Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 634)

Starting Timecode Offset Is 10:00
In this example, clips that have starting timecode numbers within a 10-second range are
grouped together. There are now three multiclips, each containing five angles.
Timecode offset
is set to 10:00.
Example: Creating Multiclips Using the Minimum Overlap Options
In this example, five camcorders recorded footage with consistently synchronized
timecode, but not all camcorders started at exactly the same moment. As a result, the
captured media files do not all have the same starting timecode number, even though
they show the same visual events occurring at the same timecode numbers. Some clips
are offset from each other by 1:00 (1 second) or less, while others are offset by as much
as 10:00. The goal is to create three multiclips, each containing five angles.
When you adjust the minimum overlap percentage value, the multiclip grouping is
automatically updated. When the starting timecode numbers of each group of angles
varies significantly, this method is often faster and more intuitive than the Use Starting
Timecode option.
634 Chapter 42 Working with Multiclips