impossible to arrange correctly the clips in the browser

[Steven Gonzales]

Here’s how I would fix that (there may be an easier way):

Export batch list from the bin with clips you want to rename.

Open that batch list in Excel.

Insert two new column next to the name column (if name is column A, then the new empty columns are column B and C).

I assume that you have no more than 999 clips named “clip-NNN”.

Put this formula in cell B2 — “=LEFT(A2, 5) & REPT(0, 8-LEN(A2)) & RIGHT(A2, LEN(A2)-5)”

This takes the left 5 characters of A2, then repeats zero for the correct number of places, then adds the clips number back in, all through formulas and text concatenation.

Copy and paste that forumla all the way down column B. Then copy column B, paste special to column C, with “paste values”. Add the correct column name (“Name”) back in Column C to match the column name in Column A.

Now delete columns A and B, save, and export as tab delimited text.

Import this as a batch list to Final Cut.

Reconnect to the new clip names.

[David Roth weiss]

If your clips happen to have timecode, you might try sorting using the “Media Start” column, which would, of course, order your shots from the earliest timecode to the latest timecode, thus also ordering your clips names exactly as you would like.

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[Alvaro Lanciai]

dear David,

thank you for your answer, I know that viewing browser “as list” i can order the clips as I wants…but in the “view as medium icons” mode ?

Alvaro

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fcp 6.0.4

[Alvaro Lanciai]

dear Steven,
thank for your answer, if I don’t find anything faster and easier I’ll try soon….

Alvaro

MAC INTEL dual quadcore 3ghz
8gb ram
macos 10.5.5
fcp 6.0.4

[Chad Cooper]

Are you aware that you can turn on a thumbnail column in list mode? That will allow you to arrange them by any column heading while still seeing the thumbnail. Just rt+click the column headings at the top of the browser and select show thumbnail.

Not your ideal solution but it might work for you.

Chad

[John Fishback]

When log & capturing or log & transferring I name my clips with zeros in front depending on how large the greatest scene number is. Then it works as you wish. You can do that after the fact, too.

John

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[Alvaro Lanciai]

thankyou Chad,

I already know… this could be an alternative way to solve my prob, but I prefer to work “as medium icon” just to work in a more “friendly” space with my clips…..

thnk

Alvaro

[Alvaro Lanciai]

dear John, thank you for your answer,

could you explain me your solution with an example…?

From your answer I understand that you rename clips with “zero” that are not in the right order…?
Am I right…?

thank you!

Alvaro

MAC INTEL dual quadcore 3ghz
8gb ram
macos 10.5.6
fcp 6.0.5

[John Fishback]

Let’s say your highest clip is Sc210. Then when entering lower numbered scenes they’d be Sc005, Sc076, etc. When you enter the leading zeros, all the clips will be ordered in numerical order.

Be sure to name all the clips exactly the same, Sc210 will be treated differently than Sc 210.

If you’re interested in a technical explanation you can read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collation.

John

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Final Cut Studio 2 (up to date)

Pro Tools HD w SYNC IO, Yamaha DM1000, Millennia Media HV-3C, Neumann U87, Schoeps Mk41 mics, Genelec Monitors, PrimaLT ISDN

[Alvaro Lanciai]

thank you john,
but I can apply this system only writing clip after clip after capturing…isn’t it?

Alvaro

MAC INTEL dual quadcore 3ghz
8gb ram
macos 10.5.6
fcp 6.0.5