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is there really no “description” choice in the find dialog?
Hi
So i am trying to find some clips in amongst the 15 or so bins i have. I click on the browser window, and press command f. the find media dialog opens, and there is a pull down choice for fields to look or omit certain words ie “omit (or not) any column that contains george”
when i went to narrow the search to just the description column, i could not find it in the pull down list.
is this correct? is it not possible to search in the one column that usually has the most detailed entry?
If I am wrong help me someone, please?
TIA
bee eph
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3 Replies
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I don’t know why description is not on that list, but if you use Any Column, it will find results in description field.
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steven
thanx
waht you say is true, but in one particular case i am searching for the phrase CU and i get about 350 clips. but if could limit it to the description field, i would only get about 10
oh well, looks like i’ll have to tell everyone NOT to use the description field for logging, as you cant search it. yet another FCP workaround! s**t!
but think of the money my boss saved!
thanx apple!
bee eph
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I’m not absolutely positive, Bob, but I think the description filed is metadata that Spotlight can see at the Finder level. Sorry, not on my FCP machine to try it. Don’t use the instant Spotlight menu, use the Finder’s FIND command to open the more useful dialog box.
FCP has never been any good at media management or as a database for finding what’s in a project or what’s been used. The Avid switchers keep pointing out these failures. I think we’ve all come up with our own methods of dealing with these massive shortcomings.
If you have any success working around it, please let us know.
Luck
bogiesanThis is my standard sigfile so do not take it personally: “For crying out loud, read the freakin’ manual.”
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