{"id":48189,"date":"2014-11-04T16:50:35","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T21:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=48189"},"modified":"2014-11-04T18:00:19","modified_gmt":"2014-11-04T23:00:19","slug":"creating-compound-clips-in-fcpx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/creating-compound-clips-in-fcpx\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating Compound Clips in FCPX"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"learn-how-to-create-compound-clips-in-this-fcpx-video-tutorial\">Learn how to create compound clips in this FCPX video tutorial.<\/h2>\n<p>FCPX was designed with powerful organization and metadata features &#8211; one reason diehard FCPX video editors love it. FCPX allows you to create compound clips, &#8220;which allow you to \u00a0group any combination of\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0088cc;\" href=\"http:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/index?page=link&amp;apdid=ver9170a01b&amp;viewlocale=en_US&amp;bookId=Final%20Cut%20Pro%20X%20Help133280\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">clips<\/a>\u00a0in the\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0088cc;\" href=\"http:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/index?page=link&amp;apdid=ver4cdefe82&amp;viewlocale=en_US&amp;bookId=Final%20Cut%20Pro%20X%20Help133280\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">Timeline<\/a>\u00a0or the\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0088cc;\" href=\"http:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/index?page=link&amp;apdid=ver91709375&amp;viewlocale=en_US&amp;bookId=Final%20Cut%20Pro%20X%20Help133280\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">Browser<\/a>\u00a0and nest clips within other clips&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>There are a ton of really good uses for compound clips, from better organization to\u00a0faster editing. Use them to break up a big timeline into manageable chunks. Give a compound clip unique settings (different from the overall project settings). In After Effects terms, you\u00a0could think of compound clips\u00a0as a nested sequence or a pre-composed composition.<\/p>\n<p>In the following tutorial\u00a0we will take a look at how to use\u00a0compound clips in your FCPX video editing workflow:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Creating new compound clips<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Adding clips to compound clips<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Using keyboard shortcuts<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Adjusting compound clip settings<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Using the timeline to create compound clips<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Want to learn more about using compound clips in FCPX? Check out the <a title=\"Compound Clips FCPX\" href=\"http:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/PH12630\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">official Apple documentation<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/110930744\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>How do you use compound clips?<\/strong> Share in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compound clips are a quick way to organize your projects in FCPX. 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