It s More Than Just a Name

It's More Than Just a Name

One thing I don't see many editors take advantage of is all the useful information available within each clip. The Project Window Options, shown in Figure 1.19, allow you to customize the information that appears for each clip in the bin. You can select from the various options to display any or all of these statistics using your bin's list view display, as shown in Figure 1.20. This is why you'll find more top-end editors working in list view. These statistics help you manage your project by identifying and sorting each clip. Here are some statistics that can really save you time while working on a project:

• Viewing timecode information to identify similarly named clips

• Checking a clip's duration

• Checking the file size and other characteristics

• Entering comments about each clip

• Checking the number of times a clip has been used in your sequence

• Displaying the file location (path) on the storage device

• Displaying the source tape or reel name

Figure 1.19. The Project Window Options window allows you to customize the information that is displayed.

Figure 1.20. The bin displays the information you select in the Project Window Options window.

To open the Project Window Options window, do the following:

1. Select the Project window.

2. Select Window > Project Window Options.

or

1. Right-click (Windows) or Option-click (Macintosh) the Project window to display a pop-up menu. Select Project Window Options.

You can use this information to pinpoint the exact shot you are looking for while editing a project. You can click each column's heading to change the column's priority. You can even change the order of the columns and how they appear. Follow these steps to rearrange the order to group your own customized layout:

1. Make sure you are viewing your clips in the bin in list view.

2. Click and hold the mouse button on the column you want to move. The cursor should change to a closed-hand icon.

3. Position the heading where you want it and release the mouse button.

You can also sort the clips by each of the different statistical options:

1. Click the bin to select it.

2. Select Window > Project Window Options, or right-click (Windows) or Option-click (Macintosh) the bin and select Bin Window Options from the pop-up menu.

3. Select the category you want to sort from the Sort by pop-up menu at the bottom of the window.

note

Thumbnail view shows comments and labels, whereas icon view does not allow for any information.