Apple Final Cut Express 4 - Manual (Page 588)

588 Part VII Fine-Tuning Your Edit
To make a ripple, roll, slip, or duration change to a sequence clip in the Viewer:
1 Open the sequence clip in the Viewer.
2 Select the appropriate tool for the type of edit you want to do.
3 In the Viewer, navigate to the frame you want to use for the clip’s new In point.
4 Press I to set a new In point.
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 Express 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.
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 ” on page 723. You can also refer to
“ Using Video Filters ” on page 677.
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 Express 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 Express opens one of these items in the Viewer, the playhead is
positioned at exactly the 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 ” on page 943.
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.