Removing subclip limits, Master-affiliate clip relationships – Apple Final Cut Express HD User Manual
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Chapter 19
Creating Subclips
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Removing Subclip Limits
A subclip, just like a clip, refers to a media file on your scratch disk. The difference
between a clip and a subclip is that a subclip imposes artificial limits (called subclip
limits) to make the subclip appear shorter in Final Cut Express HD than the actual
media file. A subclip refers to only a portion of a media file, while a clip refers to the
whole media file.
If you compare a clip and a subclip that both refer to the same media file, the only
significant difference between them is that their Media Start and Media End properties
are different. The subclip’s Media Start time may be later than the clip’s Media Start time,
or its Media End time may be earlier than the clip’s Media End time. Often, both are true.
A subclip’s artificially imposed subclip limits can be removed at any time. The subclip
becomes a normal clip that refers to the entire duration of the media file (from Media
Start to Media End).
To extend the Media Start and End points of a subclip to those of the original
media file:
1
Open the subclip in the Viewer.
2
Choose Modify > Remove Subclip Limits.
The subclip becomes a normal clip, and now references the entire source media file.
The subclip in the Browser no longer has a subclip icon, but instead a normal clip icon.
Important:
When you remove a subclip’s limits, all affiliated subclips also become
normal clips.
Master-Affiliate Clip Relationships
When you create a new subclip, it has master clip status. When you edit the subclip
into a sequence, an affiliate subclip is created. This behavior is identical to the behavior
of all other clips with master-affiliate relationships.
You don’t need to worry about master-affiliate relationships too much while you are
editing. These issues only become important when you are managing your media files
toward the end of a project, or when transferring your project and media files to
another editing system. For more information, see “