Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 610)

Chapter 16 Working With Multiclips 275
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To edit a multiclip from the Viewer to the Timeline or Canvas:
1 Double-click a multiclip in the Browser to open it in the Viewer.
2 Set In and Out points for the multiclip in the Viewer.
3 Hold down the Option key while dragging from the Viewer to the Timeline or the
Canvas Edit Overlay.
Switching and Cutting Between Angles
When you work with multiclips in Final Cut Pro, switching and cutting have
distinct meanings:
 Switching: This means changing the active angle of a multiclip without creating a
cut. You can switch the active angle of a multiclip in the Viewer or the Timeline.
Before the switch, the
active multiclip angle is 1.
After the switch,
the active multiclip
angle is 4.