Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 590)

Chapter 16 Working With Multiclips 255
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 Timecode: This option aligns all clips by the first timecode number in common.
Normally, you use this option with multicamera footage recorded with cameras or
decks that received the exact same timecode signal.
This method works even if each clip has a different duration, as long as each clip has
an overlapping timecode number. For example, one clip may end at 01:00:00:00, and
a second clip may begin at 01:00:00:00, so the angles only overlap by a single frame.
 Aux Timecode 1 or 2: These options are just like the timecode option above, but use
the Aux 1 or Aux 2 timecode track in each clip’s media file. These options are useful
when you want to synchronize via timecode, but your clips’ main timecode tracks
were not recorded in sync. Although you could modify your clips’ source timecode
tracks, it’s better not to do this because this makes recapturing media from tape
impossible. Instead, you can add an auxiliary timecode track to each clip’s media file
so that the clips align on a common timecode number.
For more information about modifying or adding timecode tracks to a clip’s media
file, see “
Modifying Timecode in Media Files ” on page 446.
Note: Aux 1 or Aux 2 timecode must exist in all selected items or these options are
not available.
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Tip: You can use the Viewer to adjust an angle’s synchronization after you create a
multiclip. For more information, see “
Resynchronizing Angles in the Viewer ” on page 272.
Overlapping timecode
numbers