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Create an empty compound clip

You can create new, empty compound clips and then add clips to them. Each compound clip can

be considered a mini project, with its own distinct project properties.

1 In a library, select an event to which you want to add the compound clip.

2 Choose File > New Compound Clip.

In the window that appears, type a name for the compound clip in the Name eld.

3 Click Use Custom Settings to further customize settings for your compound clip.

Note: Final Cut Pro shows the Automatic Settings by default, but it will remember the settings

you used last, so this step may be unnecessary.

4 By default, Final Cut Pro sets the Starting Timecode eld to the lowest timecode value in the

selected clips. If you want the compound clip’s timecode to start at a dierent value, type that

starting timecode value in the Starting Timecode eld.

5 To adjust video, audio, and render settings, click Custom. Unless you have a specic requirement

for the compound clip you’re creating, it’s best to leave “Set automatically based on rst video

clip” and “Use default settings” selected.

6 Click OK.

The new compound clip appears in the event.

Edit the contents of a standard clip in the Timeline

You can edit the contents of a standard clip.

m Select a clip in the Browser or the Timeline, and choose Clip > Open in Timeline.

The Timeline displays the contents of the clip. Most standard clips include a video component, an

audio component, or both. You cannot edit the contents of these video and audio components.

You can add media to the contents of this clip (by adding clips to this Timeline). To close this clip,

navigate up one level in the Timeline history.

Note: Because editing in Final Cut Pro is nondestructive, any changes you make to the contents

of standard or compound clips do not aect the corresponding source media les, which remain

unchanged on your computer’s hard disk. For more information about the dierence between

media les and clips, see Media les and clips on page 22.

Break apart clip items

You can break apart a compound clip or a standard clip to convert its contents to individual clips

in the Timeline.

m Select a compound clip or a standard clip in the Timeline, and choose Clip > Break Apart Clip

Items (or press Shift-Command-G).

Final Cut Pro replaces the clip selected in the Timeline with the individual items that made up

the clip.

If you selected a compound clip, its contents revert back to the original clips that made up the

compound clip. However, the parent compound clip remains in the Browser.

If the selected clip is a standard clip, the contents appear as individual clips in the Timeline. Most

standard clips include a video component or an audio component or both. The audio will appear

as a connected clip.

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