Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) - Manual (Page 117)

Chapter 8 Edit your project 117
Find a Timeline clip’s source clip
You can quickly find the source event clip for any clip you’re using in your project in the Timeline.
This is particularly useful if you want to duplicate a clip in your project or add the same clip to a
different project.
Find and reveal the source event clip for a Timeline clip
1 In the Timeline, select the clip whose source event clip you want to locate.
2 Do one of the following:
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Choose Clip > Reveal in Event Browser (or press Shift-F).
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Control-click the clip and choose Reveal in Event Browser from the shortcut menu.
A selection border appears around the source clip in the Event Browser, and the playhead
position in the source clip matches the playhead position in the Timeline clip.
Arrange clips in the Timeline
In Final Cut Pro, you can arrange and reorder the clips in your project however you want. If you
add or move a clip in the Timeline by dragging, Final Cut Pro moves other clips to make room for
it. Other reordering techniques include moving clips numerically by entering a timecode value,
nudging clips with keyboard shortcuts, overwriting with the Position tool, and moving clips
vertically from and to the primary storyline.
Move clips by dragging horizontally
m In the Timeline, select one or more clips and drag them to a new location in the project.
As you drag your clips, you see an outline of your selection at the new position in the Timeline.
When you release the mouse button, the repositioned clip (or clips) appears at the new location.
Final Cut Pro ripples clips (and any connected clips) in the Timeline to make room for the
repositioned clips and to close the gap left by the clips that were repositioned. You can also drag
clips vertically in and out of the primary storyline.
Note: This method of moving clips horizontally is the functional equivalent of a shuffle edit in
Final Cut Pro 7, just easier.