To search your clip names and metadata info, click in any Event Library to make it the active window and use the shortcut COMMAND +F. Metadata is especially useful in performing a specific search of your clips (reel and scene numbers, frame rates, general “notes” included about the footage, etc).To change the columns shown (from avaliable metadata), right click on the column header and choose from the list what information you’d like shown in the Event Library.Once you’ve edited your metadata you can also view some of the file information in the Event Library by showing the clips in list view (choose the List View button below the library).Create your own custom metadata view or edit an existing one – from the dropdown choose “Edit Metadata View…” Here you’ll find a whole slew of metadata fields you can include and save with a new view name (will be saved for use in all future FCPX projects).
From the dropdown on the bottom left of the Inspector you’ll see the ability to choose about half a dozen other metadata views – including EXIF (camera info) and IPTC (broadcast specs).Here you’ll see the fundamental properties of your clip (clip name, start and end timecode, duration, codecs, audio channels and sample rate). The default metadata view in FCPX is “Basic”.In the Inspector window click on the “Info” tab to reveal clip metadata.Click on any clip in your FCP Project (timeline) or Event Library.In fact, you have the ability to add so much metadata in FCPX that the program allows has a unique metadata window that allows you to customize what information you’d like to see.
Although some metadata is imported with clips when you bring them into Final Cut Pro X (frame rate, timecode, etc), you can also add custom metadata once your clips are in a project. Metadata can be helpful in organizing your clips and getting all sorts of information about clip properties and format. Knowledge is power!įor those unfamiliar, metadata is “information about your source media files, information recorded by the camera, and descriptive information about a clip are called metadata” ( straight from the FCPX user manual).
Metadata, when used effectively, can make your projects more organized and your edits smoother…showing you everything you need to know about your footage. One of the most significant upgrades in Final Cut Pro X is the amount of emphasis that is placed on metadata information.