Closing the library
If you want to work with clips independently of a library, you can use the Close command. After you've
closed the library, (No Library)is displayed in the application's title bar.
Some Catalyst Prepare features are unsupported without an open library:
n When no library is opened, color adjustments are applied globally to all clips for previewing. If
you want to save your color-correction settings, you can transcode clips to create new files. For
more information, see "Transcoding clips" on page 24.
Color adjustments to clip lists or spanned clips are not available when a library is open.
n When no library is opened, Channel Assignment controls in the Inspector are not available. For
more information, see "Assigning audio channels" on page 76.
n When no library is opened, storyboard support is not available. For more information, see
"Working with storyboards" on page 80.
n When no library is opened, bin support is not available. For more information, see "Adding bins
to a library" on page 17.
1.
Click the Media Browser button at the top of the Catalyst Prepare window.
2.
Click the Library button at the bottom of the Catalyst Prepare window and choose Close from
the menu.
Adding media to a library
To add media to a Catalyst Prepare library, you can copy clips from folders or devices attached to your
computer, or you can choose to add clips without copying them to your computer.
To add a local folder to the library without copying clips, click the Bin button at the bottom of
the Catalyst Prepare window in Organize mode, choose Create from folder, and browse to a folder on
your computer. The folder and any clips in the folder are added to the current library.
When you edit a clip that is not included in the current library, the metadata is saved to the library
without modifying the original clip. The clip is added to the Automatically Added bin. The following
actions will add a clip to the Automatically Added bin in the current library:
n Changing in/out points.
n Adjusting color correction.
n Editing metadata.
n Editing audio channel assignments.
When browsing your clips, a badge is displayed in grid mode or list mode to identify clips
that are included in the current library. Click the badge to display more information about the clip.
Clip lists and spanned clips are not supported in Catalyst Prepare libraries.
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