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117Final Cut Pro User Guide
Create a Smart Collection based on search criteria
1. In the Libraries sidebar in Final Cut Pro, select the library or one or more events or
folders you want to search.
Note: If you select multiple events or folders, Final Cut Pro creates a library Smart
Collection in the Smart Collections folder for that library.
2. Do one of the following:
• Use the Filter window to search for clips or projects based on specified criteria, then
click the New Smart Collection (or New Library Smart Collection) button in the Filter
window.
• Choose File > New > Smart Collection or File > New > Library Smart Collection (or
press Option-Command-N).
If you create the Smart Collection using this method, you need to double-click the
Smart Collection to open the Filter window and enter your search criteria.
A new, untitled Smart Collection appears in the event or in the library Smart Collections
folder.
3. Type a name for the Smart Collection, then press Return.
Change the contents of a Smart Collection
1. In Final Cut Pro, double-click the Smart Collection whose contents you want to change.
The Filter window for the Smart Collection appears.
2. Revise the search criteria in the Filter window.
3. When you’re finished specifying search criteria, close the Filter window.
Note: If you modify a clip’s ratings or keywords in such a way that the clip no longer
matches a Smart Collection’s search criteria, the clip is removed from the Smart Collection.