For the following few “In Depth’s”, we’re going to be speaking about bins, as they’re actually the core of your workflow. It’s all about group when modifying, and bins are central to that. With that mentioned, Set Bin Show is a function that’s tucked away, however one thing that may actually be helpful, particularly when initiatives begin to get greater. So, let’s check out this nice Media Composer function.
WHERE CAN YOU FIND SET BIN DISPLAY
Within the higher proper nook of each bin, you’ll discover the bins FAST MENU or, if you happen to’re old-fashioned like me, you’ll most likely nonetheless name it the HAMBURGER MENU. It doesn’t matter what you name it, you’ll discover some frequent Bin capabilities in right here like “Snapping to Grid”, “Select Columns” and even the power to import or hyperlink to your footage right here as properly. Nonetheless, if you happen to look in direction of the underside of the quick menu, you’ll discover the Set Bin Show possibility.
What’s fascinating about Set Bin Show is that it’s function is fairly easy, however it’s one thing that may actually mess up your bins, if you happen to or your staff is both a) not conscious of it, or b) doesn’t know that somebody has made some modifications in there.
WHAT DOES SET BIN DISPLAY DO?
Set Bin Show does, properly, actually what it says it does. It units what will probably be displayed in your bin. All the things (properly, nearly all the pieces), is turned on by default, which means that in each bin you’ll see all of the forms of clips you might want to see. Grasp Clips, Sub Clips, Multi-cam clips, and so forth. There are actually just a few clip sorts that you just don’t need to see, just like the sources (precise media information), or your Precomputes (rendered information) in your bins as, to be sincere, it might simply bathroom all the pieces down. In the event you head into your Set Bin Show choices, you’ll see all of the clip sorts which might be displayed and/or not displayed.
What’s vital to bear in mind about Set Bin Show is that it really works on a bin by bin foundation, and never as an total adjustment to all of your bins. So, that does beg the query, the place would you employ a function like Set Bin Show. Nicely, for Home windows editors who’re nonetheless utilizing the traditional Title Instrument, we’ve all run into this example, the place you’ve gotten a timeline in your bin, and you need to undergo and replace a ton of titles. Nicely, each time you replace the title, it creates a brand new piece of title media in your bin, and you end up continuously having to maneuver all these title updates to a different/different bins to maintain issues organized. Nicely, the best technique to get round that’s to easily name up your Set Bin Show window, and deselect “Results” in that individual bin, and people forms of clips will now be hidden from view.
Now, you may be considering, properly, I don’t actually like to cover these forms of components from my bins, so I assume it is a function I’d by no means use however once more, to be sincere, that’s just one small purpose that I exploit this function. The primary purpose that I exploit this function is for the “Present Reference Clips” possibility on the backside of the window. What does that do? Nicely, right here’s an ideal instance. There was a ton of occasions the place editors will ship me sequences, or elements of sequences that they need me to work on, and I need to see all of the clips which might be related to the sequence that was despatched me. Most individuals would use the Decompose function, however I don’t need to create extra clips, I simply need to have Media Composer present me the clips related to the timeline, after which let me determine what I need to do with them. Nicely, that’s the place the “Present Reference Clips” function comes into play. With a sequence in a bin, merely flip this function on, and also you’ll instantly see all of the clips related to that timeline in the identical bin. A improbable function that I exploit on a regular basis, made tremendous easy, with the Set Bin Show function.
In the event you’d like to take a look at extra of my “In-Depth’s” on Media Composer, you’ll find them right here:
Media Composer Undertaking Creation
Avid Attic
Alternating Left And Proper Audio
Keyboard Shortcuts
And you’ll obtain a 30 day trial of Media Composer at this hyperlink.
