Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 653)

Note: If the Multiclip Playback option is not turned on, you can still switch and cut during
playback, but the angle in the Canvas is not updated until playback stops. Also, multiclip
angles are not played simultaneously in the Viewer. Instead, only the active angle is
played.
To set up Final Cut Pro to edit multiclips in real time
1 Choose Multiclip Playback from the RT pop-up menu in the Timeline.
This ensures that all multiclip angles play in real time in the Viewer.
Select the active angle
in the Viewer.
Enable the Multiclip
Playback option in the
RT pop-up menu.
Choose a multiclip view
from the View pop-up
menu.
Choose Open from the
Playhead Sync pop-up
menu.
2 Choose Open from the Playhead Sync pop-up menu in the Viewer or Canvas.
This option automatically opens the multiclip beneath the Timeline playhead in the
Viewer, so you can view all of its angles at once. This option and the Open playhead sync
option allow you to view all of your multiclip angles in real time while you play your
sequence.
3 Choose the number of multiclip angles you want to display in the Viewer from the View
pop-up menu.
To turn on the Multiclip Playback option
Do one of the following:
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Choose Final Cut Pro > System Settings, click the Playback Control tab, and then turn on
the Multiclip Playback option.
653 Chapter 42 Working with Multiclips