Apple Final Cut Pro 6 - Manual (Page 601)

268 Part II Rough Editing
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.
You can assign the following multiclip commands to keyboard shortcuts or
button bars:
 Switch Video to Angles 1–16
 Switch Video to Previous or Next Angle
 Switch Audio to Angles 1–16
 Switch Audio to Previous or Next Angle
 Cut Video to Angles 1–16
 Cut Audio to Angles 1–16
 Switch Video with Effects to Angles 1–16
 Switch Video with Effects to Previous or Next Angle
 Switch Audio with Effects to Angles 1–16
 Switch Audio with Effects to Previous or Next Angle
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Tip: For a complete list of multiclip commands, choose Tools > Button List, then click
the disclosure triangle next to “Multiclip.”