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Createsplitedits
Final Cut Pro allows you to set separate video and audio start and end points in
an individual clip. These edits, known as split edits, can be used in many dierent
situations—in dialogue scenes, when cutting to illustrative B-roll footage during an
interview, or when transitioning from one scene to another.
You can use a split edit to introduce the sound of a new shot or scene before
cutting to the video of that shot or scene. Conversely, you can use a split edit to
extend the audio of a shot over a subsequent shot. For example, you could cut from
a clip of a person talking to video of a person listening, while the audio from the rst
clip continues.
The split edit technique results in L-shaped and J-shaped clips with audio extending to
the left or the right. These are known as L-cuts and J-cuts.
Note: Whenever you use split edits in a project, it’s recommended that you choose
View > Expand Audio/Video Clips > For Splits (so that there’s a checkmark next to
the menu item). This setting provides you with the most accurate display of all your
split edits.
Create a split edit by dragging
To create the split edit, you extend the audio of one clip over a neighboring clip. In this
example, the audio from the close-up of the man is extended over the close-up of the
woman to create a J-cut.
1 Add clips to the Timeline in the order in which you want them to appear in
your movie.
2 To show separate audio for the clip you want to edit, do one of the following:
In the Timeline, select the clip whose audio you want to expand, and choose Â
Clip > Expand Audio/Video (or press Control-S).
Double-click the clip’s audio waveform. Â
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