The Open Clip view

The Open Clip view is something that I suggest you use with real care, as it changes a browser clip before it is used in the project.

Note

The Open Clip view cannot be used to categorize clips in any of the indexes that have just been discussed. It can only be applied to individual whole clips, as it does not recognize portions of clips.

The Open Clip view will let you add and adjust color and audio effects in the browser clip itself. Think of this as a means of changing the color and audio attributes as if this task was done before importing a clip into Final Cut Pro. You can even add more than one video clip to blend multiple clips together.

I frequently use Open Clip to sync video clips with external audio recorders so that the clip is synchronized in the browser before it is added to a project in the timeline.

As I warned previously, be sure you know what you are doing, as once a clip that has been modified with the Open Clip command is added to...