Copying and deleting items in the browser, Renaming clips, sequences, and bins – Apple Final Cut Express HD User Manual
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Learning About the Final Cut Express HD Interface
Copying and Deleting Items in the Browser
Copying or duplicating a clip creates an affiliate clip, which is a clip that shares
properties with the original clip, or master clip. For more information about master-
affiliate clip relationships, see “
Working With Master and Affiliate Clips
To copy an item, do one of the following:
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Select the item, then hold down the Option key while you drag the item to a new bin
or to the Name column heading.
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Press Option-D to duplicate the selected item.
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Select an item, choose Edit > Copy, then choose Edit > Paste.
To duplicate a master clip, creating a new master clip instead of an affiliate clip:
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Select a clip in the Browser.
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Do one of the following:
 Choose Modify > Duplicate as New Master Clip.
 Control-click the clip, then choose Duplicate as New Master Clip from the shortcut
menu.
To delete a clip, sequence, or bin from a project:
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Select the item, then press Delete.
Note: Deleting a clip from a project does not delete that clip’s media file from your
hard disk, nor does it delete any other affiliated clips, including sequence clips. When
deleting a master clip, however, Final Cut Express HD warns you that affiliated clips will
lose the master clip they refer to. Deleting a master clip turns all affiliated clips into
master clips (in the Browser) or independent clips (in sequences).
Renaming Clips, Sequences, and Bins
You can rename items within Final Cut Express HD. Renaming clips does not change
the names of media files on your disk.
To rename clips, sequences, and bins within Final Cut Express HD:
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Select the clip, sequence, or bin.
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Once the item is selected, click the item’s name, type a new name, then press Return
or Enter.