Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 598)

Chapter 16 Working With Multiclips 263
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Starting Timecode Offset Is 0:00
When the “Starting timecode delta” field is set to 0:00, most of the clips are grouped as
individual multiclips. Only the few clips that have the exact same starting timecode
numbers are grouped together. To group more of the clips into fewer multiclips overall,
a larger timecode offset is needed.
Starting Timecode Offset Is 5:00
In this example, clips that have starting timecode numbers within a 5-second range are
grouped together. The first multiclip contains five angles, but the other multiclips are
not yet grouped properly. A larger timecode offset is required.
Timecode offset
is set to 0:00.
Timecode offset
is set to 5:00.