{"id":3747,"date":"2011-10-01T13:14:05","date_gmt":"2011-10-01T17:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=3747"},"modified":"2011-10-01T13:29:45","modified_gmt":"2011-10-01T17:29:45","slug":"enabledisable-and-linkunlink-clips-in-final-cut-pro-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/enabledisable-and-linkunlink-clips-in-final-cut-pro-x\/","title":{"rendered":"Enable\/Disable and Link\/Unlink Clips in Final Cut Pro X"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"take-control-over-your-footage-in-final-cut-pro-x-in-this-post-well-take-a-look-at-two-fundamentals-for-working-with-clips-in-your-fcpx-project-timeline-separating-a-clips\">Take control over your footage in Final Cut Pro X! \u00a0In this post we&#8217;ll take a look at two fundamentals for working with clips in your FCPX project timeline: \u00a0separating a clip&#8217;s audio and video tracks and \u00a0enabling\/disabling media using a quick shortcut.<\/h2>\n<p>Like in earlier versions of FCP, clips in to your timeline as a &#8220;linked selection&#8221;&#8230;meaning by default the audio and the video are stuck together. \u00a0If you delete one you&#8217;d delete the other. \u00a0\u00a0However, <strong>there may be instances when you want to &#8220;disconnect&#8221; the audio and video tracks of a particular clip in your FCPX project so they can be edited independently of each other<\/strong>. \u00a0In Final Cut Pro X, a simple shortcut can be used to &#8220;break apart clip items.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Choose a clip (or several clips) in your project timeline.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3754\" style=\"margin-top: 12px;margin-bottom: 12px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/21.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/21.png 500w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/21.png?resize=300,131 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/21.png?resize=277,121 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/21.png?resize=359,157 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/21.png?resize=150,65 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Use the shortcut <strong>COMMAND+SHIFT+G to break out the audio from the video.<\/strong> If you have trouble remembering a three part FCPX shortcut you can also right click the footage and choose &#8220;Break Apart Clip Items&#8221;.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3758\" style=\"margin-top: 12px;margin-bottom: 12px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/linked.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/linked.png 500w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/linked.png?resize=300,86 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/linked.png?resize=277,79 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/linked.png?resize=359,103 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/linked.png?resize=150,43 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>The audio and video will now appear on <strong>separate tracks<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3755\" style=\"margin-top: 12px;margin-bottom: 12px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/22.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/22.png 500w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/22.png?resize=300,142 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/22.png?resize=277,131 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/22.png?resize=359,170 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/22.png?resize=150,71 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>You can<strong> disable or &#8220;mute&#8221; audio and video tracks<\/strong> in your project timeline&#8230;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Choose a clip (or several clips) in your project timeline.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3756\" style=\"margin-top: 12px;margin-bottom: 12px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/23.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/23.png 500w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/23.png?resize=300,147 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/23.png?resize=277,136 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/23.png?resize=359,176 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/23.png?resize=150,74 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Use the shortcut <strong>V<\/strong> to enable\/disable clips.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3759\" style=\"margin-top: 12px;margin-bottom: 12px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/V.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/V.png 500w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/V.png?resize=300,86 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/V.png?resize=277,79 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/V.png?resize=359,103 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/V.png?resize=150,43 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Disabled items will <strong>turn gray <\/strong>in your timeline.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3757\" style=\"margin-top: 12px;margin-bottom: 12px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/24.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/24.png 500w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/24.png?resize=300,136 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/24.png?resize=277,126 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/24.png?resize=359,163 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/24.png?resize=150,68 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Looking for info on how to do this in earlier versions of FCP? \u00a0Check out our previous post, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/final-cut-pro-shortcut-enablingdisabling-clips-in-the-fcp-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Enable\/Disable Clips in the FCP Timeline&#8221;<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re unsure about using a particular piece of media in your project, I&#8217;ve found that it&#8217;s beneficial to simply mute those elements instead \u00a0of deleting them. \u00a0As an example, if I&#8217;m not sure which music track a client may like more I&#8217;ll lay two of them down in the timeline. \u00a0I&#8217;ll disable music track 2 and export an approval video with music track 1. \u00a0Then I&#8217;ll go reverse it, muting 1 and enabling 2&#8230;and export again. \u00a0I&#8217;ll have both versions ready to go when I get client approval. \u00a0Having the ability to &#8220;turn on\/off&#8221; media is also quite beneficial when working with graphic elements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Typically once a project goes through final approval I&#8217;ll go back through my project timeline and strip out any disabled clips &#8212; leaving the project clean and well organized!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this post, we&#8217;ll take a look at how to quickly break apart audio from video footage in Final Cut Pro X. 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