Searching for items in the browser, Searching for multiple items in the browser – Apple Final Cut Pro 5 User Manual

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Chapter 1

Organizing Footage in the Browser

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Searching for Items in the Browser

You can search in all open projects or restrict your search to a single project, or tab, in
the Browser. You can search for one item at a time, or multiple items at once.

To search for a single item in the Browser:

1

Make the Browser active, then choose Edit > Find (or Press Command-F).

2

Select your search options, then enter your search criteria.

For more information, see “

About Search Options

” on page 28.

The above example shows a search for clips used in sequences selected in the Browser
that have the word “Copy” in their names. (If a clip has been edited into a sequence, its
media file is being used.)

3

Click Find Next.

The found item is highlighted in the Browser.

4

Press Command-G to search for the next item in the Browser that meets the search criteria.

Searching for Multiple Items in the Browser

You can also do a search to find multiple clips at once.

To search for multiple items in the Browser:

1

Make the Browser active, then choose Edit > Find (or Press Command-F).

2

Select your search options, then enter your search criteria.

For more information, see “

About Search Options

” on page 28.

3

Click Find All.

A list of found items is displayed in the Find Results window.

If necessary, you can restrict a search to the elements of the Find Results window. For
more information, see “

Manipulating Items in the Find Results Window

” on page 32.

Specify your

search criteria.

Then click here.

Specify your

search criteria.

Then click here.

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