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539Final Cut Pro User Guide
Add clips to an audition in the timeline
In Final Cut Pro, do any of the following:
• Add a new clip to an audition and maintain the current clip in the timeline as the
pick: Drag a clip from the browser to the audition in the timeline, then choose Add to
Audition.
• Add a new clip to an audition and make the clip you’re adding the pick: Drag a clip from
the browser to the audition in the timeline, then choose Replace and Add to Audition.
Important: If a transition is applied to the current clip in the timeline and the pick
for the new audition lacks sufficient media for the transition, the transition is either
shortened or removed.
• Duplicate a clip within an audition: Click the audition icon in the top-left corner of the
audition to open the Audition window, select the clip you want to duplicate, then click
Duplicate (or press Shift-Command-Y).
A new version of the selected clip appears in the Audition window.
Remove a clip from an audition
1. In Final Cut Pro, open the audition containing the clip you want to remove by clicking
the icon in the top-left corner.
2. In the Audition window, select the clip you want to remove, then press Delete.
The clip is removed from the audition.
Review clips in auditions in Final Cut Pro
You create an audition to try out the clips within it and find the one that works best for
your project. Although the audition workflow may differ from project to project, the general
process is the same: You create an audition that contains a set of alternative takes, effects,
or text treatments, and then you choose the best clip for the edit by making it the pick.
When you’re sure of your decision, you finalize the audition, which dissolves it and leaves
the pick in the timeline.
Depending on your workflow, you may try out the clips within your auditions and flatten the
auditions as you go, or you may leave the auditions in the timeline.
Note: You can use audition commands with only one selected audition at a time. For
example, you can’t finalize multiple selected auditions.