User Guide

5
Multiclip Master Clips and Project Size Reduction
Multiclips now have a master-affiliate relationship that allows angle information to be
shared among multiple instances of a multiclip. This relationship significantly reduces
the file size of projects that contain a large number of multiclips.
In previous versions of Final Cut Pro, every instance of a multiclip was completely
independent. In Final Cut Pro 5.1.2, the first instance of a multiclip is considered a
master multiclip. Copies of this clip, created by duplicating the multiclip in the Browser
or editing it into a sequence, are considered affiliate multiclips.
However, when you perform an operation on a multiclip that affects its angle structure,
such as adding, deleting, or rearranging the order of multiclip angles, the modified
multiclip loses its affiliation with the original master multiclip, and a new master
multiclip is automatically created.
Note: The new master multiclip does not automatically appear in the Browser, but if
you attempt to reveal the master multiclip for a multiclip whose angles you just
restructured, Final Cut Pro asks if you want to create a master multiclip in the Browser.
To reveal an affiliate multiclip’s master multiclip in the Browser:
1 Select a multiclip in a sequence or in the Browser.
2 Choose View > Reveal Master Multiclip.
The master multiclip appears in the Browser, selected. If the multiclip has no master
multiclip, Final Cut Pro asks if you want to create one.
3 Click OK to create a new master multiclip in the Browser.
The new master multiclip is selected in the Browser.
Note: You cannot make multiclips in a sequence independent. Multiclips in a sequence
are always affiliated with a master multiclip.
Video Scopes Issues Fixed
Final Cut Pro 5.1.2 corrects the following issues in the Video Scopes tab that occurred in
previous versions of Final Cut Pro:
 Not every line of video was analyzed.
 Video scopes did not update in real time during playback.
 Video scopes updated slowly while the playhead was scrubbing.
To open the Video Scopes tab:
m Choose Tools > Video Scopes (or press Option-9).