Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 768)

Chapter 24 Matching Frames and Playhead Synchronization 433
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Independent sequence clips can cause complications during media management and
recapturing, so you should avoid editing with these clips. You should also be careful
not to unnecessarily create more than one master clip that references the same media
file. Subclips are an example of master clips that can refer to the same media file, but
each subclip refers to a different portion of the media file. Multiple master clips that
refer to the exact same parts of the same media file are usually unnecessary.
To open a sequence or Browser clip’s media file as a clip in the Viewer:
1 In the Timeline, Canvas, or Viewer, move the playhead to the frame you want to open in
the Viewer.
2 Choose View > Match Frame > Source Media File.
An independent clip is created in the Viewer that refers to the media file on disk. No In
or Out points are set, but the Viewer displays the same frame as the Canvas (or the
Viewer, if you were matching frames from a clip in the Viewer).
Matching a Master Clip to a Sequence Clip
in the Canvas or Timeline
Just as you can match a sequence clip’s frame to the same frame in its master clip, (see
“
Matching Frames Between a Sequence Clip and Its Master Clip ” on page 431), you can
also find frames in a sequence that match a clip open in the Viewer. This is a very
powerful feature because you can instantly check to see if footage open in the Viewer
is used anywhere in the current sequence.
To match a master clip (or any Browser clip) frame to a sequence clip in the
current sequence:
1 Open a sequence in the Timeline.
2 Open a Browser clip in the Viewer and navigate to the frame you want to match in the
current sequence.
3 Choose View > Match Frame > Master Clip (or press F).
If the frame shown in the Viewer exists in an affiliate clip in the sequence, the Canvas/
Timeline playhead moves to that frame. If there are several occurrences of the affiliate
clip frame in the sequence, Final Cut Pro moves the Timeline playhead to the nearest
frame after the current playhead location.