Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) User Manual
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Chapter 11
Advanced editing
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Create an empty compound clip
You can create new, empty compound clips and then add clips to them. Each compound clip can
be considered a mini project, with its own distinct project properties.
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In the Event Library, select an event to which you want to add the compound clip.
2
Choose File > New Compound Clip.
In the window that appears, type a name for the compound clip in the Name field.
3
Click Use Custom Settings to further customize settings for your compound clip.
Note: Final Cut Pro shows the Automatic Settings by default, but it will remember the settings
you used last, so this step may be unnecessary.
4
By default, Final Cut Pro sets the Starting Timecode field to the lowest timecode value in the
selected clips. If you want the compound clip’s timecode to start at a different value, type that
starting timecode value in the Starting Timecode field.
5
To adjust video, audio, and render settings, click Custom. Unless you have a specific requirement
for the compound clip you’re creating, it’s best to leave “Set automatically based on first video
clip” and “Use default settings” selected.
6
Click OK.
The new compound clip appears in the event.
Edit the contents of a standard clip in the Timeline
You can edit the contents of a standard clip.
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Select a clip in the Event Browser or the Timeline, and choose Clip > Open in Timeline.
The Timeline displays the contents of the clip. Most standard clips include a video component, an
audio component, or both. You cannot edit the contents of these video and audio components.
You can add media to the contents of this clip (by adding clips to this Timeline). To close this clip,
navigate up one level in the Timeline history.
Note: Because editing in Final Cut Pro is nondestructive, any changes you make to the contents
of standard or compound clips do not affect the corresponding source media files, which remain
unchanged on your computer’s hard disk. For more information about the difference between
media files and clips, see
on page 17.
Break apart clip items
You can break apart a compound clip or a standard clip to convert its contents to individual clips
in the Timeline.
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Select a compound clip or a standard clip in the Timeline, and choose Clip > Break Apart Clip
Items (or press Command-Shift-G).
Final Cut Pro replaces the clip selected in the Timeline with the individual items that made up
the clip.
If you selected a compound clip, its contents revert back to the original clips that made up the
compound clip. However, the parent compound clip remains in the Event Browser.
If the selected clip is a standard clip, the contents appear as individual clips in the Timeline. Most
standard clips include a video component or an audio component or both. The audio will appear
as a connected clip.