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If you use User Sort in the Bin list to rearrange your bins manually, you can switch back and
forth between any of the other sorting methods (Name, Date Created, Date Modified) and
User Sort and your manual User Sort order will be remembered, making it easy to use
whatever method of bin sorting is most useful at the time, without losing your customized
bin organization.
Thumbnail View and List View in the Media Pool
The contents of the Media Pool can be browsed one of two ways:
Thumbnail view: Each clip is represented by an icon, with its file name appearing
underneath. When you move the pointer over a clip’s icon, DaVinci Resolve
automatically scrubs through that clip, showing you its contents. Also, a Clip Info drop-
down menu appears in the lower right-hand corner. Click the Clip Info drop-down to
see an overlay appear showing essential information about that clip. In Thumbnail view,
you can use the Sort Order drop-down to choose how clips are sorted.
List view: Each clip is represented by an item on a text list. Additionally, multiple
columns of information appear, organized by headers. Clicking any header lets you sort
the list by that column, in either ascending or descending order.
For more information about browsing the contents of the Media Pool, see Chapter 11, “Adding
and Organizing Media with the Media Pool.”
Display Audio Clip Waveforms in
Media Pool and Media Storage
The Media Pool option-menu presents an option to Show Audio Waveforms. When you do so,
every audio clip in the Media Pool appears with an audio waveform within its thumbnail area. If
Live Media Preview is on in the Source Viewer, you can then scrub through each clip and hear
its contents. If you don’t want to see audio waveforms, you can turn this option off.
You can now enable waveform thumbnails in the Media Pool
that you can scrub with Live Media Preview.
Searching for Content in the Media Pool
An optional Search field can be opened at the top of the Media Pool that lets you quickly find
clips by name, partial name, or any of a wide variety of Media Pool metadata.
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