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116Final Cut Pro User Guide
5. Further refine your search by choosing items from the pop-up menus for the filters
you’ve added.
6. Do one of the following:
• Specify that an item must match at least one of the search criteria or keywords: Click
the pop-up menu in the upper-left corner of the Filter window, then choose Any.
• Specify that an item must match all the search criteria and keywords: Click the
pop-up menu in the upper-left corner, then choose All.
The items that match the search criteria are displayed in the browser.
If you wish, you can save your search results as a Smart Collection, which gathers items
automatically based on the search criteria.
To clear the search criteria, click the Reset button in the browser search field.
Find clips using both searching and filtering
In Final Cut Pro, performing a search and then filtering the results in the browser by rating
is a powerful way to quickly find clips. This is also the best way to find specific clips that
you haven’t rated and compare them to clips you have rated.
1. In the Libraries sidebar in Final Cut Pro, select the library, events, or folders you want to
search.
2. Search for clips using a combination of search criteria, as described above.
However, don’t apply a ratings filter using the Filter window.
3. Filter clips by rating, as described above.
4. Repeat step 3 until you find all the clips you’re looking for.
Create Smart Collections in Final Cut Pro
When you search for clips or projects in a library or an event using the Filter window, you
can save your results by creating a new Smart Collection that gathers items matching the
search criteria. Anytime a new item that matches the Smart Collection’s search criteria
is brought into the event or library, the new item is automatically added to the Smart
Collection.
A Smart Collection created from a library appears in the library’s Smart Collections folder
in the Libraries sidebar. A Smart Collection created from an event appears below the event.
Clips and projects that appear in Smart Collections are not duplicates. Smart Collections
filter items in an event or library to help you focus on the items you need to use for a
specific task.