Searching for Timeline Elements

Although you can search for elements by scrolling the timeline and displaying information about each element, Filter Select options make it easier to find specific elements. You can also refine your search when searching specifically on segments.

To search for video elements:

Select and enable Filter from the Menu Priority box and then select Video.

Enable any of the following filter options.

Enable:	To select:
Mark	Cue marks.
Gap	The gaps that exist between elements. You can then choose to filter only gaps, only gap effects, or both gaps and gap effects.
Cont	Container elements.
Pale grey BFX icon	Clips brought into a BFX level with the Pre option.
Black BFX icon	Clips brought into a BFX level with the Post option.
All Segs	The clip elements (regular audio or video frames).
Axis	Elements with Axis soft effects.
Wipe	Elements with Wipe soft effects.
Spark	Elements with Sparks soft effects.
CC	Elements with Colour Correction soft effects.
TW	Elements with Timewarp soft effects.
Blend	Elements with Blend soft effects.
Resize	Elements with Resize soft effects.
Text	Elements with Text soft effects.
Cut	Cuts.
Dissolve	Dissolves.
WipeTn	Wipe transitions.
AxisTn	Axis transitions.

If you selected an option that searches segments, the following segment filter options appear.

This option:	Filters segment with:
Tape	The tape name you specify.
Source Clip	The source name you specify.
Element	The element name you specify.
Comment	The comment you specify.
From/To	The source or record timecode you specify.
MixedRes Seg	Sources not of the same resolution as the master clip.
MixedRes Hist	Sources not of the same resolution as the master clip in their history.
Soft-Import	Soft imports.
Has History	Clip history.
Unlinked	Unlinked media.
Locked	Locked soft effects.

To filter only on segment selections, enable the appropriate filter option and enter filtering information in the associated field. For the Tape, Source Clip, Element, and Comment fields, enter wildcards such as * to match any number of characters before or after the string. Enter ? to replace a specific character.
For example, to search for all clips whose names end with rings such as blue_rings and red_rings, you would enter *rings in the Source Clip field. To search for all clips whose names end in a different letter such as clipA and clipB, you would enter clip? in the Source Clip field.
Draw a bounding box around elements on the timeline, click the element selection hot spot, or press / on the numeric keypad.
The specified elements are selected.

If you disabled Dissolve and Wipe, you can select a group of elements excluding the transitions that occur within the selection. Similarly, if you disabled Gap, you can select a group of elements excluding any gaps between them. For example, if you move a selection of elements from one track and use them to overwrite the elements in another track, the space between the incoming elements does not overwrite the material where it is placed. If Gap is enabled, the original material is overwritten with the gaps.

If Gaps is disabled, the original material is not overwritten, as shown in the following illustration.

To search for timeline audio elements:

Select and enable Filter from the Menu Priority box and then select Audio.
Enable any of the audio filter options that appear.
To filter only on segment selections, enter filtering information in the associated fields that appear.
Draw a bounding box around elements on the timeline, click the element selection hot spot, or press / on the numeric keypad.
The specified elements are selected.

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