Metadata Sets can be used to customise your metadata workflow in Just Control. It is possible to display user-defined metadata fields within Just Control and to export sidecar files (XML or JSON) based on the entered data for every recorded file.

Overview

Here is a brief overview of how it works:

1. Select a (previously defined) Metadata Set in the Inspector.

2. Enter or choose your Metadata and start the Recording.

3. just:in mac records the video file(s) and a corresponding Sidecar file to a user-defined location (Destination Preset).

The below picture shows how the included example is displayed in the Inspector. The naming, the number, and the type of Metadata Fields are completely user definable.

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Metadata Sets

Open the Just Control Configuration panel, select a Device, and switch to the “Metadata Sets” tab.

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1. Metadata Sets List: List of all available Metadata Sets for the selected Device. Add or remove the selected Metadata Set.

2. StartUpXML: Content of the selected StartUpXML column.

3. Extension: Choose between “xml” and “json”.

4. ExportXML: Content of the selected ExportXML column.

Add a new Metadata Set

Go to the “Metadata Sets” tab and use the Plus (“+”) button to add a new Metadata Set. Set a name for the new Metadata Set. Then search and choose the “StartUp- and ExportXML” paths and use the "Create" button to create the Metadata Set.

After creating the Metadata Set the content of both StartUpXML and ExportXML files can be seen when selecting the Metadata Set.

If you want to copy a Metadata Set from one machine to another, then just go to “/Library/Application Support/ToolsOnAir/Just In” and copy the specific XML-Preset from the “StartUp- and ExportXML” folders.

Please do not rename the added XML sets within the Just In folder at “/Library/Application Support/ToolsOnAir” as this can lead to unexpected behaviour.