Apple Final Cut Pro 5 User Manual
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Chapter 4
Working With Master and Affiliate Clips
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To create a master clip from an independent clip in a sequence:
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Drag a clip from the sequence to the Browser to create a copy of it.
The clip in the Browser automatically becomes a master clip, and the sequence clip you
dragged becomes an affiliate of the master clip.
To create new master clips for an entire sequence of independent clips:
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Do one of the following to define the scope of the Create Master Clips operation:
 To create master clips corresponding to every clip in your project, make sure nothing
is selected in the Browser or the Timeline.
 If you want to limit the creation of master clips to a specific group of clips or
sequences, select them.
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Choose Tools > Create Master Clips.
Every independent clip in your project becomes associated with a master clip in one of
two ways:
 If a master clip linked to the same media already exists: Independent clips that are
linked to the same source media on disk become affiliates of these preexisting
master clips.
 If no preexisting master clip matches an independent clip in your project: A new master
clip is created for each independent clip that doesn’t match a preexisting master clip.
All newly created master clips are placed in a new folder named “Master clips for
[project name].”
If independent clips affiliated with master clips have conflicting shared properties, you
are warned. For example, if two independent clips linked to the same source media file
on disk have different names or Master Comment 1 information, a dialog appears
giving you three choices:
 Cancel: Cancels the operation. No changes are made to clip affiliations in
your project.
 Continue: Creates a new master clip for each independent clip that has different
properties, so that all existing property information is kept intact.
 Group: Creates a single master clip for all the independent clips. This may cause
some properties of the independent clips to be removed. For example, suppose one
independent clip has the name “Dog” and the other is named “Cat.” After both clips
become affiliated with a single master clip, they both share the name of the master
clip. If the master clip is named “Dog,” then both newly affiliated clips are now called
“Dog” as well.