Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 422)

4 Click OK.
A new merged clip appears in the Browser. Merged clips are named after the video clip.
Merged clips with no video are named after the topmost selected audio clip in the Browser.
In both cases, the word “Merged” is added at the end.
Duration of Merged Clips
The beginning, end, and overall duration of a merged clip depends on the method you
used to synchronize the original clips:
• If you synchronized all of the original clips using In points: The beginning of the resulting
merged clip corresponds to the In point you used, and all clips line up at that point.
The end of this merged clip corresponds to the end of the clip with the latest timecode
value.
Video
Merged clip
Audio
Audio
• If you synchronized all of the original clips using Out points: The end of the resulting
merged clip corresponds to the Out point you used, and all clips line up at that point.
The beginning of this merged clip corresponds to the beginning of the clip with the
earliest timecode value.
Video
Audio
Audio
Merged clip
422 Chapter 29 Merging Clips from Dual System Video and Audio