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- Click on any clip in your FCP Project <\/strong>(timeline) or Event Library.
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/1.png\")
<\/li>\n- In the Inspector window click on the “Info” tab<\/strong> to reveal clip metadata.
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/2.png\")
<\/li>\n- The default metadata view in FCPX is “Basic”. \u00a0Here you’ll see the fundamental properties of your clip <\/strong>(clip name, start and end timecode, duration, codecs, audio channels and sample rate).
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Screen-shot-2011-10-05-at-9.32.48-PM.png\")
<\/li>\n- From the dropdown on the bottom left of the Inspector you’ll see the ability to choose about half a dozen other metadata views <\/strong>– \u00a0including EXIF (camera info) and IPTC (broadcast specs).
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Screen-shot-2011-10-05-at-9.34.03-PM.png\")
<\/li>\n- Create your own custom metadata view or edit an\u00a0existing\u00a0one – from the dropdown choose “Edit Metadata View…”<\/strong> Here you’ll find a whole slew of metadata fields you can include and save with a new view name (will be saved for use in all future FCPX projects).
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/metadataviews.png\")
<\/li>\n- Once you’ve edited your metadata you can also view some of the file information in the Event Library<\/strong> by showing the clips in list view (choose the List View button below the library).
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/listview1.png\")
<\/li>\n- To change the columns shown<\/strong> (from avaliable metadata), right click on the column header and choose from the list what information you’d like shown in the Event Library.
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Screen-shot-2011-10-05-at-9.38.01-PM.png\")
<\/li>\n- Metadata is especially useful in performing a specific search <\/strong>of your clips (reel and scene numbers, frame rates, general “notes” included about the footage, etc). \u00a0To search \u00a0your clip names and metadata info, click in any Event Library to make it the active window and use the shortcut COMMAND +F.
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/filter.png\")
<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nNote: \u00a0In FCPX, you can also change some metadata of multiple clips at once<\/strong> by holding SHIFT and clicking on multiple clips in your Event Library of Project timeline. \u00a0Then just go to the Info tab in the Inpsector and you will have the ability to change the metadata all of the clips at once.<\/em><\/p>\n
FCPX was built with a strong emphasis on metadata. Knowing how to use this information will keep your project more organized and will overall make you a more efficient editor!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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