Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 623)

288 Part II Rough Editing
Media Management and Project Interchange
Multiclips are a unique aspect of Final Cut Pro, so you need to be aware of how
Final Cut Pro translates multiclips during media management or when exporting to a
project interchange file such as an EDL.
Working With Multiclips in the Media Manager
The Media Manager has an option to include all multiclip angles, so the media file for
every angle is processed. If you deselect this option, only the media file of the active
angle is processed. With multiclip sequences that use a lot of angles, deselecting this
option can significantly reduce the amount of media processed. By default, this option
is not selected, so only the media file for the active multiclip angle is processed.
For more information about using the Media Manager, see Volume IV, Chapter 7,
“Overview of the Media Manager.”
Reconnecting and Recapturing Multiclips
When a media file for a multiclip angle is offline, Final Cut Pro indicates that the entire
multiclip is offline (a red slash appears through the icon). When you view a multiclip in
the Viewer, offline angles are indicated by a “Media Offline” frame.
Reconnecting media files for angles in a multiclip is the same as reconnecting media
files for other clips. When you reconnect media files to multiclip angles, you can
reconnect angles that are offline, online, or both.
When you batch capture a multiclip, Final Cut Pro captures the media files for all angles.