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<p>There are two ways to import files into the <gui>Media library</gui>. The first way is to click on the <gui>Import</gui> button in the upper left corner. This will open a file chooser in which you can preview selected files or select multiple files (by holding <key>Shift</key> or <key>Control</key> while selecting them). The second way is to drag and drop the files from a file browser to the <gui>Media library</gui>. By importing a <em>file</em> into the <gui>Media library</gui>, it becomes a <em>clip</em>.</p>

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<title>Previewing a clip from the <gui>Media Library</gui></title>

<p>To preview a clip before placing it on the timeline, you can double-click on it in the <gui>Media Library</gui>, or right-click and choose <gui>Preview Clip</gui> from the popup menu. This will open the clip in a window that automatically closes whenever you click outside the window.</p>

<desc>Popup menu</desc>

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<p>To preview a clip before placing it on the timeline, you can double-click on it in the <gui>Media Library</gui>. This will open the clip in a window that automatically closes whenever you click outside the window.</p>

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<title>Filtering search</title>

<p>A search bar is shown at the top of the <gui>Media Library</gui>. Typing into the search entry filters the contents of the <gui>Media Library</gui> to show only clips whose filenames match your search terms. To reset the search entry, click the "cleanup" icon in the search entry.</p>

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<title>Typeahead search</title>

<p>An alternative way of searching, if you know the beginning of a clip's filename, is to click anywhere in the <gui>Media Library</gui> and start typing the name of the file you're looking for.</p>

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<item><p>As you type, the first matching file will become selected.</p></item>

<item><p>You can keep typing to refine your search.</p></item>

<item><p>When there are multiple results, you can use the <key>up</key> and <key>down</key> arrow keys to switch the selection between each search result.</p>

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<title>View modes</title>

<p>The <gui>Media Library</gui> can display your clips in a list or in an icon view. The default mode is icon view because it display more clips without needing to scroll down. However, the list view mode shows more details about each clip. To activate/deactivate it, click on the <gui>Show clips as a detailed list</gui> button next to the search bar.</p>

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<title>Other actions</title>

<p>There are three further actions you can perform with clips. Each is represented by a button in the upper right part of the <gui>Media Library</gui>:</p>

<item><p><gui>Remove selected clips from the project</gui> (this can also be performed by pressing <keyseq><key>Control</key><key>Delete</key></keyseq>).</p></item>

<item><p><gui>Clip properties...</gui> opens a new window with information on <em>video size</em>, <em>frame rate</em> and <em>aspect ratio</em>. Clicking the <gui>Apply to project</gui> button adjusts the project settings to the clip properties. You can select which properties to apply by leaving them ticked/unticked.</p></item>

<item><p><gui>Insert selected clips at the end of the timeline</gui> inserts selected clips one after another into the first layer of the timeline at a position, where the last clip on any layer ends.</p></item>

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<p>This method only allows searching from the beginning of the filename.</p>

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<title>View modes</title>

<p>The <gui>Media Library</gui> can display your clips in a list (<guiseq><gui>View</gui><gui>Show Clips as a List</gui></guiseq>) or in an icon view (<guiseq><gui>View</gui><gui>Show Clips as Icons</gui></guiseq>).</p>

<p>The list view mode shows more details about each clip, but the icon view mode can display more clips without needing to scroll (especially on high resolution computer monitors).</p>

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<p>In order for these actions to become available, one or more clips must be selected.</p>

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