Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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Dying to know how to text search your footage in Final Cut Pro? I'm doing a deep dive into media management and organization to show you how I spent two focused days logging all of my footage to make sure it was incredibly easy to search through WHILE I was editing. So put your Assistant Editor hat on and come along with me on a journey that will help you UNLEASH THE BROWSER in FCP.
LINKS:
How To Use a Final Cut Library Template and a File Folder Template to Start Your Edits Faster: youtu.be/GET0s8-lUhg
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - INTRO
00:15 - Opening Thoughts
00:34 - Project Context
01:33 - How I use Events to Organize My Media
02:26 - How I Use Folders & Keywords
04:39 - How I Used Keyword Collections to Organize my Footage
06:10 - Using the NOTES Field in List View
07:53 - This is A LOT of Work. Is it Worth It?
09:57 - But All of Your Footage is Searchable! (DEMO)
10:56 - What I Would Do Differently Next Time
12:47 - The Power of Having Your Footage Text Searchable
14:50 - How To Use Favoriting to Unleash Even More Power
17:32 - Why I Made Myself Assistant Edit This Project
18:03 - Limitations of Search in the Event Browser
19:14 - Searching Your Edit with the Timeline Index
21:27 - The Types of Films For Which Text Search is Best
22:10 - Spend the Time Logging Your Footage!
23:22 - Concluding Thoughts
25:31 - Outro
26:06 - END CARDS
MY FILMMAKING & PHOTOGRAPHY GEAR:
Canon EOS R | geni.us/J29mRB (Amazon)
Atomos Ninja V | geni.us/WAId4k (Amazon)
Canon RF to EF Adapter | geni.us/Y1Ct6Us (Amazon)
Canon 17-40mm f/4 L-Series Lens | geni.us/V3yj2S (Amazon)
Canon 24-70mm f/4 L-Series Lens | geni.us/Qt5L (Amazon)
Canon 24-105mm f/4 L-Series Lens | geni.us/8JFiYuL (Amazon)
Canon 70-200 f/4 L-Series Lens | geni.us/ud5ALz (Amazon)
Manfrotto Tripod & Fluid Head | geni.us/kgZB (Amazon)
Deity V-Mic D3 Pro | geni.us/1P2UAC (Amazon)
Rode NTG-2 Shotgun Mic | geni.us/zDLi (Amazon)
Tascam DR-10L Lav Mic | geni.us/G9bb (Amazon)
Tascam DR-60D MkII | geni.us/nhidp (Amazon)
Aputure Lightstorm 120D | geni.us/UkhVm (Amazon)
Aputure Lightdome II | geni.us/TlC8fd (Amazon)
MY VIDEO EDITING GEAR:
Mac Pro (2013) | Quad-Core, 32GB RAM, D300 GPU, 256 GB SSD
15" Retina MacBook Pro (Late 2013) | Quad-core, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD
Apple Magic Keyboard | geni.us/CxAHcZ8 (Amazon)
Apple Magic Trackpad | geni.us/l4Kaq5M (Amazon)
Dell Ultrasharp U2718Q 27" 4K IPS Monitor | geni.us/X1Auwa (Amazon)
Dell Ultrasharp P2719H 27" IPS 1080p Monitor | geni.us/hAyI (Amazon)
Mackie CR3 Studio Monitors | geni.us/hIaR6zm (Amazon)
Sony MDR7506 Studio Monitor Headphones | geni.us/EgXC (Amazon)
Samsung T5 1TB | geni.us/MhL4AI (Amazon)
LaCie Rugged 1TB Thunderbolt / USB-C SSD | geni.us/CuHS6 (Amazon)
Seagate 4TB (Archiving) | geni.us/kgA4p (Amazon)
Seagate 8TB (Archive Backup) | geni.us/LSrrXP (Amazon)
Complete Gear List: kit.co/midlandpictures
SEND ME STUFF:
Midland Pictures
c/o Matthew O'Brien
PO Box 188
Council Bluffs, IA 51502
Business Inquiries: info(at)midlandpictures.com
SOFTWARE I USE:
A Better Finder Rename | geni.us/betterfinderrename
Chronosync | geni.us/chronosync
NeoFinder | geni.us/neofinder
Streamdeck Mobile | geni.us/streamdeckmobile
SERVICES I LOVE:
Freshbooks | geni.us/freshbooks1
Frame.io | geni.us/frameIO
SetHero | geni.us/sethero
ProSoundEffects | geni.us/prosoundeffects
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SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
If you wish to support the channel monetarily, you can use Venmo or PayPal here: paypal.me/midlandpictures
venmo.com/MidlandPictures
This is appreciated, but unnecessary, and no content will ever be behind a paywall.
FOLLOW MIDLAND:
Instagram: instagram.com/midlandpictures
Facebook: facebook.com/MidlandPictures
Medium: midlandpictures.medium.com
Website: midlandpictures.com
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/midlandpictures
FOLLOW MATTHEW:
Instagram: instagram.com/matthewtobrien
Twitter: twitter.com/matthewtobrien
#finalcutpro #fcp #apple #finalcutprotutorial #fcptutorial
Buy My Finder & FCP Templates! matthewobrien.co/shop
Support Me On Patreon! | patreon.com/midlandpictures
Grow Your YouTube Channel | TubeBuddy | tubebuddy.com/midland
Best Music | Soundstripe | geni.us/soundstripe1 | 10% off using promo code MIDLAND
Best FCP Plugins | Stupid Raisins | geni.us/stupidraisins
Best FCP Plugins | MotionVFX | motionvfx.sjv.io/midland
Transfer Data Fast | Hedge | geni.us/hedgemidland | 10% Off
Amazon | amzn.to/3okjvlY
Dying to know how to text search your footage in Final Cut Pro? I'm doing a deep dive into media management and organization to show you how I spent two focused days logging all of my footage to make sure it was incredibly easy to search through WHILE I was editing. So put your Assistant Editor hat on and come along with me on a journey that will help you UNLEASH THE BROWSER in FCP.
LINKS:
How To Use a Final Cut Library Template and a File Folder Template to Start Your Edits Faster: youtu.be/GET0s8-lUhg
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - INTRO
00:15 - Opening Thoughts
00:34 - Project Context
01:33 - How I use Events to Organize My Media
02:26 - How I Use Folders & Keywords
04:39 - How I Used Keyword Collections to Organize my Footage
06:10 - Using the NOTES Field in List View
07:53 - This is A LOT of Work. Is it Worth It?
09:57 - But All of Your Footage is Searchable! (DEMO)
10:56 - What I Would Do Differently Next Time
12:47 - The Power of Having Your Footage Text Searchable
14:50 - How To Use Favoriting to Unleash Even More Power
17:32 - Why I Made Myself Assistant Edit This Project
18:03 - Limitations of Search in the Event Browser
19:14 - Searching Your Edit with the Timeline Index
21:27 - The Types of Films For Which Text Search is Best
22:10 - Spend the Time Logging Your Footage!
23:22 - Concluding Thoughts
25:31 - Outro
26:06 - END CARDS
MY FILMMAKING & PHOTOGRAPHY GEAR:
Canon EOS R | geni.us/J29mRB (Amazon)
Atomos Ninja V | geni.us/WAId4k (Amazon)
Canon RF to EF Adapter | geni.us/Y1Ct6Us (Amazon)
Canon 17-40mm f/4 L-Series Lens | geni.us/V3yj2S (Amazon)
Canon 24-70mm f/4 L-Series Lens | geni.us/Qt5L (Amazon)
Canon 24-105mm f/4 L-Series Lens | geni.us/8JFiYuL (Amazon)
Canon 70-200 f/4 L-Series Lens | geni.us/ud5ALz (Amazon)
Manfrotto Tripod & Fluid Head | geni.us/kgZB (Amazon)
Deity V-Mic D3 Pro | geni.us/1P2UAC (Amazon)
Rode NTG-2 Shotgun Mic | geni.us/zDLi (Amazon)
Tascam DR-10L Lav Mic | geni.us/G9bb (Amazon)
Tascam DR-60D MkII | geni.us/nhidp (Amazon)
Aputure Lightstorm 120D | geni.us/UkhVm (Amazon)
Aputure Lightdome II | geni.us/TlC8fd (Amazon)
MY VIDEO EDITING GEAR:
Mac Pro (2013) | Quad-Core, 32GB RAM, D300 GPU, 256 GB SSD
15" Retina MacBook Pro (Late 2013) | Quad-core, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD
Apple Magic Keyboard | geni.us/CxAHcZ8 (Amazon)
Apple Magic Trackpad | geni.us/l4Kaq5M (Amazon)
Dell Ultrasharp U2718Q 27" 4K IPS Monitor | geni.us/X1Auwa (Amazon)
Dell Ultrasharp P2719H 27" IPS 1080p Monitor | geni.us/hAyI (Amazon)
Mackie CR3 Studio Monitors | geni.us/hIaR6zm (Amazon)
Sony MDR7506 Studio Monitor Headphones | geni.us/EgXC (Amazon)
Samsung T5 1TB | geni.us/MhL4AI (Amazon)
LaCie Rugged 1TB Thunderbolt / USB-C SSD | geni.us/CuHS6 (Amazon)
Seagate 4TB (Archiving) | geni.us/kgA4p (Amazon)
Seagate 8TB (Archive Backup) | geni.us/LSrrXP (Amazon)
Complete Gear List: kit.co/midlandpictures
SEND ME STUFF:
Midland Pictures
c/o Matthew O'Brien
PO Box 188
Council Bluffs, IA 51502
Business Inquiries: info(at)midlandpictures.com
SOFTWARE I USE:
A Better Finder Rename | geni.us/betterfinderrename
Chronosync | geni.us/chronosync
NeoFinder | geni.us/neofinder
Streamdeck Mobile | geni.us/streamdeckmobile
SERVICES I LOVE:
Freshbooks | geni.us/freshbooks1
Frame.io | geni.us/frameIO
SetHero | geni.us/sethero
ProSoundEffects | geni.us/prosoundeffects
Some of the links in my video descriptions are affiliate links, which means at no extra cost to you, I will make a small commission if you click them and make a qualifying purchase.
SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
If you wish to support the channel monetarily, you can use Venmo or PayPal here: paypal.me/midlandpictures
venmo.com/MidlandPictures
This is appreciated, but unnecessary, and no content will ever be behind a paywall.
FOLLOW MIDLAND:
Instagram: instagram.com/midlandpictures
Facebook: facebook.com/MidlandPictures
Medium: midlandpictures.medium.com
Website: midlandpictures.com
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/midlandpictures
FOLLOW MATTHEW:
Instagram: instagram.com/matthewtobrien
Twitter: twitter.com/matthewtobrien
#finalcutpro #fcp #apple #finalcutprotutorial #fcptutorial
