Apple Final Cut Server 1.5 - Manual (Page 58)

Field Properties
For each metadata field in the group, you can override the field’s data type properties.
Click a metadata field in the Selected list to see its properties.
Click a metadata field
to open the Field
Properties section.
Note: You cannot change the data type assigned to the metadata field, only its settings.
The actual properties that appear vary, depending on the metadata field’s data type. The
following two settings always appear:
• Mandatory: Select this checkbox to indicate that this field must be filled in when used
with this group.
• Editable: Select this checkbox to allow this field’s data type settings, shown below this
checkbox, to be edited when used with this group.
See Specialized Settings for information about any other settings that appear.
Metadata Mapping
Metadata mapping simplifies your workflow by copying metadata from one metadata
field to another. For example, if you import a set of still images with IPTC metadata fields,
you can map the data in one or more of those fields to one or more of your custom
metadata fields. Metadata mapping is used to translate metadata between Final Cut Server
and devices, file formats, and embedded metadata.
58 Chapter 4 Managing Metadata