Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 617)

282 Part II Rough Editing
To set up Final Cut Pro to edit multiclips in real time, choose the following options:
 Multiclip Playback option: Enable this option in the Real-Time Effects (RT) pop-up
menu in the Timeline so that all multiclip angles play in real time in the Viewer. This
option and the Open playhead sync option allow you to view all of your multiclip
angles in real time while you play your sequence.
 Open playhead sync option: Choose the Open option from the Playhead Sync pop-up
menu in the Viewer or Canvas. This option automatically opens the multiclip beneath
the Timeline playhead in the Viewer, so you can view all of its angles at once.
 View options in the Viewer: Choose the number of multiclip angles you want to
display in the Viewer from the View pop-up menu.
To enable the Multiclip Playback option:
1 Open a sequence that contains multiclips.
2 Choose Multiclip Playback from the RT pop-up menu in the Timeline.
You can also enable the Multiclip Playback option by choosing
Final Cut Pro > System Settings, clicking the Playback Control tab, and then enabling
the Multiclip Playback option.
Select the active angle in
the Viewer.
Enable the Multiclip
Playback option in the
RT pop-up menu.
Choose a multiclip view from
the View pop-up menu.
Choose Open from
the Playhead Sync
pop-up menu.