R12 - changing the name of a subclip not possible?!?

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R12 - changing the name of a subclip not possible?!?

PostThu Jul 30, 2015 9:30 pm

Am I crazy, or is there really no way to change the name of a subclip in Resolve 12? This almost entirely defeats the purpose of subclips, if true.
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Re: R12 - changing the name of a subclip not possible?!?

PostThu Jul 30, 2015 9:41 pm

OK, I found my own answer. Apparently for ALL clips, there is a separate Display Name (see manual excerpt below). Still, I think it would be much better if you were asked to create a Display Name for your subclip upon creating it, as is the case in most other NLEs. Having a subclip called "interview 01 subclip" is never going to be useful to anyone. (Also, the Display Name column should not default to hidden IMHO.)

"The most fundamental piece of clip metadata is its name, with which clips are identified nearly everywhere they appear inside Resolve. By default, clips show the file name of the corresponding media file on disk. Since the dawn of tapeless recording, however, editors have been stuck with camera original media having names that are not exactly “human readable.”
Fortunately, you have the option of entering a more user-friendly clip name to use instead, while preserving the original file name that’s critical for maintaining the link between a clip and its media, as well as for tracking an offline clip’s corresponding link to the online media from which it originated. You can change any clip to a name of your choosing by showing the Display Name column (hidden by default). By default, the Display Name mirrors the source clip’s file name. After you’ve changed a clip’s Display Name, that clip appears in the Timeline with the customized Display Name."

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