Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 401)

Searching for Clips in the Browser and Finder
Final Cut Pro provides a number of options for searching for clips in the Browser. You can
also reveal a clip’s media file in the Finder.
Revealing a Clip’s Media File in the Finder
There are many situations in which you want to directly access a clip’s media file in the
Finder. In these cases, you can use the Reveal in Finder command.
To reveal a clip’s media file in the Finder
1 Select a clip in a sequence or in the Browser.
2 Do one of the following:
• Choose View > Reveal in Finder.
• Control-click the clip and choose Reveal in Finder from the shortcut menu.
The Finder becomes the frontmost application, and the clip’s media file is selected in a
Finder window.
You can also rename a clip’s media file to match the clip name, or rename a clip to match
its media file. For more information, see
“Reconnecting Clips and Offline Media.”
About Search Options
You can use the Find command to search for items in a project by any property or
combination of properties. You can also limit your search to only the current project, or
you can search every open project. If you are looking for clips you haven’t included in
any of your sequences, you can limit your search to “unused media.” Or you may want
to only search for clips that are included in your sequences. Search results appear in a
separate window, called Find Results.
You can search by single item properties—the most obvious being searches by clip
name—or by several properties at once, such as clip name, reel, and label.
Tip: Searching is a good way to find all of the unused clips in your project.
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