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Metadata lookups, P. 151) – Apple Final Cut Server User Manual

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Chapter 11

Managing Metadata

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Metadata Lookups

Lookups are pop-up menus with lists of values that a user uses to enter a metadata
field’s data. Examples include:

 A list of categories
 A list of productions
 A list of priorities

The values depend on the data type and can include text, dates, numbers, or timecode
values. The following chart shows a few examples:

Many standard metadata lookups are included with Final Cut Server. Additional
lookups can be defined using the Lookup pane.

Lookup name

Data type

Name entry

Value entry

Audio Sample Rate

Integer

32 kHz

44.1 kHz

32,000

44,100

Order Open

Boolean

Open

Closed

True

False

Calendar Year

Date

Year Start

Year End

1/1/2008 00:00

12/31/2008 23:59

Slate

Timecode

Slate In

Slate Out

00:00:25.00

00:00:26.10

Email List

Unicode String

Editor 1

Review Group

[email protected]

[email protected]

Click the Create button
to add a new lookup.