Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1530)

• If no preexisting master clip matches an independent clip in your project: A new master
clip is created for each independent clip that doesn’t match a preexisting master clip.
All newly created master clips are placed in a new folder named Master clips for [Project
Name].
If independent clips affiliated with master clips have conflicting shared properties, you
are warned. For example, if two independent clips linked to the same source media file
on disk have different names or Master Comment 1 information, a dialog appears giving
you three choices:
• Cancel: Cancels the operation. No changes are made to clip affiliations in your project.
• Continue: Creates a new master clip for each independent clip that has different
properties, so that all existing property information is kept intact.
• Group: Creates a single master clip for all related independent clips. This may cause
some properties of the independent clips to be removed. For example, if one
independent clip has the name Dog and the other is named Cat, after both clips become
affiliated with a single master clip, they share the name of the master clip. If the master
clip is named Dog, both newly affiliated clips are now called Dog as well.
When Can Independent Clips Become Affiliated with Existing Master
Clips?
For an independent clip to become affiliated with a preexisting master clip when using
the Create Master Clips command, the following criteria must be met:
• The master clip must contain all tracks that are used by the independent clip.
• The master clip must contain all of the frames used by the independent clip.
Essentially, all media used by the independent clip must exist in the master clip. However,
it’s perfectly acceptable for a master clip to have more tracks or a longer duration than
an affiliate clip.
Modifying Master-Affiliate Clip Relationships
The master clip command in the Modify menu changes depending on what type of clip
you have selected. For example, if you select a master clip in the Browser, the Modify
menu contains the Duplicate as New Master Clip command.
Modify menu command Type of selected clip
Duplicate as New Master Clip Master clip
Make Master Clip Affiliate clip in Browser
Make Independent Clip Affiliate clip in sequence
1530 Chapter 90 Working with Master and Affiliate Clips