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Because there are so very many metadata fields that are available, two drop-down menus at
the top right of the Metadata Editor let you change which set of metadata is displayed.
Metadata Presets (to the left): If you’ve used the Metadata panel of the User
Preferences to create your own custom sets of metadata, you can use this drop-down
to choose which one to expose. Surprisingly enough, this is set to “Default” by default.
Metadata Groups (to the right): This drop-down menu lets you switch among the
various groups of metadata that are available, grouped for specific tasks or workflows.
Metadata categories drop-down menu
If you want to see a list of every piece of metadata in a clip, you can choose All Groups.
Otherwise, you can choose any set of metadata to narrow your focus to just those items of
information.
To edit metadata for a single clip:
Select any clip in the Media Pool, and edit whatever metadata fields you require. The
edited metadata is immediately saved.
To edit metadata for multiple clips:
1 Choose a metadata set using the drop-down menu in the Metadata Editor.
2 Select multiple clips in the Media Pool by Shift-clicking, Command-clicking, or dragging
a bounding box around them.
3 Edit whichever metadata fields you want to. Checkboxes are automatically turned on
for any metadata fields you edit.
4 When you’re done, click the Save button at the bottom of the Metadata Editor. When
you’ve edited metadata for multiple clips at once, you’ll be prompted to save your
changes if you create a new selection in the Media Pool without clicking the Save
button first.
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