For certain fields, you can replace every occurrence of a specific text string with different text.
This action accepts master clips, subclips, and sequences.
to substitute text
- Drag and drop a clip/sequence containing markers
- Fill out the form (see options below)
- Click substitute
options
| in this field | Field to be updated. |
| change this text | Case-sensitive text to search for. |
| to this text | Replacement text. |
| apply to track | Track(s) to update. |
| apply to color | Color(s) to update. |
For each matching marker, the selected field will be searched, and every instance of the specified text will be changed to the replacement text.
results
If there were no errors, you have several options:
- substitute more - Clears the options but maintains the selected clip/sequence
- undo - Reverts the changes that were just made
- reset form - Clears the options as well as the selected clip/sequence
tips
- If you manually update the track or color of any markers after dropping the clip/sequence, click the refresh button below the drop zone to update the values in the dropdown menus.
- If you want to start over with a different clip/sequence, you can either drag and drop a different clip/sequence or click the X button below the drop zone to reset the form.
examples
| original value | search for text | substitute with | result |
| show_101_013_020 | show | doom | doom_101_013_020 |
| Show_101_013_020 | show | doom | Show_101_013_020 |
| show_101_013_020 | _01 | _02 | show_101_023_020 |
| show_101_013_020 | 01 | 02 | show_102_023_020 |
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