Display Clip Information in the Player

You can overlay clip information (metadata for short) over the image in the Player, in a fashion similar to Burn-in Metadata FX, but without having to manage a Timeline FX on a gap.

Flame Learning Channel: Metadata Overlay

Display the Metadata Overlay using:

• The new Metadata Overlay () button.

• The new Show button in the Player's Show Overlays panel.

  

• The Toggle Metadata Overlay Display shortcut.

  • The shortcut is assigned to F10 in the Flame and Smoke Classic keyboard shortcuts profiles.
  • The shortcut is available in the Tangent Mapper (General section) but is not assigned to a key by default.

Two Metadata Overlays presets are available: Frame and Timecode. They display the same information as the Information window when you Alt+click any clip or segment.

To modify the information displayed:

1. Click Metadata Overlay menu Edit Setup.

   

2. Edit the displayed information. You have access to the same information that you can find in the Burn-in Metadata node or FX.

3. Click Exit.

You can also create a preset. The presets you create are available from the Metadata Overlay menu, making it easy to switch.

To create a Metadata Overlay menu:

1. Click Metadata Overlay menu () Edit Setup.
2. Edit the displayed information.
3. Click Save.
4. In the Save File dialogue, name the new preset.
5. Select where to save the setup with the Setups Directory menu.
   • User (Player Overlay): These setups are available only to the current user, and are used in Metadata Overlay. These setups are available from the Metadata Overlay menu User.
   • Shared (Player Overlay): These setups are shared with all users, and are used in Metadata Overlay. These setups are available from the Metadata Overlay menu Shared.
   • Project (Batch and Tool FX): The setups saved at the project level. Use this directory to be able to reuse your Metadata Overlay setup in Burn-In Metadata node, tool, or Timeline FX.

In the Player, you can select the source of the displayed information. This source is either the Primary or the Background track (the lowest track in the timeline). You can set this in the Metadata Overlay Edit Setup, or in the Overlays menu, with the Track box.