Using the Edit Details Window

Choose View | Window | Edit Details to toggle the display of the Edit Details window.

The Edit Details window displays a database for all of the media in your project. It shows information about how files in the project are being used and allows you to modify many of those properties. You may sort, add or change information, rearrange columns, and edit items in the project.

This window provides an alternate method for working with events, audio CD track lists, commands, markers, and regions.

Viewing Edit Details

  1. Choose View | Window | Edit Details to display the Edit Details window.

  2. From the Show drop-down list, choose the project information you want to see.

    Item

    Description

    Audio CD Track List

    Displays the information for each CD track and index marker that you've inserted in your project. Use this view for arranging a disc-at-once (Red Book) CD. For more information, see Disc-at-once (DAO or Red Book) CD Burning

    Commands

    Displays the settings for each metadata command that you've inserted in your project. For more information, see Inserting command markers

    Events

    Displays the information for each event on the timeline.

    Markers

    Displays the information for each marker that you've inserted in your project. For more information, see Inserting markers

    Regions

    Displays the information for each region that you've inserted in your project. For more information, see Inserting regions

    Selected Events

    Displays the information for each selected event on the timeline.

  3. Use the column headings to arrange and sort the information in the window:

  4. Drag the heading columns to rearrange the column order.

  5. Click a column heading to sort in ascending or descending order.

    NOTE The time-based columns (Start, End, Length, Take Start, Timecode In, and Timecode Out) display time in your project's ruler format. You can set this format on the Ruler tab of the Project Propertiesdialog. For more information, see Setting project properties

  6. Double-click a table cell to edit it, or right-click to display a shortcut menu.

Customizing the appearance of the window

  1. Arrange and sort the information in the Edit Details window:

    • Drag the heading columns to rearrange the column order.

    • Click a column heading to sort in ascending or descending order.

    • Drag a heading off the Edit Details window to remove it from the view.

  2. Enter a name in the Preset box and click the Save button . The current view (including sort order) is saved.

  3. To recall the view later, choose its name from the Preset drop-down list.