How to add metadata to clip info panel on FCP

A Photos title should work.

Title it up in Photos and save:

Import to Browser:

Names are retained when edited to the Timeline:

With a little inventive Title naming in Photos you should be able to readily identify your stuff.

I cannot find a way to add the locations directly from the Photos App.

If you like there is a whole world of I.D. using Favourites, Key Words & Smart Collections for FCP X Browser use.

This only helps in FCP X itself. Doesn't help importing from Photos.

Al

several ways doing so…

a) many infos are already in the Inspector, set it to General or Extended

b) you can use the Notes field for manually adding any criteria (or Roles, or Scene)

c) you can modify the Info tab to your needs, have a look:

in the Inspector/Info tab, at the very bottom, click and select Edit Metadata vIew

a new window pops up:

for this purpose, I select Longitude from the EXIF view, check that and …

…tadahh, GPS-data in FCPX …

This MetaData-editor lists tons of meta - IF your camera delivers them 😉

Luis Sequeira1 wrote:

… you can apply custom names inside of FCP X. There you can at least use some of the metadata so it becomes part of the file name. Not at my mac to check right now but I think this may work if you create a good naming scheme.

You mean this Apply Custom Name option in the Inspector, which offers a 'construction kit' for auto-renaming clips:

yep, that is a superb suggestion and is indeed handy, when you need such info in the clip's name…

You have already got some useful suggestions but none of them affect what you see in the timeline-that is still the file name. To do that you can apply custom names inside of FCP X. There you can at least use some of the metadata so it becomes part of the file name. Not at my mac to check right now but I think this may work if you create a good naming scheme.

Luis Sequeira1 wrote:

Yes, that is exactly what I meant!

I feel what you mean … 😝

btw, an underrated utility, as the Index.-

Fun to batch-rename imports (no 4x 'clip001', but left-001, right-001, main-001…)

Good idea with the Longitude option. 🙂

I can't get that to work if I manually assign a location in Photos. 😟

I will try with GPS assigned stills from an Android phone/camera.

Watch this spot.

Al

Yes it works. 🙂

However a bunch of coordinates is just as hard to navigate as a file name like P0124578.jpg.

I think the OP wants to find I.D. "at a glance".

Al

To change names, select the clips, open the Inspector in the info pane, and click "Apply Custom Name".

The naming options are virtually infinite.

Yes, that is exactly what I meant!

Did you try the method outlined? You do have to title the image in Photos.

Seems to work on my system.

Al