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Finding Clips Using Markers or Flags 806
Finding the Currently Open Timeline
Finding a Clip in the Media Pool
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Using a Clip in the Source Viewer to
Using a Clip in the Timeline to
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Using Flags
Flags are meant to mark an entire clip, and they also flag every other clip in the Timeline that shares the same Media Pool source clip, making this a handy way of quickly identifying which clips in a given timeline come from the same Media Pool source.
The Flag and Marker buttons and pop-ups.
You can apply multiple flags to clips, with a variety of colors to choose from. In addition to flagging specific media files, flags can be useful for timeline filtering in the Color page, sorting by column in the Media Pool, and a variety of other operations.
— To flag a clip using the toolbar: Select one or more clips, and either click the Flag button to flag that clip with the current color, or click the Flag drop-down in the toolbar to choose a different color and then click the Flag button. In the Edit page, flags appear in the Timeline superimposed in the name bar of each clip.
— To flag a clip: Select one or more clips, and Choose Mark > Add Flag > Current Selected (G) to add a markers of a specific color directly to clips and the Timeline. The individual flag color
commands can be assigned specific keyboard shortcuts if you want to be able to place a specific flag color at a keystroke.
— To flag a clip in the Source Viewer: Open a clip in the Source Viewer, and while the Source Viewer has focus, choose Mark > Add Flag > Current Selected (G). The individual flag color commands can be assigned specific keyboard shortcuts if you want to be able to place a specific flag color at a keystroke.
— To remove all flags from a clip: Select one or more clips with flags you want to remove, then click the Flag drop-down in the toolbar, and choose the top “Clear All” option.
— To show or hide a particular color of flags: Choose a color of flag to hide from the View > Show Flags submenu, or choose View > Show Flags > All to show them all.