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Adding and changing asset metadata – Apple Final Cut Server 1.5 User Manual

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You can configure your own search using the advanced search options. For example, you
can search for all assets that have a Status metadata field set to In Progress. After setting
up a search, you can save it as a Smart Search.

Set the Status field
to In Progress to search
for those assets.

Click this button

to save the current

search setting as a

Smart Search.

The assets area
highlights to indicate
that the search
configuration does not
match a Smart Search.

Adding and Changing Asset Metadata

As an asset moves through your organization’s workflow, you may want to add or change
the metadata associated with the asset. For example, when an asset has been edited and
is ready to be reviewed by a client, you can set the asset’s Status metadata field to “Ready
for Review.”

To add or change the metadata associated with an asset

1

Double-click the asset in the Assets pane or in a production.

2

In the asset info window, click Metadata.

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Organizing and Searching the Final Cut Server Catalog