Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 251)

250 Part IV Logging, Capturing, and Importing
2 Enter a brief description of the clip in the Description field (click the Slate button to
increment this field by 1).
Note: After you log a clip, the last number in the Description field is automatically
incremented.
3 Enter a scene number in this field (click the Slate button to increment this field by 1).
4 Enter numbers for the shot and take in the Shot/Take field (click the slate button to
automatically increment the field by 1).
5 If the footage was part of a multicamera shoot, enter a camera angle number in the
Angle field (click the slate button to automatically increment this field by 1).
To clear the Description field along with the Shot/Take fields:
m Option-click the Slate button next to the Description field.
To clear the Shot/Take field:
m Option-click the Slate button next to the Shot/Take field.
To reset the Shot/Take and Angle fields to “01”, do one of the following:
m Click the Slate button next to the Scene field.
m Option-click the Slate button next to the Scene field. This clears the Scene field in
addition to resetting the Shot/Take and Angle fields.
This happens no matter what the number was before (assuming a new scene will
begin at the first take).
Adding Notes and Marking Good Shots
As you are logging, you may want to add notes to the clip. If you think the current clip
is worth capturing, or if you at least want to remember that you considered it useful for
your project, you can mark it as Good. These notes and marks can help you later on as
you assemble your program.
To enter logging notes for a clip:
m In the Log Note field, enter comments and editorial notes about the clip.
Control-click this field to choose from a list of recent Log Note comments in the
current project.
To mark a clip as a good shot:
m Select the Good checkbox.
If you select this checkbox, a checkmark appears in the Good column of the Browser. This
is helpful if you want to log every shot on all of your tapes, but mark only a few shots for
capture. Later, in the Browser, you can use the Good property to sort and search clips.