Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 332)

• Search field: An iTunes-like search field that limits which clips are displayed. All columns
are searched for matches even if some columns are not currently displayed. For example,
if you type “DV,” clips whose names contain “DV” are displayed, but so are clips using
DV and DVCPRO codecs. You can press Command-Control-S to highlight the search
field.
The search field accepts three kinds of timecode delimiters—periods (.), semicolons (;),
and colons (:)—and does not distinguish between them during searches. For example,
you can find all clips containing “10;00” in a timecode field by entering “10.00,” “10:00,”
or “10;00.”
• List view buttons: There are two ways to view the list of clips on mounted volumes.
• Hierarchical List view: View clips grouped by volume. In this view, you can click the
disclosure triangle next to a volume name to show or hide the clips contained within.
You can also select the volume and press the Right Arrow key to open it and the Left
Arrow key to close it. By default, this view shows columns for Name, Thumbnail
Images, Media Start, and Media Duration.
• Flat List view: View clips from all mounted volumes in a single list. Each clip’s parent
volume is specified in the Volume column. This view is unique because it consolidates
spanned clips into a single item. If you are working with spanned clips, you should
usually work in this view.
• Action pop-up menu: Contains commands to modify the current selection. This is also
where you access the Log and Transfer window preferences.
• Column headings: Columns display clip properties and metadata. You can use column
headings in the following ways:
• Click a column heading to sort clips by this property. Click the column heading again
to reverse the sort order.
• Control-click and choose a column heading from the shortcut menu to show or hide
additional columns such as Format, Compressor, and Shooting Date.
• Reorder columns by dragging their headings to the left or right.
• Clip properties: Most clip properties are read-only, but you can change some properties,
such as Name, Scene, Shot, In, and Out, by double-clicking them, pressing Enter, or
pressing Return. If a clip name is selected, you can press Tab to edit the name of the
next clip in the Browse area.
Changes to clip properties are stored within the current project, but original clip
properties remain unchanged on the mounted volumes. This means that:
• Before ingesting a clip in the Log and Transfer window, you can revert back to a clip’s
original properties by Control-clicking the clip and choosing Revert to Original
Metadata from the shortcut menu.
332 Chapter 22 About the Log and Transfer Window