Apple Final Cut Express HD - Manual (Page 924)

924 Part XI Project Management and Settings
Creating Affiliate Clips From Master Clips
As you edit in Final Cut Express HD, you create affiliate clips in a sequence from
master clips in the Browser. Dragging a master clip to a sequence creates an affiliate
clip in the sequence.
The following operations establish a relationship between a new clip and a master clip
in the Browser:
 Editing a clip into a sequence: Whenever you edit a clip into a sequence, an affiliate
clip is created from the master clip.
 Dragging a sequence clip to the Browser: This creates a new Browser clip. Assuming
the dragged clip is an affiliate clip, the new Browser clip is also an affiliate clip.
 Duplicating a clip: Whenever you copy or duplicate a clip in the Browser or in a
sequence, an affiliate clip is created. (The exception to this is when you use the
Duplicate as New Master Clip command.)
 Copying and pasting a clip: Copying and pasting a clip, either in the Browser or in a
sequence, creates a new affiliate clip.
To create a master clip from an affiliate clip in the Browser, do one of the following:
m Select an affiliate clip in the Browser, then choose Modify > Make Master Clip.
m Control-click an affiliate clip in the Browser, then choose Make Master Clip from the
shortcut menu.
The selected clip becomes a master clip.
To create a master clip from an affiliate or independent clip in the Timeline:
1 Press Option while dragging a clip from the Timeline into the Browser, then
press Command.
2 When you see a pointer with M+ next to it, a new master clip is being created; you can
release the keys.
Creating Affiliate Clips From Other Affiliate Clips
Duplicating or copying and pasting an affiliate clip simply creates another affiliate clip
that shares its properties with a single Master clip. Therefore, the same rules described
in “
Creating Affiliate Clips From Master Clips ” on page 924 apply when making affiliate
clips from other affiliate clips.