Search Events Menu

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Search Events Menu

Use the Search Events menu to search entries for text or timecode in an EDL. When you search the EDL, you need to specify the item you want to search, the filter type you want to use, and the criteria for which you want to search.

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(a) Select Item box (b) Search Item box (c) Filter Type box (d) Search Criteria field

Unselect Matches buttonRemove the highlight from all items that match the search criteria.

Select:	To highlight:
Select Events	All events that match the search criteria.
Select Edits	All edits that match the search criteria.

Select:

To highlight:

Select Events

All events that match the search criteria.

Select Edits

All edits that match the search criteria.

Select:	To search for:
Event Number	Event numbers.
Tape	Tape names.
Transition Length	A specific transition duration.
Source In	A source in timecode.
Source Out	A source out timecode.
Speed	A specific timewarp speed.
Record In	A record in timecode.
Record Out	A record out timecode.
Comment	A comment or text within a comment.
Track	A track.

Select:

To search for:

Event Number

Event numbers.

Tape

Tape names.

Transition Length

A specific transition duration.

Source In

A source in timecode.

Source Out

A source out timecode.

Speed

A specific timewarp speed.

Record In

A record in timecode.

Record Out

A record out timecode.

Comment

A comment or text within a comment.

Track

A track.

Previous button Move the cursor to the previous item that matches the search criteria.

Filter Type box Specify the filter type. The filter type will differ depending on the item you are searching. For numerical searches, select one of the following options from the Filter Type box.

Select:	To find:
Is Equal to	All event numbers that match your search criteria.
Is Not Equal to	All event numbers that do not match your search criteria.
Is Less Than	All event numbers that are less than your search criteria.
Is Greater Than	All event numbers that are greater than your search criteria.

Select:

To find:

Is Equal to

All event numbers that match your search criteria.

Is Not Equal to

All event numbers that do not match your search criteria.

Is Less Than

All event numbers that are less than your search criteria.

Is Greater Than

All event numbers that are greater than your search criteria.

For alphabetical searches, select one of the following options from the Filter Type box.

Select:	To search:
Matches	For all tapes that match your search criteria.
Does Not Match	For all tapes that do not match your search criteria.
Contains	For all tapes that contain your search criteria.
Does Not Contain	For all tapes that do not contain your search criteria.
Is Less Than	For all tapes lexicographically less than your search criteria.
Is Greater Than	For all tapes lexicographically greater than your search criteria.

Select:

To search:

Matches

For all tapes that match your search criteria.

Does Not Match

For all tapes that do not match your search criteria.

Contains

For all tapes that contain your search criteria.

Does Not Contain

For all tapes that do not contain your search criteria.

Is Less Than

For all tapes lexicographically less than your search criteria.

Is Greater Than

For all tapes lexicographically greater than your search criteria.

Alphabetical searches are performed on Tape and Comment items by default. To perform a numeric search on these items, enable Treat As Numeric. To match results by case, enable Case Sensitive.