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103Final Cut Pro User Guide
Edit column sets
1. In the Final Cut Pro browser in list view, Control-click any column heading, then choose
Edit Available Columns from the shortcut menu.
2. In the Column Set Editor window, do any of the following:
• Create a column set: Click the Action pop-up menu in the lower-left corner and
choose New Column Set, then enter a name for the new set.
• Edit a column set: In the list on the left side of the window, select the set you want to
edit, then select the properties you want to include in the set from the Property list.
You can also use the Properties pop-up menu and the search field at the top of the
window to filter and search for metadata to include in the Property list.
You can add any metadata properties to a column set, including custom metadata
fields. See
View and change clip metadata in Final Cut Pro and Modify metadata
views in Final Cut Pro.
Note: The Default Column Set can’t be modified. To make a new version of the
Default Column Set, edit a duplicate set.
• Duplicate a column set: In the list on the left side of the window, select the set you
want to duplicate, then click the Action pop-up menu
in the lower-left corner
and choose Duplicate Column Set. Enter a name for the new set, then click OK.
• Delete a column set: In the list on the left side of the window, select the set you want
to delete, then click the Action pop-up menu
in the lower-left corner and choose
Delete Column Set.
Restore the default set of columns in the browser
• In the Final Cut Pro browser in list view, Control-click any column heading, then choose
Default Column Set from the shortcut menu.
Share a column set
1. In the Final Cut Pro browser in list view, Control-click any column heading, then choose
Reveal in Finder from the shortcut menu.
The Column Sets folder, with all the custom column sets you created, opens in the
Finder.
2. In the Finder, select the column set file, then choose File > Compress.
Note: Compressing the file prevents any change to the column set during transit.
3. Transfer the resulting ZIP file to your friend or colleague using email or another
convenient method.
4. On the receiving Mac, double-click the ZIP file to open it.
5. In the Finder, press and hold the Option key and choose Go > Library.
6. Drag the column set file to the following location in the Library folder:
/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Final Cut Pro/Column Sets/
The new column set appears in the shortcut menu when you Control-click any column
heading in the browser.