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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 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 field and press Return, the string is
replaced by its corresponding text. To re-edit the metadata string, simply click within that field
to edit it, and the metadata variables will reappear as the graphical tags that they are.
To remove a metadata variable:
Click within a field using variables to begin editing it, click a variable to select it, and
press Delete.
Available Variables in DaVinci Resolve
The following list describes what metadata variables are available to add.
Clip Metadata
File Name
Clip Directory
Video Codec
Data Level
KeyKode
Metadata Editor Metadata
All Shot Scene metadata
All Clip Details metadata (see Metadata Editor for more information)
All Camera metadata (see Metadata Editor for more information)
All Tech Details metadata (see Metadata Editor for more information)
All Stereo 3D VFX metadata (see Metadata Editor for more information)
All Audio metadata (see Metadata Editor for more information)
All Audio Tracks metadata (see Metadata Editor for more information)
All Production metadata (see Metadata Editor for more information)
All Production Crew metadata (see Metadata Editor for more information)
All Reviewed By metadata (see Metadata Editor for more information)
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