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863Final Cut Pro User Guide
Work with metadata
Intro to metadata in Final Cut Pro
You can view and change the information associated with a clip, referred to as a clip’s
metadata. Metadata includes information about a clip’s source media files as well as
information you add to a clip, such as notes.
In Final Cut Pro, you work with three types of metadata:
• Exchangeable Image File (EXIF) data: Information recorded by the camera and stored
in the media at the time it was shot, such as camera make and model, file size, color
profile, and bits per sample.
• International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) data: Standardized data used
by media organizations to embed keywords, captions, copyright notices, and other
information in the media files themselves.
• Final Cut Pro metadata: Data you apply to clips within Final Cut Pro, such as clip name,
ratings, and keywords.
You can create your own combinations of metadata, called metadata views, to display with
your clips. You can either create new metadata views or modify the ones that come with
Final Cut Pro. See Modify metadata views in Final Cut Pro.
View and change clip metadata in Final Cut Pro
You can use the Info inspector to view and change the metadata for a clip or group of clips
selected in the browser or timeline.
The Share inspector also displays metadata that is exported with a shared clip or project.
See Change metadata for shared items in Final Cut Pro.