Apple Final Cut Pro X 10.1.2 User Guide

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View and reassign the role of an audio component
 1 Select a clip in the Timeline, and choose Clip > Expand Audio Components (or press 
Control-Option-S).
Audio components
 2 Select an audio component.
 3 To change the role assignment for the selected component, do one of the following:
 •Choose Modify > Assign Roles, and choose a role from the submenu.
A checkmark appears next to the role you chose.
 •Open the Info inpector, and choose a different role from the Roles...

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Create custom roles and subroles
You can create custom roles and subroles in addition to the five default roles ( Video, Titles, 
Dialogue, Music, and Effects).
Important:  Create custom roles and subroles with care. Custom roles (and the names of custom 
roles) cannot be edited or removed from the roles list. However, you can change the role 
assignments of clips at any time.
Create custom roles
 1 To open the Role Editor, do one of the following:
 •Choose Modify >...

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 3 Type a name for the new role.
Once you have created a new role, it appears in the roles list so that you can assign it to any clip.
Create subroles
Subroles allow you to organize roles within a role; for example, you could create a Foley Effect 
subrole within the Effects role, or a Spanish Subtitles subrole within the Titles role.
 1 To open the Role Editor, do one of the following:
 •Choose Modify > Edit Roles.
 •In the Browser in list view or the Clips pane of...

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 3 Type a name for the subrole.
The new subrole remains in the Subrole list and appears below its parent role in roles lists 
elsewhere in Final Cut Pro. When you assign subroles to clips in the Timeline, the subroles also 
appear in the Timeline Index.
Subroles
View clips by role in the Timeline
You can use the Roles pane of the Timeline Index to view and play back clips by role in 
the Timeline.
All video and audio clips are organized by the default roles of Video,...

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Active roles appear in color in the Timeline, and inactive roles appear gray. If you turn off all video 
or all audio roles, the respective portion of audio-video clips also appears gray.
Clips assigned an active role appear in color.
Clips assigned an inactive 
role appear in gray.
Active roles
 3 To preview clips by role, play back your project. 
Only clips with active roles assigned play back.
Highlight roles in the Timeline
 1 In the Timeline Index, click the Roles...

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Minimize buttonMinimized clip
Roles that have been minimized
You can also customize the display of clips in the Timeline by changing the clip appearance 
and height, and you can choose whether to view clips by name or role. See Adjust Timeline 
settings
 on page 14 0. 
Use roles to export media stems
When you export your work, you can use roles to define the details of your output media files. 
This process is often used when delivering files to match broadcast...

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Tip:  You can also import XML files by double-clicking them in the Finder or dragging them to 
the Final Cut Pro application icon. 
Export XML from Final Cut Pro
You can export events and projects as XML files.
 1 In Final Cut Pro, select a library, or select one or more events, projects, or clips that you want to 
export as XML files. 
To export the project currently open in the Timeline, click in the Timeline to make it active.
 2 Choose File > Export XML.
 3 In the...

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 •When you add a multicam clip to the Timeline, you create a direct and active relationship 
between the “parent” multicam clip in the Browser and the “child” multicam clip in 
the Timeline.
Browser clips
Project 3Project 1
Child clipChild clips Child clip
Project 2
Parent multicam clip
 •When you open any multicam clip in the Angle Editor (whether from the Browser or the 
Timeline) you are in fact opening the parent multicam clip from the Browser. Any changes 
you...

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Import media for a multicam edit
Although importing media for multicam projects is the same as importing for any other project, 
there are steps you can take during importing to help streamline the multicam workflow.
Assign camera names and multicam angles
You can use the Camera Name and Camera Angle metadata tags to automate and organize your 
multicam workflow. It’s recommended (but not required) to apply these tags to your event clips 
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Name your camera
The following instructions cover how to add the Camera Name property when you import media 
from a connected file-based device. You can also add the Camera Name property at a later time.
 1 Connect your camera or recording device to your computer.
 2 In Final Cut Pro, choose File > Import > Media (or press Command-I).
 3 In the Media Import window, select your camcorder or recording device from the list of devices 
on the left, if it’s not already...