Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) - Manual (Page 330)

Chapter 11 Advanced editing 330
Edit multicam clips in the Timeline and the Inspector
You can switch multicam clip angles directly in the Timeline or the Info Inspector, without having
to open the Angle Viewer.
Multicam clips generally function in the Timeline like any standard clips. You can add video and
audio effects, transitions, and markers; attach connected clips; and apply retiming effects. You can
apply split edits to multicam clips and edit them in the Precision Editor. You can nest multicam
clips in compound clips and storylines.
However, multicam clips do have some unique characteristics in the Timeline:
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You can display the names of the active video angle and the active audio angle in the
multicam clip in the Timeline.
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Cut and switch edit points appear as dotted lines in the Timeline. These are through edits (in
which the video or audio content on either side of the edit point is continuous). In the case
of multicam editing, through edits indicate that the content on either side of the edit point
comes from the same multicam clip. A black dotted line indicates that different angles from
the same multicam clip are on either side of the edit point.
Before the cut,
the angle is “car left.”
Standard edit point
After the cut,
the angle is “car right.”
A through edit point appears
at the playhead position.