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187Final Cut Pro User Guide
5. If you want to turn off the separate audio view to “clean up” the affected clips, do one
of the following:
• Select the clip in the timeline, then choose Clip > Collapse Audio (or press
Control-S).
• Double-click the clip’s audio waveform.
When you play back this section of the timeline, the person in the close-up shot begins to
speak before the video cuts to the close-up.
Create a split edit using keyboard shortcuts
You can create split edits quickly using keyboard shortcuts. In this example, the audio from
the close-up is extended over the medium shot to create a J-cut.
1. In Final Cut Pro, confirm that the two adjacent clips have sufficient media handles. If
not, trim the clips (shorter) to create the media handles.
2. To show separate audio for the two adjacent clips, do one of the following:
• In the timeline, select the clips whose audio you want to expand, then choose Clip >
Expand Audio (or press Control-S).
• Double-click the clip’s audio waveform.