Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) - Manual (Page 287)

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9 Review each effect’s impact on the clip in the Timeline by selecting a clip to the right or left of
the pick.
Click an alternate clip
to play it in the Viewer.
Tip: To quickly move through and play alternate clips, press Control-Left Arrow to play clips to
the left of the current pick, or Control-Right Arrow to play clips to the right.
10 When you decide on the effect you want to use, select the clip with that effect in the Audition
window, and click Done.
11 If you’re sure of your decision, and want to finalize the audition, choose Clip > Audition > Finalize
Audition (or press Shift-Option-Y).
The audition is dissolved, leaving the clip with your chosen effect applied to it in the Timeline.
Tip: To save time, you can have Final Cut Pro automatically duplicate a clip in the Timeline and
apply an effect to the duplicated clip by holding down the Control key while you drag an effect
from the Effects Browser to the clip in the Timeline. You can also apply an effect to every clip in
an audition by holding down the Option key and the Control key while you drag the effect from
the Effects Browser to the audition in the Timeline. In both cases, you must start dragging the
effect from the Effects Browser and then press the keys as you add the effect to the clip.
Retime clips to create speed effects
Retiming clips overview
You can adjust a clip’s speed settings to create fast-motion or slow-motion effects. You can also
reverse a clip, rewind a segment of a clip, apply variable speed effects (also called speed ramping)
to a clip selection, and create instant replays. By default, Final Cut Pro maintains the audio pitch
of any speed adjustment, but you can turn this feature off to accentuate the speed effect.
You can’t apply speed changes to still images, generators, titles, and themes in Final Cut Pro.