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‌How to Edit Metadata Variables‌‌

Every single item of metadata that’s available in the Metadata Editor can be used as a variable, and several other clip and timeline properties such as the version name of a clip’s grade, a clip’s EDL event number, and that clip’s timeline index number can be also referenced via variables.

To add a variable to a text field that supports the use of variables:

1 Type the percentage sign (%) and a scrolling list appears showing all variables that are available.

2 To find a specific variable quickly, start typing that variable’s name and this list automatically filters itself to show only variables that contain the characters you’ve just typed.

3 Choose which variable you want to use using the Up and Down Arrow keys, and press Return to choose that variable to add.

The variable list that appears when you type the % character

As soon as you add one or more metadata variables to a field and press Return, the string is replaced by its corresponding text. To re-edit the metadata string, simply click within that field to edit it, and the metadata variables will reappear as the graphical tags that they are.

To remove a metadata variable:

— Click within a field using variables to begin editing it, click a variable to select it, and press Delete.

Available Variables in DaVinci Resolve

The following list describes what metadata variables are available to add.

Clip Metadata

Metadata Editor Metadata

Media Pool Metadata

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