Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) - Manual (Page 70)

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People: Find clips that Final Cut Pro has identified as having people in them.
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Format Info: Find clips using format information, such as video frame rate or scene number.
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Date: Find clips by either the date the clip’s media file was created or the date the media was
imported into Final Cut Pro.
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Roles: Find clips by their assigned roles.
To remove a rule, click the Remove button to the right of the rule. To exclude a rule from your
search without removing it, deselect the checkbox to the left of the rule.
4 Further refine your search by choosing items from the pop-up menus for the rules you’ve added.
5 Do one of the following:
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To specify that a clip must match at least one of the criteria or keywords: Choose Any from the
pop-up menu in the upper-left corner of the Filter window.
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To specify that a clip must match all the criteria and keywords: Choose All from the pop-up menu.
The clips that match the search criteria are displayed in the Event Browser, and icons indicating
the search status appear to the right of the Filter button at the top of the Event Browser.
If you wish, you can save your search results as a Smart Collection, which gathers clips
automatically based on the search criteria.
Clear a weighted search
m Click the Reset button to the right of the search status icons in the upper-right corner of the
Event Browser.
Tip: If clips still appear to be missing from view, make sure to choose either All Clips or Hide
Rejected from the Filter pop-up menu in the upper-left corner of the Event Browser.
Search for clips by clip name and notes
You can use the search field to quickly find clips by name and any notes (applied in list view)
without having to open the Filter window.
1 In the Event Library, select one or more events you want to search.
2 In the search field, enter the clip’s name or notes applied to the clip you’re looking for.
Conduct a filter and search workflow
Performing a weighted search and then filtering the clips in the Event Browser by rating is a
powerful way to quickly find clips. This is also the best method of finding specific clips that you
haven’t rated and comparing them against the clips you have rated.
1 In the Event Library, select the event or folder you want to search.
2 Search for clips using a combination of search criteria as described in the “Search for clips
by a combination of criteria” steps above. However, do not apply a ratings filter using the
Filter window.