Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1399)

48 Part I Media and Project Management
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Finding a Clip’s Master Clip
Using the Reveal Master Clip command, you can identify the master clip of any clip in
the Browser.
To find a clip’s master clip:
1 In the Browser or Timeline, select an affiliate clip. If the Timeline is active but no clip is
selected, the clip at the position of the playhead acts as the selected clip.
2 Choose View > Reveal Master Clip.
The master clip is automatically selected in the Browser.
If the master clip that’s found is in a bin:
 If the Browser is in column view: All necessary bins are opened hierarchically via their
disclosure triangles to reveal the highlighted master clip.
 If the Browser is in icon view: The bin containing that clip is opened into its own
Browser window, and the master clip is highlighted.
Master-Affiliate Relationships With Subclips,
Merged Clips, and Freeze Frames
When you create subclips, merged clips, or freeze frame clips, they are automatically
created as master clips. In all cases, newly created subclips, merged clips, and freeze
frame clips have no master-affiliate relationship to the original clip(s) used when
creating them.
For example, if you drag a group of audio and video clip items from a sequence into
the Browser, a new master merged clip is created. When you create instances of the
merged clip as you edit, affiliate merged clips are created.
When Can Independent Clips Become Affiliated With Existing
Master Clips?
For an independent clip to become affiliated with a preexisting master clip when
using the Create Master Clips command, the following criteria must be met:
 The master clip must contain all tracks that are used by the independent clip.
 The master clip must contain all of the frames used by the independent clip.
Essentially, all media used by the independent clip must exist in the master clip.
Otherwise, it’s perfectly acceptable for a master clip to have more tracks or a longer
duration than an affiliated clip.