Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 616)

Chapter 16 Working With Multiclips 281
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To switch only the video of the active multiclip angle in the Viewer:
1 Double-click a multiclip in the Browser or Timeline to open it in the Viewer.
2 Choose View > Multiclip Active Tracks > Video.
You can also choose this option from the Playhead Sync pop-up menu in the Viewer.
3 Click an angle to make it active.
A blue outline highlights the active video angle.
To switch only the audio of the active multiclip angle in the Viewer:
1 Double-click a multiclip in the Browser or Timeline to open it in the Viewer.
2 Choose View > Multiclip Active Tracks > Audio.
You can also choose this option from the Playhead Sync pop-up menu in the Viewer.
3 Click an angle to make it active.
A green outline highlights the active audio angle.
Important: Final Cut Pro always remembers the last track switching mode you used, so
make sure you check this before you begin editing your multiclips.
Editing in Multiclip Playback Mode
The Multiclip Playback option allows you to switch and cut between multiclip angles in
real time. Multiclip Playback enables the following features:
 In the Canvas, you see an angle as soon as you switch or cut to it.
 In the Viewer, you see all of a multiclip’s angles playing simultaneously.
If you enable the Open option in the Playhead Sync pop-up menu (in the Canvas or
Viewer), you can watch all of your multiclip angles playing simultaneously in the Viewer
while also seeing the results of switching and cutting in the Canvas, all in real time.
When you want to cut to a new angle, you simply click the angle in the Viewer. The
active angle switches to the angle you clicked, and a cut is added to your multiclip in
the sequence. To switch angles in real time, you can use assigned keyboard shortcuts
or shortcut buttons in the button bar.
Note: If the Multiclip Playback option is not enabled, you can still switch and cut during
playback, but the angle in the Canvas is not updated until playback stops. Also, multiclip
angles are not played simultaneously in the Viewer. Instead, only the active angle is played.