Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 658)

Master and affiliate multiclips share several properties:
• Multiclip name property: If you change the name of a master or affiliate multiclip, the
names of all instances of that multiclip in sequences also change. The easiest place to
change a multiclip name is in the Browser.
• Order, number, and clip of each angle: Every affiliated multiclip has the same number
of angles arranged in the same order, and the clip within each angle is the same.
If you perform an operation on a multiclip that affects its angle structure, such as adding,
deleting, or rearranging the order of multiclip angles, the modified multiclip loses its
affiliation with the original master multiclip, and a new master multiclip is automatically
created.
Note: The new master multiclip does not automatically appear in the Browser, but if you
attempt to reveal the master multiclip for a multiclip whose angles you just restructured,
Final Cut Pro asks if you want to create a master multiclip in the Browser.
Final Cut Pro allows you to insert a new angle into all affiliate multiclips with a single
action using the Insert New Angle Affiliates overlay. For more information, see
“Inserting
a New Angle into Many Multiclips at Once.”
You cannot make multiclips in a sequence independent. Multiclips in a sequence are
always affiliated with a master multiclip.
To reveal an affiliate multiclip’s master multiclip in the Browser
1 Select a multiclip in a sequence or in the Browser.
2 Choose View > Reveal Master Multiclip.
The master multiclip appears in the Browser, selected. If the multiclip has no master
multiclip, Final Cut Pro asks if you want to create one.
3 Click OK to create a new master multiclip in the Browser.
The new master multiclip is selected in the Browser.
Match Frame Commands Used with Multiclips
The match frame commands in Final Cut Pro allow you to match a frame of a clip in the
Canvas or Viewer with the exact same frame of the clip’s master or affiliate clip. This works
in two ways, depending on whether you are working in the Canvas or the Viewer.
• In the Canvas: The master clip of the clip displayed in the Canvas is opened in the
Viewer, and the Viewer playhead jumps to the frame shown in the Canvas.
• In the Viewer: If the current sequence contains an affiliate clip of the clip in the Viewer,
the Canvas/Timeline playhead jumps to the frame shown in the Viewer.
658 Chapter 42 Working with Multiclips