Apple Final Cut Express 4 - Manual (Page 947)

Chapter 60 Working with Master and Affiliate Clips 947
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Finding a Clip’s Master Clip
Using the Reveal Master Clip command, you can identify the master clip of any clip in
your project.
To find a clip’s master clip:
1 In the Browser or Timeline, select an affiliate clip. If the Timeline is active but no clip is
selected, the clip at the position of the playhead acts as the selected clip.
2 Choose View > Reveal Master Clip.
The master clip is automatically selected in the Browser.
If the master clip that’s found is in a bin:
 If the Browser is in column view: All necessary bins are opened hierarchically via their
disclosure triangles to reveal the highlighted master clip.
 If the Browser is in icon view: The bin containing the clip is opened in its own Browser
window, and the master clip is highlighted.
Working with Affiliate Clips
As you edit in Final Cut Express, you create affiliate clips in any of the following ways:
 Edit a clip into a sequence: Whenever you edit a clip into a sequence, an affiliate clip is
created from the master clip.
 Drag a sequence clip to the Browser: Assuming the dragged clip is an affiliate clip and
a master clip already exists in the Browser, an affiliate clip is created.
 Duplicate a clip: Whenever you copy or duplicate a clip in the Browser or in a
sequence, an affiliate clip is created.
 An affiliate clip is created when you copy a clip in one of the following ways:
 Drag a clip from the Browser or Viewer to the Canvas.
 Drag a clip from the Browser or Viewer to the Timeline.
 Option-drag a clip in the Browser or in the Timeline.
 Copy and paste a clip in the Browser or in the Timeline.
Note: Copying an affiliate clip always produces another affiliate clip.