Apple Final Cut Pro 7 User Manual
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• You want to open the master clip with all of its video and audio items, instead of the
sequence clip, which may only be a single clip item.
For example, your sequence clip may be a video clip item that no longer has its
corresponding audio. You can get those audio clip items back by opening the video
clip item’s master clip in the Viewer. The master clip in the Viewer contains all the video
and audio items, so you can edit the audio items from the master clip back into the
sequence using a replace or overwrite edit. For details about replace edits, see
To match a sequence clip’s current frame to its master clip in the Viewer
1
In the Timeline or Canvas, move the playhead to the frame you want to open in the
Viewer.
2
Choose View > Match Frame > Master Clip.
The master clip for the sequence clip opens in the Viewer. The playhead in the Viewer is
set to the same frame as seen in the Canvas (thus, the frames match in the Canvas and
Viewer).
When the clip’s master clip opens in the Viewer, notice that there are no “sprocket holes”
in the scrubber bar. This is because you’re seeing the clip from the Browser, not the
sequence clip. When you view the master clip, it has the same In and Out points as the
sequence clip.
The current frame in the
Viewer matches the
frame in the Canvas.
To reveal a sequence clip’s master clip in the Browser
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 (or press Shift-F).
The sequence clip’s master clip is selected in the Browser, and the Browser becomes the
active window.
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Chapter 50
Matching Frames and Playhead Synchronization