Apple Final Cut Pro 6 - Manual (Page 1536)

Chapter 4 Working with Master and Affiliate Clips 53
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Using Keyboard Shortcuts to Modify Master-Affiliate
Clip Relationships
The master clip command in the Modify menu changes depending on what type of
clip you have selected. For example, if you select a master clip in the Browser, the
Modify menu contains the Duplicate as New Master Clip command.
Because this is actually one command whose behavior adjusts depending on the type
of clip selected, there is only a single button, called Make/Break Master Clip, to access
this command in the Button List and Keyboard Layout window. To determine the
results of clicking the Make/Break Master Clip button, determine which kind of clip is
selected and use the table above.
Moving Clips Between Projects
For certain workflows, you may need to create multiple projects and move clips
between the projects. In Final Cut Pro, you can move a clip by dragging it from one
project tab to another or by copying and pasting a clip.
When you move or copy a clip from one project (called the source project) to another
(the destination project), Final Cut Pro checks to see if the destination project contains a
matching master clip. There are three possible outcomes:
 Clips do not match: If the destination project doesn’t contain any clips that match the
new clip, the new clip becomes a master clip in the destination project.
 Clips match exactly: If the destination project contains a clip that exactly matches the
new clip, Final Cut Pro adds the new clip and makes it an affiliate of the master that
already exists.
 Clips match but some properties are different: If a clip from the source project matches
a master clip in the destination project but one or more properties conflict,
Final Cut Pro displays the Copy Master Clip dialog and the conflicting properties are
highlighted in red.
Type of selected clip Modify menu command
Master clip Duplicate as New Master Clip
Affiliate clip in Browser Make Master Clip
Affiliate clip in sequence Make Independent Clip