Label sports video clips by player

Rename every clip with the players and the play while you watch it. MXF, MOV and MP4, including LOG footage. In beta, and getting better every week.

Label Clips in Metadata Express: a football clip playing with the player and play typed as the new file name

Game footage comes off the camera as C0001.MP4, C0002.MP4… and someone has to watch each one and name it before editors can find anything. Label Clips in Metadata Express turns that into typing: watch the clip, type 23 and Enter for Hale, type pc and a space for “pass complete to”, then + to rename it and play the next one.

How labeling works

Open a folder of clips. They play straight away with smooth scrubbing; LOG footage (Sony S-Log3, Panasonic V-Log and more) shows in normal color with the LUT switch on.
Type the label as you watch. A jersey number and Enter puts in the player from your roster; your own action shortcuts (Assign Actions) turn a few letters into the words you use.
Rename and move on. + renames the clip and goes to the next; ⌘S renames and stays. Undo is one click.
Mark your selects. Set In and Out points or star the best clips, then export them as a timeline for Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro or DaVinci Resolve.

Your office's naming, automatically

Most video teams have a naming convention. Name Format puts it on every clip for you: keep the camera's original name, add the date it was recorded, your initials, the game and a clip number, with underscores, hyphens or spaces between words:

C0001_031426_JS_HAWKS_VS_TIGERS_094_Hale_Pass_Complete.MP4

Fill in the boxes, or type the pattern exactly as you would in a batch rename. Rename All applies it to a whole folder at once, and one Undo puts everything back.

Made for sports video

Plays MXF, MOV and MP4: XAVC, ProRes, DNxHD/HR, H.264 and HEVC, up to 4K.
Clips loop while you decide, with frame-by-frame stepping and faster playback.
Shows each clip's details: recorded time, timecode, codec, frame rate and audio tracks.
Clips on a camera card are protected; import them first, then label them.

Questions

Which cameras and formats does it play?

MXF, MOV and MP4 from cameras like Sony FX and Alpha, Canon and Panasonic, including XAVC, ProRes, DNx, H.264 and HEVC. LOG footage shows in normal color with the LUT switch on.

Will Premiere Pro see my In and Out points?

Yes. Export Selects makes a timeline with your starred and In/Out clips, already trimmed and named, that opens in Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro or DaVinci Resolve.

Can I keep the camera's original file name?

Yes. Name Format can start every name with the original file name, then the date, your initials, the game and a clip number, before the label you type.

Is Label Clips finished?

It's in beta: it works today and we're adding to it every week based on what video teams ask for. Tell us what you need from the app's “Got an idea?” button.

Is it on Windows?

Yes, Metadata Express runs on Mac and Windows.

Try it free

Metadata Express runs on Mac and Windows. Every feature is free for 14 days, no card needed. Download it here. Questions? Send us a message.

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