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Urban Skargren · July 20th, 2013, 01:30 PM

Hello I stumbled on a problem. I have a project with a compound clip. Then I duplicated the project to do another version of it, but I discovered that if I change anything in the compound clip within that project, it changes in the other project as well. How can I avoid this?
Thank you.

William Hohauser · July 22nd, 2013, 03:58 PM

Open the compound clip, select all the clips and copy. Paste the clips into your new project and then make the changes. You can create a new compound clip first if that helps with organization.

Urban Skargren · July 22nd, 2013, 05:06 PM

Thank you.

Glen Elliott · August 27th, 2013, 07:03 PM

Here's a tutorial I put together on this...

Tutorial: Using Compound Clips in Apple Final Cut Pro X - Streaming Media Producer

Mathieu Ghekiere · August 31st, 2013, 02:17 AM

This is something that started at FCPX 10.0.6.

Every compound clip used to be independent. Now it's one global clip, that's automatically added to your Event (this also didn't used to be the case) where if you make a change to the original, it ripples trough. You can make a compound clip independent in the Event, it's somewhere in the Menu. MacBreak Studio also has some tutorials about it, I think.

Urban Skargren · October 1st, 2014, 09:38 PM

Thanks Glen! Great tutorial.

I also found some basic info on this page: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12630 There I learned that I can make a snapshot of the project, which makes new, independent compound clips for all of my project. Then I can rename the new compound clips if necessary. Do you see any cons to this solution?

Bill Davis · October 10th, 2014, 02:07 PM

Also do a search on "FCP X reference new parent clip" - it's a menu selection that breaks the relationship between the compound clip and it's parent clip in the Event when that's what you need to do.

Urban Skargren · October 10th, 2014, 02:17 PM

Yes, I am now familiar with these terms and this helped me a lot. Thanks!

July 20th, 2013, 01:30 PM	#1
Urban Skargren Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Medellin, Colombia Posts: 225	Compound clip changes globally Hello I stumbled on a problem. I have a project with a compound clip. Then I duplicated the project to do another version of it, but I discovered that if I change anything in the compound clip within that project, it changes in the other project as well. How can I avoid this? Thank you.

July 22nd, 2013, 03:58 PM	#2
William Hohauser Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 2,650	Re: Compound clip changes globally Open the compound clip, select all the clips and copy. Paste the clips into your new project and then make the changes. You can create a new compound clip first if that helps with organization. __________________ William Hohauser - New York City Producer/Edit/Camera/Animation

July 22nd, 2013, 05:06 PM	#3
Urban Skargren Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Medellin, Colombia Posts: 225	Re: Compound clip changes globally Thank you.

August 27th, 2013, 07:03 PM	#4
Glen Elliott Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 2,898	Re: Compound clip changes globally Here's a tutorial I put together on this... Tutorial: Using Compound Clips in Apple Final Cut Pro X - Streaming Media Producer __________________ Glen Elliott Cord 3 Films

August 31st, 2013, 02:17 AM	#5
Mathieu Ghekiere Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Belgium Posts: 2,195	Re: Compound clip changes globally This is something that started at FCPX 10.0.6. Every compound clip used to be independent. Now it's one global clip, that's automatically added to your Event (this also didn't used to be the case) where if you make a change to the original, it ripples trough. You can make a compound clip independent in the Event, it's somewhere in the Menu. MacBreak Studio also has some tutorials about it, I think. __________________ http://productionsofthe3rdkind.com http://pr3k.com

October 1st, 2014, 09:38 PM	#6
Urban Skargren Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Medellin, Colombia Posts: 225	Re: Compound clip changes globally Thanks Glen! Great tutorial. I also found some basic info on this page: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12630 There I learned that I can make a snapshot of the project, which makes new, independent compound clips for all of my project. Then I can rename the new compound clips if necessary. Do you see any cons to this solution? Last edited by Urban Skargren; October 2nd, 2014 at 09:25 AM.

October 10th, 2014, 02:07 PM	#7
Bill Davis Trustee Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Posts: 1,538	Re: Compound clip changes globally Also do a search on "FCP X reference new parent clip" - it's a menu selection that breaks the relationship between the compound clip and it's parent clip in the Event when that's what you need to do. __________________ Classroom editing instructor? Check out www.starteditingnow.com Turnkey editor training content including licensed training footage for classroom use.

October 10th, 2014, 02:17 PM	#8
Urban Skargren Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Medellin, Colombia Posts: 225	Re: Compound clip changes globally Yes, I am now familiar with these terms and this helped me a lot. Thanks!