Apple Final Cut Pro 6 - Manual (Page 359)

26 Part I Organizing Footage and Preparing to Edit
Changing Names of Labels
If you need label names that are different from the defaults, you can change them in
the User Preferences window. For example, some projects may not have any interview
footage, so you could change the default “Interview” label to a more appropriate
category, such as “Special Effects,” “Needs Color Correction,” or “Temporary Footage.”
Keep in mind that labels usually represent fairly broad categories, since there are only
five to choose from. You can always use log notes, comments, and the Label 2 property
to further refine the descriptions and categorization of your clips.
To change the label names:
1 Choose Edit > User Preferences, then click the Labels tab.
2 Click a text field to highlight it, then enter a new name for the label.
3 When you’ve finished, click OK or press Return.
Sorting Clips by Labels
After you set labels for clips, you can sort your clips in the Browser by their labels or use
the Find command to find clips based on the label you’ve applied.
To sort clips by label:
m Click the Label column heading.
All clips are sorted by label and alphabetically within each label name. Unlabeled clips,
marked as None, are sorted at the beginning or the end of the list, depending on the
direction of the sort order.
For more information on sorting, see the next section, “ Sorting Items in the Browser
Using Column Headings .”
If desired, enter different
label names.