Specifications

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Clip Names in Catalogs
Clip names are the names that appear in the Time-
line and Clip List when a file is imported into a ses-
sion.
For most files, the clip name is the same as the file
name. For OMF Files, the clip name is the name
that appears in the Avid bin.
Clip names can only be edited in a Catalog. Editing
the clip name does not affect the actual file; how-
ever, if you add the same file to a new Catalog, it
retains its original clip name. When you drag a file
from a Catalog into a session, the edited clip name
is what appears in the Timeline and Clip List.
If the Clip Name is longer than 32 characters,
Pro Tools truncates the name automatically when
imported into the session.
Comments and Catalogs
Catalogs provide commands for managing OS 9
Finder comments, Database comments, and Clip
Names.
Database Comments in a Catalog are stored in the
Catalog database. Database Comments, which can
be up to 256 characters in length, are searchable,
cross-platform, and editable.
Copy OS 9 Finder Comment to Database Com-
ments (Mac Only)
Copies an item’s OS 9 Finder
comments to its Database comments.
Copy OS X Finder Comment to Database Com-
ments (Mac Only)
Copies an item’s OS X Finder
comments to its Database comments.
Copy Database Comments to Clip Names Cop-
ies an item’s Database comments to Clip Name.
Copy File Comments to Clip Names Copies an
item’s File Comments to Clip Name.
Creating Catalogs
Catalogs can be added to the Workspace as new,
empty Catalogs, or you can select items first and
then save a Catalog of all selected items.
To create a new, empty Catalog:
1 Open the Workspace browser.
2 Choose New Catalog from the Browser menu.
3 Type a unique name and click OK.
To catalog a selection of items:
1 Open any DigiBase browser (including an exist-
ing Catalog).
2 Select the items you want to include in the new
Catalog.
3 Choose Create Catalog from Selection from the
Browser menu.
A new, fully indexed Catalog database of the se-
lected items is created.
Creating Catalogs of Folders
To create a Catalog of an entire folder and all its
contents:
1 Open the Workspace browser, if not already
open.
2 Drag and drop a single folder onto the Catalog
icon in the Workspace browser.
Pro Tools first indexes the folder, then a fully in-
dexed Catalog is created, with the same name as
the dropped folder.
OS 9 Finder comments (from the OS 9 Get
Info window) are not supported in OS X Get
Info windows. Use the Copy OS 9 Finder
Comment to Database Comments command
to utilize any OS 9 Finder comments stored
with your media.