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Adding and modifying asset metadata

Use the following steps to add or modify metadata in the properties dialog box. The metadata names
you add will appear in the properties dialog box for all assets.

1. Select an asset in the Clips pane asset list.

2. Open the Properties dialog box using one of the following methods:

Select

Clips | Properties

.

Select

Properties

in the asset context menu.

Click the

Properties

button in the Clips pane.

If the Properties button is not displayed in the Clips pane, refer to assignable buttons in the Guide
to using the Clips pane section.

The properties dialog box appears.

3. Click the

Data

tab, then click

Add Data

or

Modify

on the data page.

4. Define or modify metadata using the following steps:

a) Select

Name

, then enter the metadata name in the Name dialog box. Names are not case

sensitive. “Episode” and “episode” are treated the same. You cannot modify names of existing
metadata.

b) Select

Type

, then choose a data type from the drop-down list. Metadata types include: String,

Integer, Float, Date, and Boolean.

c) Select

Value

, then enter a metadata value in the Value dialog box.

d) Click

OK

to close the Add or Modify dialog box and save changes.

Related Topics

Guide to using the Clips pane

on page 118

Working with asset metadata

on page 137

Clearing metadata

Clearing metadata removes the value entered for the selected metadata but does not delete the
metadata name from the properties data page.

1. Select the asset in the Clips pane asset list.

2. Open the Properties dialog box using one of the following:

Select

Clips | Properties

.

Select

Properties

in the asset context menu.

Click the

Properties

button in the Clips pane.

If the Properties button is not displayed in the Clips pane, refer to assignable buttons in the Guide
to using the Clips pane section.

The properties dialog box appears.

3. Click the

Data

tab, then scroll to locate and select the metadata entry you want to clear.

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Managing clip media

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