Logging individual clips with ProRes/AIC

I'm loving the quality of both codecs, and normally my lazy self wouldn't bother to log each clip, but if I were to want to, is it possible? If I have my Audio/Video settings set to either codec it seems as if it's an all or nothing situation, leaving me with a "Clip 1, Clip2...etc." bin.
Maybe I'd like to label one clip 'SOT 1," and another "Interior 2," as I can if I'm using the normal 720p30 Sequence preset.
Any way to do this with these otherwise awesome codecs?

Hey Michael
A clip's codec has nothing whatsoever to do with its name. Can you better describe what difficulty it is you are having with logging your footage? Are you capturing from HDV perhaps? In that case, are you not able to log/ name the captured clips after capture?
Best
Andy

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