Apple Final Cut Pro 6 - Manual (Page 362)

Chapter 1 Organizing Footage in the Browser 29
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Tip: Searching is a good way to find all of the unused clips in your project.
To open the Find window:
m Make sure the Browser is the active window, then do one of the following:
 Choose Edit > Find.
 Press Command-F.
Options for Defining the Scope of a Search
When you are searching for clips, you may sometimes want to search within a single
bin, while other times you may need to search every open project. The Find window
allows you to define the scope of your search and specify search criteria.
 Search: Choose an option from this pop-up menu to specify which open projects or
folders you want to search—All Open Projects, the current open project, the Effects
tab, or a single bin.
Note: You can only search a single bin if the bin is the frontmost window. Since the
Find Results window is considered a bin, you can also limit your search within the
Find Results window if it is the active window.
 For: Choose an option from the pop-up menu to limit your search.
 All Media: Includes all clips in your project, regardless of whether or not they are
used in a sequence.
 Used or Unused: These two options refer to whether or not clips are used within
sequences in your project. You can also search within specific sequences.
Final Cut Pro considers a clip’s media file to be used if it is in a sequence. If you
have used a clip in a sequence, the assumption is that you intend to output the
portion of media file it refers to in your final edit. Any clip not used in a sequence is
considered unused.
Search scope
Search criteria
Click here to specify
more search options.
Additional search criteria
after clicking the
More button