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The Media Pool
In the Edit page, the Media Pool contains all of the video, audio, and still image media you’ve
imported for editing into the project at hand, as well as all of the timelines that you’re going to
be editing into. The Media Pool is also mirrored on the Media, Cut, Fusion, Color, and Fairlight
pages, so you can access any audio or video clip, graphic, or timeline from any page where
they can be used.
The Bin list at the left shows a hierarchical list of bins used for organizing your media, which is
also used to organize your timelines. By default, the Media Pool consists of a single bin, named
“Master,” but you can add more bins as necessary to organize timelines and clips by right-
clicking anywhere in the empty area of the Media Pool and choosing Add Bin. You can rename
any custom bin by double-clicking on its name and typing a new one, or by right-clicking a bin’s
name and choosing Rename Bin. The Bin list can be hidden or shown via the button at the
upper left-hand corner of the Edit page toolbar.
The Media Pool in Thumbnail mode, shown in half-height mode
The browser area to the right shows the contents of the currently selected folder. Every timeline
you create, and every AAF, XML, or EDL file you import, appears here. You can create or import
as many timelines as you need within a single project.
As in the Media page, the Media Pool can be displayed in either Icon or List view. In List view,
you can sort the contents by any one of a subset of the total metadata that’s available in the
Metadata Editor of the Media page. Of particular interest to editors are columns for Name, Reel
Name, different timecode streams, Description, Comments, Keyword, Shot, Scene, Take, Angle,
Circled, Start KeyKode, Flags, Usage, Resolution, and Frames Per Second.
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