Macintosh OS - Using Cover Flow to Find Shots

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Here's a handy way to find stuff fast...

Adam Lloyd Connell sent this in:

I was just wondering, have you explored how useful the Cover Flow tool in leopard is for finding a missing shot?

In FCP 6, I am currently working on a long project with around 500 takes, and the cinematographer had only supplied one take of a particular cutaway to an object on a table. Trying to find that specific clip without the continuity notes easily at hand was a pain, and using FCP's thumbnail view was slow.

However, opening folders with footage from the XDCAM, and selecting 'Cover Flow mode,' made it so easy to flash past all the hundreds of (quite large) thumbnails, and we found the shot in minutes. I've gotten into the habit of finding my missing shots in Finder this way.

Try it, next time you're trying to find that elusive shot.