Apple Final Cut Express HD - Manual (Page 929)

Chapter 64 Working With Master and Affiliate Clips 929
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Finding a Clip’s Master Clip
Using the Reveal Master Clip command, you can identify the master clip of any clip in
the Browser.
To find a clip’s master clip:
1 In the Browser or Timeline, select an affiliate clip. If the Timeline is active but no clip is
selected, the clip at the position of the playhead acts as the selected clip.
2 Choose View > Reveal Master Clip.
The master clip is automatically selected in the Browser.
If the master clip that’s found is in a bin:
 If the Browser is in column view: All necessary bins are opened hierarchically via their
disclosure triangles to reveal the highlighted master clip.
 If the Browser is in icon view: The bin containing that clip is opened into its own
Browser window, and the master clip is highlighted.
Master-Affiliate Relationships With Subclips and Freeze Frames
When you create subclips or freeze frame clips, they are automatically created as
master clips. In all cases, newly created subclips, merged clips, and freeze frame clips
have no master-affiliate relationship to the original clip(s) used when creating them.
For example, if you drag a group of audio and video clip items from a sequence into
the Browser, a new master merged clip is created. When you create instances of the
merged clip as you edit, affiliate merged clips are created.