Inspect
Inspect Panel
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.
Overview
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
Technical Metadata Fields
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 Make, Camera Model, Camera SN, Camera Firmware, Aperture, Lens Model, Lens SN, ISO, White Balance, Tint, Shutter Angle, Shutter Speed – Camera settings from embedded metadata (if available)
Editable Production Metadata
These fields can be edited per clip and are preserved across sessions via the project database:
Clip Name
Clip Color
Company
Production
Episode #
Reel
Roll/Card
Sound Roll #
Clip #
Scene
Shot
Take
Good Take
Shoot Day
Comments
Description
Director
DP
Location
Int/Ext
Day/Night
Keywords
Camera Name
Camera Operator
Individual rows can be hidden to customize the view. Right-click in the panel and select "Choose Rows" to bring up the Row customize window.
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