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96Final Cut Pro User Guide
Duplicate projects as snapshots
When you duplicate a project as a snapshot, Final Cut Pro embeds copies of compound or
multicam “parent” clips in the duplicate, so any changes to other instances of those clips
do not affect the duplicate.
1. In the Libraries sidebar in Final Cut Pro, select the event that contains the project you
want to duplicate as a snapshot.
2. In the browser, select the project you want to copy.
3. Choose Edit > Snapshot Project (or press Shift-Command-D).
The duplicate project appears in the browser with the word “Snapshot” and the date
and time appended to the project name.
Duplicate a project and change the project settings
You can use the Duplicate As command to quickly and easily create a copy of a project
with different project settings. This is useful for creating a new version of a project with
a different aspect ratio. For example, you might want to create a square version of a
horizontal project for social media delivery.
1. In the Libraries sidebar in Final Cut Pro, select the event that contains the project you
want to duplicate.
2. In the browser, select the project you want to copy.
3. Do one of the following:
• Choose Edit > Duplicate Project As.
• Control-click the project in the browser, and choose Duplicate Project As.
4. In the window that appears, enter a project name and specify the settings for the
duplicate project.
If you change the aspect ratio, the Smart Conform checkbox appears. Smart Conform
analyzes clips for faces and other areas of visual interest, and then uses the analysis to
reframe clips that have a different aspect ratio from the project aspect ratio.
5. If you want Final Cut Pro to automatically reframe clips using Smart Conform, select the
Smart Conform checkbox.
See Adjust framing with Smart Conform in Final Cut Pro.
6. Click OK.
Final Cut Pro creates the new project. If you selected Smart Conform, Final Cut Pro
enables overscan view for reframed clips, revealing areas of a clip that extend beyond
the edge of the viewer. You can make further framing adjustments manually using the
Transform effect. See
Resize, move, and rotate clips in Final Cut Pro.