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While most metadata in the Metadata Editor is edited via text fields, checkboxes, or multiple button selections (such as Flags and Clip Color), the Keyword field is unique in that it uses a graphical “tag” based method of data entry. The purpose of this is to facilitate consistency with keyword spelling by making it easy to reference both a built-in list of standardized keywords, as well as other keywords that you’ve already entered to other clips.
Once added, keywords are incredibly useful for facilitating searching and sorting in the Media Pool, for creating Smart Bins in the Media and Edit pages, and for use in Smart Filters on the Color page. Reaping these benefits by adding and editing keywords is simple, and works similarly to the method of entering metadata variables. For more information on metadata variables, see Chapter 16, “Using Variables and Keywords.”
1 Select the Keyword field of the Metadata Editor, and begin typing the keyword you want to use. As you begin typing, a scrolling list appears showing all keywords that are available using the string of characters you’ve just typed.
2 To find a specific keyword in the list, start typing that keyword’s name and this list automatically filters itself to show only keywords that contain the characters you’ve just typed. Choose which keyword you want to use in the list using the Up and Down Arrow keys, and press Return to choose that keyword to add.
The keyword list that appears when you type within the Keyword field
As soon as you add one or more keywords, they appear as a graphical tag. To re-edit any keyword, simply click anywhere within the Keyword field to edit it.
— Double-click any keyword to make it editable, then edit it as you would any other piece of text, and press Return to make it a graphical keyword tag again.
TIP: In macOS, any color tags that are set and defined in the Finder can automatically be imported as keywords alongside their media clips. To do so check the “Import Finder tags as Keywords” box in the General Settings panel of the Editing section in the User Preferences.
TIP: In macOS, any color tags that are set and defined in the Finder can automatically be imported as keywords alongside their media clips. To do so check the “Import Finder tags as Keywords” box in the General Settings panel of the Editing section in the User Preferences.
TIP: In macOS, any color tags that are set and defined in the Finder can automatically be imported as keywords alongside their media clips. To do so check the “Import Finder tags as Keywords” box in the General Settings panel of the Editing section in the User Preferences.
— Click any keyword to select it, and press Delete.