Apple Final Cut Express HD - Manual (Page 923)

Chapter 64 Working With Master and Affiliate Clips 923
XI
Creating Master and Affiliate Clips
Besides capturing and importing clips into a project, there are several other ways to
create new master clips:
 Create a new subclip, merged clip, or freeze frame clip: When each of these is created,
they are master clips. When you edit with these clips, affiliate clips are created from
the master clip.
 Use the Duplicate as New Master Clip command: This allows you to duplicate a master
clip in the Browser as a new, unrelated master clip. The new master clip is unaffiliated
with the original master clip.
Important: If you have several master clips that refer to exactly the same media,
make sure you edit only with one of the master clips unless you have a reason to use
a different one. Keeping more than one master clip that refers to the same media
files creates multiple master-affiliate relationships in your sequences that can be
potentially confusing during media management, recapturing, and reconnecting.
 Use the Make Master Clip command: This command (Modify > Make Master Clip) is
available if you select an affiliate clip in the Browser. It turns an affiliate clip into its
own master clip.
Creating a Master Clip by Duplicating a Master Clip
You can intentionally duplicate a master clip to create a new, independent master clip,
which will then have its own affiliates. However, you should do this sparingly since the
main intention of a master clip is to have only one clip per project that represents a
media file on disk.
To create a new master clip by duplicating a master clip, do one of the following:
m Control-click any master clip in the Browser, then choose Duplicate as New Master Clip
from the shortcut menu.
m Select a master clip in the Browser, then choose Modify > Duplicate as New Master Clip.
The clip is duplicated, and the new clip is an unrelated master clip.