Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 808)

5 Navigate to a new Out point and press O to set a new Out point.
If the new In or Out point is not accepted, check to see if Final Cut Pro displays an alert
message. Some edits are not possible because they would cause other sequence clips to
be partially overwritten or moved out of sync. For more information, see
“Understanding
Alert Messages When Trimming.”
Using the Viewer to Adjust Motion and Filter Parameters
When you want to adjust effects and motion parameters for a sequence clip, you open
the clip in the Viewer to make adjustments in the Motion and Filters tabs. For more
information, see
“Changing Motion Parameters.” You can also refer to “Using Video Filters.”
Matching Frames Between Sequence and Master Clips
Sequence clips, which are usually affiliate clips, have a relationship to other clips in your
project. Because of this relationship, you can tell Final Cut Pro to open the following clips
in the Viewer:
• The sequence clip’s master clip, located in the Browser
• The sequence clip’s source media file, located on disk
When Final Cut Pro opens one of these items in the Viewer, the playhead is positioned
at the exact same frame in the Viewer as in the Canvas and Timeline. This is known as a
match frame.
Important: If a sequence clip is not an affiliate clip, it is independent, so it isn’t related to
a master clip in the Browser. You can’t match an independent clip back to a master clip,
because it doesn’t have one. However, you can still match back to the original media file.
For more information about master-affiliate clip relationships, see
“Working with Master
and Affiliate Clips.”
To check if a sequence clip is independent
1 Select a clip in the Timeline, or move the playhead over a clip in the Canvas or Timeline.
2 Choose View > Reveal Master Clip.
If the Reveal Master Clip menu item is dimmed, the selected sequence clip does not have
a master clip, and it is therefore independent.
Matching a Frame in the Canvas to Its Master Clip Frame
Sometimes you’ll want to view the master clip that a sequence clip came from. Here are
several reasons why:
• You want to open the original master clip without any of the motion, filter, or audio
parameters from the sequence clip. This is useful when you want to add a “fresh” copy
of the clip to your sequence.
808 Chapter 50 Matching Frames and Playhead Synchronization