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As you work, there are a variety of methods you can use to find clips in the Media Pool or your file system.
— To find a clip in the Media Pool: Open the Media Pool, and use the drop-down menu next to the Search button to choose whether to search through all bins in the current project, or just look at the currently selected bin or bins in the Bin List. If necessary, select the bin or bins that you want to search, and click the magnifying glass button to open the search controls. Optionally choose a criteria from the Filter By drop-down menu, then type a search term in the Search field. As soon as you start typing, all clips that don’t match the search criteria are temporarily hidden.
— To locate a Timeline clip in the Media Pool: Right-click any clip in the Timeline, and choose Find in Media Pool. That clip appears highlighted in the Media Pool.
— To locate a Source Viewer clip in the Media Pool: With any clip open in the Source Viewer, press Option-F.
— To locate a media file in the Finder from the Media Pool: Right-click any clip in the Media Pool and choose Reveal in Finder. A Finder window, or its equivalent in Windows and Linux, opens to the directory with that clip, which appears highlighted.
— To find the audio clip that a video clip has been synced to: Right-click a video clip
that’s been synced to audio, and choose “Reveal synced audio in Media Pool” from the contextual menu. The bin holding the synced audio clip is opened and that clip is selected.
Finding Clips Using Markers or Flags
If you’re using markers to keep track of notes, issues, or items on your to-do list, there are a few different ways of finding and moving among them.
— To find all markers or flags via the Edit Index: Click the Option menu of the Edit Index and choose Show Markers or Show Flags. Each clip with one or more markers appears in a list, with columns corresponding to the color(s) and notes of each timeline and clip marker.
— To find a specific marker or flag in the Edit Index: Click the magnifying glass button in the Edit Index, choose Notes in the Filter by drop-down, and type a search term in the Search field.
— To move the playhead to the next marker forward or previous: Choose Playback > Previous Marker (Shift-Up Arrow) or Next Marker (Shift-Down Arrow).
Finding Gaps
Gaps, or spaces between two clips on the Timeline, appear by default as black. Unwanted gaps may appear as black flashes while your program plays back, and are generally to be avoided. DaVinci Resolve makes it easy to find gaps in specific tracks of your timeline.