Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 618)

About Multiclips
A multiclip is a set of clips grouped together and synchronized by a common sync frame.
Each clip in a multiclip is known as an angle, and you can switch between angles as
necessary. The angle whose video and audio is seen and heard when you play your
sequence is called the active angle.
Sync point
Angle 1
Multiclip
Active angle Angle 2
Angle 3
Angle 4
Multiclips can be used to edit footage from multicamera shoots or other synchronized
footage in real time. For example, if you shot a live concert with four different cameras,
you can synchronize the angles together into a single multiclip and cut between them
in real time.
You can also group unrelated footage together for real-time montage editing (such as
for music videos). For example, if you are editing a music video, you could add several
angles of abstract visuals and cut to those angles on specific beats of the music.
Working with multiclips in Final Cut Pro is a flexible and fluid process. While the active
angle plays in the Canvas, you can also view all angles playing simultaneously in the
Viewer. You can add or remove angles from a multiclip at any time, and easily adjust the
synchronization between angles after you have created the multiclip.
The active angle plays
in the Canvas.
Angles appear in the
Viewer, with the active
angle highlighted.
Multiclips have the following limitations and requirements:
• Clips in a multiclip are not required to have the same duration, but they must all use
the same codec, image dimensions, and frame rate.
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