Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1528)

• Drag a sequence clip to the Browser: Assuming the dragged clip is an affiliate clip and a
master clip already exists in the new Browser, an affiliate clip is created.
• Duplicate a clip: Whenever you copy or duplicate a clip in the Browser or in a sequence,
an affiliate clip is created. (The exception to this is when you use the Duplicate as New
Master Clip command.) An affiliate clip is created when you copy a clip in one of the
following ways:
• Drag a clip from the Browser or Viewer to the Canvas.
• Drag a clip from the Browser or Viewer to the Timeline.
• Option-drag a clip in the Browser or in the Timeline.
• Copy and paste a clip in the Browser or in the Timeline.
Note: Copying an affiliate clip always produces another affiliate clip.
You can have Final Cut Pro display all affiliate clips that share the same master in the
frontmost sequence in the Timeline.
To reveal all the affiliate clips in the Timeline
1 Select the clip in the Browser, Viewer, or Timeline.
2 Choose View > Reveal Affiliated Clips in Front Most Sequence.
To create a master clip from an affiliate clip in the Browser
Do one of the following:
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Select an affiliate clip in the Browser, then choose Modify > Make Master Clip.
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Control-click an affiliate clip in the Browser, then choose Make Master Clip from the
shortcut menu.
The selected clip becomes a master clip.
To create a master clip from an affiliate or independent clip in the Timeline
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Drag the clip from the Timeline into the Browser.
When you drag the clip into the Browser the first time, the master clip is placed in the
Browser. If you drag the clip into the Browser again, copies of the clip are placed in the
Browser.
Creating Independent Clips
You can break the connection between an affiliate clip and its master clip to create an
independent clip. Not only are all of its properties independent, such as name, log notes,
and so on, but the independent clip now refers to its media file directly, instead of by
way of a master clip. Changes to the original master clip no longer have any effect on
the independent clip, and copying an independent clip creates another independent
clip.
1528 Chapter 90 Working with Master and Affiliate Clips