Closing the library

If you want to work with clips independently of a library, you can use the Close command. After you've closed the library, (No Library) is displayed in the application's title bar.

Some Catalyst Prepare features are unsupported without an open library:

  • When no library is opened, color adjustments are applied globally to all clips for previewing. If you want to save your color-correction settings, you can transcode clips to create new files. For more information, see "Exporting media from a library."

    Color adjustments to clip lists or spanned clips are not available when a library is open.

  • When no library is opened, Channel Assignment controls in the Inspector are not available. For more information, see "Assigning audio channels."

  • When no library is opened, storyboard support is not available. For more information, see "Working with storyboards."

  • When no library is opened, bin support is not available. For more information, see "Adding bins to a library."

  1. Click the Organize button at the top of the Catalyst Prepare window.

  2. Click the Library button at the bottom of the Catalyst Prepare window and choose Close from the menu.