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Create a Smart Collection based on search criteria
1 In the Event Library, select an Event.
2 Use the Filter window to search for clips based on specied criteria.
3 In the Filter window, click the New Smart Collection button.
A new, untitled Smart Collection appears in the Event Library.
4 Type a name for the Smart Collection, and press Return.
When you add clips to the Event that match the Smart Collection’s search criteria,
they’re automatically added to the Smart Collection.
Change the contents of a Smart Collection
1 In the Event Library, double-click the Smart Collection whose contents you want
to change.
The Filter window for the Smart Collection appears.
Smart Collection
2 Revise the search criteria in the Filter window.
3 When you’re nished specifying search criteria, close the Filter window.
Note: Modifying a clip’s ratings or keywords in such a way that it no longer matches
a Smart Collection’s search criteria results in the clip no longer appearing in the
Smart Collection.
Delete a Smart Collection
In the Event Library, select the Smart Collection you want to delete, and choose m
File > Delete Smart Collection (or press Command-Delete).
The Smart Collection is removed from the Event Library, but its associated clips (the
clips that appeared in it) are unaected.
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