A Role (or Sub-Role) gets assigned to clips to identify what it is (for example Video, Titles, Dialogue, Effects, Music). Introduced in version 10.0.1, Roles can be assigned to clips as an alternate way of creating organizational functionality. The magnetic connections are also user-definable. By default, clips move around each other 'magnetically', filling in any gaps and avoiding clip collisions by automatically bumping clips out of the way vertically. Keyword ranges, favorite and rejected ranges, and smart collections allow for faster sorting of a large number of clips.
Event browser: Replacing “bins” in other NLEs, the event browser is where the original media is found and can be searched and sorted by various forms of metadata.6 Feature films and television shows edited with Final Cut Pro Xįinal Cut Pro X shares some of both its code and interface design philosophy with Apple's consumer video editing software, iMovie.