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448Final Cut Pro User Guide
Create custom roles automatically during import using iXML metadata
Final Cut Pro can use the iXML metadata tags in an audio channel to create custom
subroles and assign them to audio components during import.
For example, during production, a sound recordist might enter “Boom mic” and “Jessie lav
mic” on the recording device to identify the audio channels of a recording. During import,
Final Cut Pro can use the iXML names to create subroles named “Boom mic” and “Jessie
lav mic” and assign t hem to the corresponding audio components in the imported clips.
1. Configure your recording device so that your recordings include iXML data.
See the documentation that came with your recording device.
2. On the device, enter the role name for each audio channel that should be assigned a
role, then make your recordings.
3. To set Final Cut Pro to create roles automatically during import, choose Final Cut Pro >
Preferences (or press Command-Comma), click Import, then make sure the “Assign
iXML track names if available” checkbox is selected in the Audio Roles section.
Note: The “Assign iXML track names if available” checkbox also appears in the Audio
Roles section on the right side of the Media Import window.
4. Import the files that include iXML metadata.
Final Cut Pro creates subroles with the names you entered in step 2 and assigns the
subroles to the corresponding components in the imported clips.
Tip: You can use the manual override setting and the iXML method together. For
example, if role override is set to a custom role named Location Sound and “Assign
iXML track names if available” is selected, imported clips will be assigned the Location
Sound role, and subroles will be created from the iXML track names and assigned to the
corresponding audio components. All of this occurs automatically on import, and the
setting is retained for future import operations.