Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) - Manual (Page 48)

Chapter 4 Analyze media 48
Analyze clips after import
1 In the Event Browser, Control-click one or more clips and choose “Analyze and Fix” from the
shortcut menu.
Tip: To quickly find a clip used in the Timeline, Control-click the clip and choose “Reveal in Event
Browser” from the shortcut menu.
2 In the window that appears, select any or all of the video analysis and audio analysis options that
you want to apply, and click OK.
The transcoding process may take a while, depending on the analysis options you selected.
You can see the status of all the background processes currently running in the Background
Tasks window.
Automatically analyze media files when they are dragged to an event or the Timeline
1 Choose Final Cut Pro > Preferences.
2 In the Preferences window, click Import and select each of the video and audio analysis options
that you want to apply.
When you’re finished, close the Preferences window.
3 To import one or more files, select a file (or Command-click multiple files) in the Finder and drag
the selection to an event or the Timeline.
View analysis keywords on clips
If you analyzed media to find shaky footage or people, analysis keywords such as Excessive
Shake, One Person, Close Up Shot, and so on are automatically added to clips or clip ranges.
Clips or ranges with analysis keywords are marked with a purple line in the Event Browser.
A clip with a purple
line has one or more
analysis keywords.
You can view a clip’s analysis keywords in several locations in Final Cut Pro.