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455Final Cut Pro User Guide
1. To open the Roles pane of the timeline index in Final Cut Pro, do one of the following:
• Click the Index button in the top-left corner of the timeline (or press Shift-
Command-2), then click Roles.
• Choose View > Timeline Index > Roles.
2. To reorder roles or subroles, drag them up or down in the Roles pane.
For information about viewing subroles, see Edit components in audio lanes in
Final Cut Pro.
As you drag a role or subrole in the timeline index, clips in the timeline with that role or
subrole assigned move up or down to match the new order.
Turn roles on or off in Final Cut Pro
You can turn off roles and subroles in the timeline to suspend playback for all clips with
those roles assigned. For example, you could turn off all roles except Dialogue to play back
only dialogue clips, and then turn on the Music role to listen to the movie soundtrack along
with the dialogue.
If you turn off video, audio, or title roles and subroles, those roles are not included in
output media files when you share your project. However, if you use the Export File
destination or an Apple Devices destination to export a multitrack QuickTime or MXF file,
you can use the Roles pane of the Share window to add disabled roles back in during
the export process. See
Export MXF files with Final Cut Pro and Share roles as files with
Final Cut Pro.
Turning roles and subroles on or off does not affect settings in the browser, the timeline, or
the inspectors.