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260 Part IV Logging, Capturing, and Importing
To name your clip:
1 Select the checkbox next to the log properties you want to include in the name of the
clip—Description, Scene, Shot/Take, and Angle.
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).