Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 607)

272 Part II Rough Editing
To overwrite an existing multiclip angle with a different clip:
1 Double-click a multiclip in the Browser or Timeline to open it in the Viewer.
2 Drag a clip from the Browser or Timeline to the multiclip angle you want to replace in
the Viewer.
3 Continue to hold down the mouse button until the Insert New Angle and Overwrite
Angle overlays appear in the Viewer.
4 Move the pointer over the Overwrite Angle overlay, then release the mouse button.
The dragged clip replaces the angle in the multiclip.
Note: You can’t overwrite the active angle.
Resynchronizing Angles in the Viewer
If you want to adjust the starting time of a multiclip angle relative to all the other
angles, you can scrub through a single angle in the Viewer to resynchronize it.
To adjust the relative start time of a multiclip angle:
1 Double-click a multiclip in the Browser or Timeline to open it in the Viewer.
2 Hold down the Control and Shift keys, then click the angle you want to adjust and drag
left or right.
Drag a clip to an
angle, then choose
Overwrite Angle.
Press Control and Shift
while dragging over an
angle in the Viewer.