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To make a ripple, roll, slip, or duration change to a sequence clip in the Viewer:
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Open the sequence clip in the Viewer.
2
Select the appropriate tool for the type of edit you want to do.
3
In the Viewer, navigate to the frame you want to use for the clip’s new In point.
4
Press I to set a new In point.
5
Navigate to a new Out point and press O to set a new Out point.
If the new In or Out point is not accepted, check to see if Final Cut Pro displays an alert
message. Some edits are not possible because they would cause other sequence clips
to be partially overwritten or moved out of sync. For more information, see
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Understanding Alert Messages When Trimming
Using the Viewer to Adjust Motion and Filter Parameters
When you want to adjust effects and motion parameters for a sequence clip, you open
the clip in the Viewer to make adjustments in the Motion and Filters tabs. For more
information, see Volume III, Chapter 14, “Changing Motion Parameters.” You can also
refer to Volume III, Chapter 12, “Using Video Filters.”
Matching Frames Between Sequence and Master Clips
Sequence clips, which are usually affiliate clips, have a relationship to other clips in your
project. Because of this relationship, you can tell Final Cut Pro to open the following
clips in the Viewer:
 The sequence clip’s master clip, located in the Browser
 The sequence clip’s source media file, located on disk
When Final Cut Pro opens one of these items in the Viewer, the playhead is positioned
at the exact same frame in the Viewer as in the Canvas and Timeline. This is known as a
match frame.
Important:
If a sequence clip is not an affiliate clip, it is independent, so it isn’t related to
a master clip in the Browser. You can’t match an independent clip back to a master clip,
because it doesn’t have one. However, you can still match back to the original media
file. For more information about master-affiliate clip relationships, see Volume IV,
Chapter 4, “Working with Master and Affiliate Clips.”