Inspect
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The Inspect Panel in Tin Man is a dynamic metadata interface designed to provide clear, editable insight into a clip's technical and production information. It helps users review, edit, and preserve essential metadata for each media file in the File List.
The panel is split into two major metadata zones:
Technical Metadata – auto-populated, read-only fields based on source file analysis
Editable Production Metadata – user-adjustable fields for organizing and exporting clips effectively
These fields are detected automatically and cannot be edited:
File Name – Full name of the media file
Path – Directory path on disk
Size – File size (GB)
Duration – Clip length in timecode
Frame Rate – Frames per second (e.g., 24fps)
TimeCode – SMPTE timecode with base rate (this can be edited in the Interpret Properties panel)
Date Created – File creation date
Video Codec – Detected video compression format
Resolution – Full raster + pixel aspect ratio (e.g., 5792x4854 (2.00))
Field Type – Progressive or Interlaced
Color Space – Source color encoding and gamma (e.g., Sony S-Gamut3.Cine/S-Log3)
Audio Codec – Sample resolution and frequency
Channels – Number of audio channels and track distribution
Camera Mode, Camera SN, Camera Firmware, Aperture, Lens Mode, Lens SN, ISO, White Balance, Tint, Shutter Angle,– Camera settings from embedded metadata (if available)
These fields can be edited per clip and are preserved across sessions via the internal database:
Clip Name
Company
Production
Reel
Scene
Shot
Take
Good Take
Comments
Description
Director
DP
Location
Keywords
Camera Name
Camera Operator