Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.1.2) - Manual (Page 453)

Chapter 15 Preferences and metadata 453
Switch metadata views in the Info inspector
You can change the metadata fields shown in the Info inspector by choosing a different
metadata view from the Metadata View pop-up menu.
1 Select a clip.
2 Open the Info inspector.
3 Choose a metadata view from the Metadata View pop-up menu.
Metadata View pop-up menu
Note: If you create custom metadata views, they also appear in the pop-up menu.
Change a clip’s metadata
1 Select a clip.
2 Open the Info inspector.
3 In the Metadata View pop-up menu, choose a metadata view that contains fields for the
metadata you want to change.
4 Do any of the following:
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Click in a text field to make it active, and enter the text you want to include.
Note: If you can’t click in a text field, the field can’t be edited. Some EXIF metadata fields, for
example, can’t be edited.
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Choose an option from the pop-up menu for the metadata you want to change.
Tip: You can also change the Content Created date and time of your source clips in the Browser.
Just select one or more clips and choose Modify > Adjust Content Created Date and Time.
Rearrange the fields in a metadata view
m In the Info inspector, drag the metadata labels into a different order.
Modify metadata views
You can create new metadata views or modify the ones that come with Final Cut Pro.
Create a new metadata view
1 Select a clip.
2 To open the Info inspector, click the Inspector button in the toolbar (shown below), and click the
Info button at the top of the pane that appears.
3 In the Info inspector, choose Edit Metadata View from the Metadata View pop-up menu.
4 In the Metadata Views window, choose New Metadata View from the Action pop-up menu
at the bottom-left corner of the window.
5 Enter a name for the new metadata view, and press Return.
6 To limit the number of properties to a specific group, such as EXIF or video properties, choose a
property group from the Properties pop-up menu at the top of the window.
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