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536Final Cut Pro User Guide
Try out clips using auditions
Intro to auditions in Final Cut Pro
In Final Cut Pro, you can organize related clips into sets, called auditions, from which you
can choose one clip to use. You can create an audition composed of different clips to try
out multiple takes, or you can create an audition composed of multiple versions of the
same clip to preview different effects.
An audition’s filmstrip displays the currently selected clip, called the pick. All other clips in
the audition are referred to as alternates. You can open an audition to see the selected clip
and the alternates.
Auditions allow you to preserve your alternative edits without affecting the other clips in
the timeline. When you’re not reviewing the clips in an audition, the audition functions like
an individual clip. You can trim an audition, apply transitions between auditions and other
clips, and add keywords and markers.
After you’ve reviewed the clips in the audition and decided which one works best in your
project, you can finalize the audition, which dissolves it and leaves the pick as an individual
clip in the timeline. The pick retains the audition’s position in the timeline and all keywords
and markers applied to the audition.
Note: Auditions appear in the browser and the timeline as clips with an audition icon in the
top-left corner.