Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) - Manual (Page 68)

Chapter 5 Organize your media 68
3 If the Notes column is not visible in the Clips pane, Control-click a column heading and choose
Notes from the shortcut menu.
4 Click the Notes field for the clip, and type or edit the notes for that clip.
Enter notes
for a clip here.
Organize clips by roles
You can organize clips by roles, which are metadata text labels assigned to clips.
When you import clips (video, audio, or still images), Final Cut Pro automatically assigns one of
five default roles to the video and audio components of each clip: Video, Titles, Dialogue, Music,
and Effects. You can also create custom roles and subroles and assign them to clips.
You can view and reassign roles in the Event Browser, the Timeline Index, or the Info inspector.
For example, you could easily identify all your dialogue clips and play them back in isolation from
other audio clips. See
View and reassign roles on page 300.
Find clips in the Event Browser
In Final Cut Pro, you can search for media in two ways:
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Quickly filter clips by marking: Use the Filter pop-up menu in the Event Browser to quickly
locate individual clips by rating, or the absence of ratings and keywords.
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Search by a combination of criteria using the Filter window: Use the Filter window to perform
complex searches for clips, also known as a weighted search. You can use a wide variety of
criteria to search with, including clip name, rating, media type, excessive shake, keywords, the
presence of people, format information, and date.