Spotlight Metadata Fields

The following fields appear in Spotlight search and Finder’s Get Info → More Info panel.


🔹 Technical Metadata

Format

MXF operational pattern

Date Created

Date created from file metadata

Video

Video codec

Audio

Audio codec, bitrate, sample rate

Channels

Audio channels and tracks

Resolution

Video resolution with aspect

Color Space

Color space and color range

TimeCode

Starting timecode value

Frame Rate

Media frame rate

Field Type

Frame type (only shown if not Progressive)


🎬 Production Metadata

Company

Production company

Production

Project or production title

Reel

Reel name or number

Scene

Scene number

Shot

Shot name or number

Take

Take name or number

Good Take

Indicates if Take is marked as GOOD

Director

Director name

DP

Cinematographer / Director of Photography

Location

Shooting location or set

Comments

Production notes

Description

Clip or shot description

Keywords

Searchable tags and keywords


🎥 Camera Metadata

Camera Model

Camera model and firmware

Camera Name

Camera letter (A-Cam, B-Cam, etc.)

Camera Operator

Operator name

ISO

Exposure

White Balance

Kelvin value

Tint

WB tint

Shutter Angle

Shutter angle (degrees)

Aperture

Lens aperture (f-stop or t-stop)

Lens Model

Lens model and specifications

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