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Chapter 16 Preferences and metadata 505
8 When you are satised with the metadata elds assigned to the metadata view,
click OK.
The new metadata view is added to the Metadata View pop-up menu in the
Info inspector.
Modify an existing metadata view
You can change the combination of metadata that appears in an existing metadata
view. You can rename metadata elds, add or remove metadata elds, create custom
metadata elds, and rearrange the order in which the metadata elds are displayed.
1 Select a clip.
2 Open the Info inspector.
3 In the Info inspector, choose Edit Metadata View from the Metadata View
pop-up menu.
4 In the Metadata Views window, select the metadata view you want to change, and do
any of the following:
 To rename the metadata view: Double-click the metadata view name in the column
on the left, enter a new name, and press Return.
 To remove properties (metadata elds) from the metadata view: In the Property
column, click the checkmark to the left of the property you want to remove.
 To add properties (metadata elds) to the metadata view: In the Property column,
select the checkbox to the left of the property you want to add.
 To add a custom property (metadata eld) to the metadata view: Choose Add Custom
Metadata Field from the Action pop-up menu , enter a name and description for
the new property, and click OK.
5 When you are satised with the metadata elds assigned to the selected metadata
view, click OK.
Duplicate a metadata view
If you want to create a new metadata view that contains most of the metadata elds
in an existing metadata view, you can save time by duplicating the existing metadata
view and then modifying it.
1 Select a clip.
2 Open the Info inspector.
3 In the Info inspector, choose the metadata view you want to duplicate from the
Metadata View pop-up menu, and then choose Save Metadata View As from the
Metadata View pop-up menu.
4 In the window that appears at the top of the Final Cut Pro window, enter a name for
the new metadata view and click OK.