Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 625)

This method works even if each clip has a different duration, as long as each clip has
an overlapping timecode number. For example, one clip may end at 01:00:00:00, and
a second clip may begin at 01:00:00:00, so the angles only overlap by a single frame.
Overlapping timecode
numbers
• Aux Timecode 1 or 2: These options are just like the timecode option above, but use
the Aux 1 or Aux 2 timecode track in each clip’s media file. These options are useful
when you want to synchronize via timecode, but your clips’ main timecode tracks were
not recorded in sync. Although you could modify your clips’ source timecode tracks,
it’s better not to do this because this makes recapturing media from tape impossible.
Instead, you can add an auxiliary timecode track to each clip’s media file so that the
clips align on a common timecode number.
For more information about modifying or adding timecode tracks to a clip’s media file,
see
“Modifying Timecode in Media Files.”
Note: Aux 1 or Aux 2 timecode must exist in all selected items or these options are not
available.
You can use the Viewer to adjust an angle’s synchronization after you create a multiclip.
For more information, see
“Resynchronizing Angles in the Viewer.”
Creating a Multiclip
Once you have clips prepared, you can group them together into a multiclip.
To create a multiclip
1 Assign angle numbers to each clip you want to include in your multiclip.
For more information, see “Deriving Clip Angle Numbers from Reel Names and Filenames.”
2 If you want to align your clips by In or Out points, open each clip in the Viewer and set
the appropriate In point or Out point.
3 In the Browser, select the clips you want to include in your multiclip.
Tip: You can also select one or more bins containing clips, or even other multiclips.
625 Chapter 42 Working with Multiclips