Using the Find Command

In Avid, the various Find commands are primarily focused on finding clips, bins, Locator text, text in clips, sequence gaps, or flash frames in a sequence. Finding an Avid master clip or Find Bin command is the same as the Final Cut Pro Reveal Master Clip command in the View menu.

But you can put the FCP Find command to other uses such as searching for a clip within a specific sequence or project. You can search for a clip by name or other fields, such as by timecode or file type. The FCP Find command can also be used for more complex tasks by adding search options to a criteria list. Once you’ve found the items, you can then delete them or make changes to them. This is also a good way to find unused media in your project. In this way FCP’s Find command performs the same functions as Avid’s Custom Sift feature, only the results are not limited to a single bin, or even a single project.