Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1388)

Chapter 3 Elements of a Final Cut Pro Project 37
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Data Rate Shows how much data a clip’s media file requires per second of
playback. This value is displayed in megabytes per second.
The data rate of a media file is determined by its video frame rate,
dimensions, compressor, color sampling method, and audio sample
rate and bit depth. Generally, the higher the data rate, the higher
the quality of the media file. If the data rate of a clip’s media file
exceeds the capabilities of your hard disk, Final Cut Pro warns you if
frames are being dropped during playback.
Description Displays descriptive text about a clip (from the Description field in
the Logging tab of the Log and Capture window). This is typically
entered when logging, but you can also add to it or change it in
the Browser or Item Properties window.
Duration Shows the duration between a clip’s In and Out points. Speed
adjustments to a clip affect a clip’s duration.
Film Safe Intended for telecined clips being used in a program that will be
matched back to a film negative. When a clip is marked film safe,
the Media Manager trims on four or five frame boundaries
(according to the timecode) to ensure that full film frames are
preserved during the negative cut.
Frame Size Displays the video image dimensions in pixels. For clips, this
property is based on the dimensions of the clip’s media file or
capture preset selected during logging. For sequences, frame size is
based on the sequence settings (or sequence preset chosen).
Good Identifies clips that are marked Good (indicating shots you want to
use) in the Logging tab of the Log and Capture window. Clips are
typically marked Good during logging, but you can also mark a clip
in the Browser or Item Properties window.
In Timecode of the In point of a clip. The In point specifies the
beginning of a section of a clip or sequence used in editing.
Label You can assign labels to clips, bins, and sequences to categorize
them. Each label has an associated color, so clips, bins, and
sequences with labels are colored by their assigned label color.
Items in the Browser actually have two label properties: Label
(described here) and Label 2. Only the Label property described
here influences the color of an item.
Label 2 You can assign a second label to clips, bins, and sequences to
further categorize them. The Label 2 property does not have an
associated color, but it does have the advantage that it is
completely customizable.
You can type any text you want in the Label 2 field of a clip, bin, or
sequence. If you Control-click on the Label 2 field, a summary of
every unique Label 2 text in your project appears here, allowing
you to conveniently and consistently assign text to a clip’s
Label 2 property.
Name of property Description