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The project opens and contains a single group with one Effect Source placeholder layer.
The placeholder (the arrow image) represents the clip or image to which the effect will
be applied in the Final Cut Pro Timeline. Because this template uses multiple instances
of the same image or clip to create an SLR split-prism effect, clones are made of the
placeholder.
3 Clone the placeholder:
a Select the Effect Source layer, then choose Object > Make Clone Layer (or press K).
b Rename the Clone Layer “Background.”
c Select the Effect Source layer again, then choose Object > Make Clone Layer (or press
K).
d Rename the second Clone Layer “Top Prism.”
e Rename the Effect Source layer “Bottom Prism.”
4 Add new groups to the project:
a In the Layers list, select the Group, then click the Add button (+) in the lower-left corner
of the Layers list four times to create four additional groups.
b Name the bottommost Group (the one containing the clones) “Background Group.”
c Name Group 1 “Bottom Prism Group.”
d Name Group 2 “Top Prism Group.”
e Name Group 3 “Split Prism Group.”
f Name Group 4 “Focus Screen Group.”
Your project should look like the following illustration:
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