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However, the “Timeline overlay retains the last performed action” checkbox in the Editing panel
of the User Preferences can be turned on if you want DaVinci Resolve to always remember the
last edit type you used, and highlight it on this overlay whenever you drag another clip over the
Timeline Viewer to let you know that the last edit you performed is the new default edit if you
drop clips to the left of the overlay. For example, with this option enabled, if you perform a place
on top edit, then the next time you drop a clip into the empty area to the left of the overlays, the
result will be another place on top edit. This option is off by default.
Copy and Paste Timecode in Viewer Timecode Fields
You can right-click on most Viewer timecode fields in the Media, Edit, and Color pages to
choose Copy and Paste commands from a contextual menu for copying and pasting timecode
values. The timecode value you’re pasting must be valid timecode, for example you can’t paste
0 hour timecode onto a 1 hour timeline.
Right-clicking on a timecode field
to use the Copy Timecode command
Metadata Editor
Both the Media and Edit pages have a Metadata Editor. In the Edit page, the Metadata Editor
opens in the same place as the Inspector, to the right of the Source and Timeline Viewers.
When you select a clip in the Media Pool or Timeline, its metadata is displayed within the
Metadata Editor, and the title bar indicates whether you’re evaluating a clip in the Timeline or
Media Pool. If you select multiple clips, only the last clip’s information appears. The Metadata
Editor’s header contains uneditable information about the selected clip, including the file name,
directory, duration, frame rate, resolution, and codec.
Because there are so very many metadata fields available, two drop-down menus at the top let
you change which set of metadata is displayed in the Metadata Editor.
 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.
The heart of the Metadata Editor is a series of editable fields underneath the header that let you
review and edit the different metadata criteria that are available. For more information on
editing clip metadata, and on creating custom metadata presets, see Chapter 12,
“UsingClipMetadata.”
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