Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 589)

254 Part II Rough Editing
Synchronizing Angles in a Multiclip
When you create multiclips using the Make Multiclip command, you can choose to
synchronize the clips by In points, Out points, or matching timecode numbers.
 In points: This option aligns all clips so the In point of each clip is synchronized. If you
use this method, you first need to visually identify a common sync point (such as a
clapboard closing) in each clip by setting an In point. If a clip has no In point set, the
Media Start is used.
 Out points: This option aligns all clips so the Out point of each clip is synchronized.
Before you use this method, you need to establish a common sync point by setting an
Out point in each clip. This method is useful if your footage has a tail slate (a clapboard
recorded after a scene ends). If a clip has no Out point set, the Media End is used.
In point Out point Timecode
01:00:00:00
01:00:00:00
01:00:00:00
01:00:00:00
In point of each clip
Out point of each clip