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To add a variable to a text field that supports the use of variables:
1 Type the percentage sign (%) and a scrolling list appears showing all variables that
are available.
2 To find a specific variable quickly, start typing the characters of that variable’s name
and this list automatically filters itself to show only variables that contain the characters
you’ve just typed.
3 Choose which variable you want to use using the Up and Down Arrow keys, and press
Return to choose that variable to add.
The variable list that appears when you type the % character
As soon as you add one or more metadata variables to a clip’s Clip Name column and press
Return, the string is replaced by its corresponding text. To re-edit the metadata string, simply
click within that column, and the metadata variables will reappear. Be aware that, for clips where
a referenced metadata field is blank, no characters appear for that corresponding metadata
variable in the Clip Name column.
To remove a metadata variable:
Click within a field using variables to begin editing it, click a variable to select it, and
press Delete.
For more information on the use of variables, as well as a list of all variables that are available in
DaVinci Resolve, see Chapter 173, “Using Variables and Keywords.
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