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Does a video in FCPX need to be built as one long continuous timeline project or is it possible to build it in shorter segments and then connect them later for final editing

Does a video in FCPX need to be built as one long continuous timeline project or is it possible to build it in shorter segments and then connect them later for final editing

Final Cut Pro X, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Mar 10, 2018 8:32 AM

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Posted on Mar 10, 2018 8:53 AM

You can build separate projects and then combine them. There are a couple of different ways, either simply copy and paste, or to create compound clips of the projects.

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Does a video in FCPX need to be built as one long continuous timeline project or is it possible to build it in shorter segments and then connect them later for final editing

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