Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 608)

Chapter 16 Working With Multiclips 273
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The pointer becomes the Scrub tool. As you drag to the left or right, the video frames jog
backward or forward. A box with a positive or negative offset value also appears, showing
the number of frames you are adjusting this angle’s starting point relative to the others.
3 Release the mouse button.
The angle is now resynchronized relative to the other angles in the multiclip. If you
change your mind, you can undo by pressing Command-Z.
Editing With Multiclips in Real Time
Unlike traditional film and video editing, where each edit can be deliberated for as long
as necessary, live events like broadcast news and sports are edited in real time. For live
events, multiple cameras are connected to a single video switcher, which allows the
director (or technical director) to cut between camera angles, making instantaneous
editing decisions. The director usually watches all of the camera angles on a grid of
monitors, which helps when deciding which angle to switch to.
A multiclip behaves a lot like a video switcher during a live video event. A multiclip
contains multiple camera angles or other video sources, synchronized together. During
playback in the Timeline, you can switch or cut between these angles in real time, just as
you would with a video switcher during a live event. You can watch all the angles
simultaneously in the Viewer, so you can choose which angle you want to switch to next.
You can also switch or cut between angles when your sequence isn’t playing back.
Using Keyboard Shortcuts and Shortcut Buttons
for Multiclip Editing
To make editing more efficient, you can assign multiclip commands to custom
keyboard shortcuts in the Keyboard Layout tool. You can also add multiclip shortcut
buttons to the button bars in the Viewer, Canvas, Timeline, and so on.