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111Final Cut Pro User Guide
3. If the Notes column isn’t visible in the Clips pane, Control-click a column heading and
choose Notes.
4. Click the Notes field for the clip, then type or edit the notes for that clip.
Organize clips by roles in Final Cut Pro
You can organize clips by roles, which are metadata text and color labels assigned to clips.
When you import clips (video, audio, or still images), Final Cut Pro automatically assigns
one of five default roles to the video and audio components of each clip: Video, Titles,
Dialogue, Music, and Effects. You can also create custom roles and subroles, and assign
them to clips.
You can use roles in Final Cut Pro to organize clips in your events and projects by function
or category, control the arrangement of the timeline, and export separate video or audio
files (also known as media stems) for distribution, broadcast, audio mixing, or post-
production. Roles have distinct colors that let you instantly recognize clips from particular
roles in the browser and the timeline.
You can view and reassign roles in the browser, the timeline, or the inspector. For example,
you could easily identify all your dialogue clips and play them back in isolation from other
audio clips. See
View and reassign default roles.