Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 613)

278 Part II Rough Editing
Cutting Between Angles
Instead of simply switching the active angle of a multiclip in the Timeline, you can
create a cut in a multiclip whenever you change angles. You can even add edits to
multiclips during playback, allowing you to do real-time editing.
To cut to a multiclip angle using shortcut buttons or keyboard shortcuts:
1 In the Browser, double-click a sequence containing multiclips to open it in the Timeline
and Canvas.
2 Before editing, assign keyboard shortcuts to the Cut Video to Angle N commands, or
add the corresponding shortcut buttons to the button bar in the Timeline.
For more information about assigning keyboard shortcuts to commands or adding
shortcut buttons to the button bar, see Volume I, Chapter 10, “Customizing the Interface.”
3 Press a shortcut key or click a button in the button bar that corresponds to the angle
you want to cut to.
An edit is made to the multiclip at the current playhead location, separating it into two
multiclips. If you cut to the angle that was already active, a through edit is created.
If the Multiclip Playback option is enabled in the RT pop-up menu in the Timeline, you
can perform the same steps to cut in real time. For more information, see “
Editing in
Multiclip Playback Mode ” on page 281.
To make multiclip cuts in real time using the Viewer:
1 In the Browser, double-click a sequence containing multiclips to open it in the
Timeline and Canvas.
2 Do the following:
 Enable the Multiclip Playback option in the RT pop-up menu in the Timeline.
 In the Canvas or Viewer, choose the Open option from the Playhead Sync pop-up
menu.
3 Press the Space bar to play the sequence.
The sequence begins playing back, with all the angles in the Viewer playing
simultaneously and the active angle playing back in the Canvas.
4 In the Viewer, click the angle that you want to cut to.
The angle you click becomes the active angle. A temporary marker is placed in the
Timeline at the cut point, and the new angle now plays in the Canvas.
Cut Video to Angle 1–4
buttons