you want
to include from the list of properties on the right. Your new view is now available in the view pop-up menu
in the Inspector.
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To duplicate a view,
click on a view from the list and select the gear button from the Metadata Views
window. Choose Save Metadata View As from the pop-up menu and name the duplicate view.
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To delete a view,
click the view you would like to delete in the Metadata Views window, select the gear
button, and choose Delete Metadata View from the pop-up menu.
Customizing metadata properties
In case the metadata attributes listed in the Metadata Views window aren't enough, Final Cut Pro allows you to
add your own custom field to the list. New custom fields that you create will appear only in the All or Custom
Properties options in the Properties pop-up menu.
To create a custom metadata field, select the gear button from either the Metadata Views window or the Inspect-
or and choose Add Custom Metadata Field from the pop-up menu. Add a name and description in the window
that appears, and click OK.
Some of the metadata listed in the Inspector also can be used to rename your clips. For example, if you've
entered scene, shot, and take information for all your media, you can have Final Cut Pro apply this metadata to
rename any clips that you select in the Event Browser. You also could rename clips by their date and time or
add a counter that generates an incremental number to a group of clips with the same name.
To apply a custom name, select the clips that you want to rename in the Event Browser, choose Apply Custom
Name from the gear button beneath the Inspector, and select a preset from the pop-up menu.
You also can create your own naming presets with a naming format of your own choice. This is done in the
Naming Preset window by choosing Naming Tokens and arranging them into the order that you require. Let's
say a scene has a group of cutaways that you would like to label with the scene number, the name
cutaway,
and
an incremental number for each clip. Here's how you would create your own naming presets:
1.
Choose Apply Custom Name from the gear button beneath the Inspector and select New from the pop-up
menu. This brings up the Naming Preset window (see Figure 4.24).
2.
Select the Untitled preset in the list and give your preset a name. For this example, enter
Scene/Cut-
aways with Counter
and press Return.
3.
In the Format field, select Current Name and press Delete to remove it.
4.
Type the word
Scene
into the Format field and press the Spacebar.
5.
Drag the following name tokens from the Naming Preset window into the Format field, making sure to
separate each one with a space: Scene, Custom Name, and Counter. Adding a space after each name token
separates each label in the preset's name. A preview of the naming format displays directly beneath the
Format field (see Figure 4.25).
