Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) - Manual (Page 259)

Chapter 11 Advanced editing 259
Create and break apart compound clips
You can create a compound clip from existing clips in the Timeline or the Event Browser, or you
can create a new, empty compound clip in the Event Browser and add clips to it in the Timeline.
You can also break a compound clip into its component parts in the Timeline, so that the items
are no longer grouped.
Create a compound clip from existing clips
1 Select one or more clips in the Timeline or the Event Browser.
The selected clips can be any combination of contiguous or noncontiguous clips, compound
clips, primary storyline clips, or connected clips.
2 Do one of the following:
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Choose File > New Compound Clip (or press Option-G).
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Control-click the selection and choose New Compound Clip from the shortcut menu.
Note: When you add a compound clip to the Timeline or create a compound clip from existing
clips in the Timeline, you create a direct and active relationship between a parent compound clip
in the Event Browser and the child compound clip in the Timeline. If the parent clip doesn't
already exist in the Event Browser, Final Cut Pro creates one automatically. When you edit the
contents of a compound clip (for example, by trimming or adding effects to clips within the
compound clip) you are in fact editing all instances of that compound clip, including the parent
compound clip in the Event Browser.