How To Split Screen in Final Cut Pro

This post will show you how to Split Screen in Final Cut Pro. Anyone who knows how to use the program can do it quickly and for a low cost. A split-screen is one of the most popular types of shots you’ll want to use when making a movie. This can be used to show different scenes or different points of view at the same time.

But to get the look you want, you need to use Final Cut Pro to make a split-screen video. Split-screen techniques have been used in TV and movies for a long time. They can show more than one thing happening at the same time, show phone talks, or be used to move from one shot to the next.

Adding a split-screen effect to a project in Final Cut Pro is easy and can be done in just a few minutes. You don’t need a professional video editing team or company to make split-screen videos like the ones used in the film industry or by filmmakers. All you need is a specialized video maker/editor tool with great editing skills.

Ways To Split Screen in Final Cut Pro

Split Clips by Inserting a Clip

You can split clips by putting a different clip in the middle of a clip in your main section. It won’t replace the clip on the Timeline. Instead, it will add to the story.

1. Add the new clip you want to insert into the browser.
2. Move the playhead or use the skimmer to find the desired position to make the insert.
3. Press the W key to insert the clip.
4. The new clip will be inserted, creating a split between the two clips in the Timeline. The second half of the clip will resume after the new one.

Split Clip With the Blade Tool

The Blade is one of the tools you’ll use a lot when cutting videos with Final Cut. With the Blade tool, you can cut videos into as many parts as you need by making exact cuts on the Timeline. Here’s how to use the Blade tool to split one clip:

1. Open your media files on Final Cut Pro from the File menu or drag them from the finder to Final Cut Pro.
2. Drag the clips on the Timeline window.
3. Play the video and find where you’ll be splitting the file into two video files.
4. Click on the Tools button in the top left corner of the Timeline to open the Tools pop-up menu. Then, change the Select Tool to the Blade tool. You can also use the B key to switch to the Blade Tool.
5. Find the place where you want to do the split and click with your mouse on the clip.
6. A dotted line will show the clip has been cut.
7. You should now have two clips on your Timeline ready to be edited.

Split on the Go: Using Shortcuts

You might have trouble sometimes skimming the clip to find the right place. We can use tools in Final Cut Pro to split clips faster while the clip is playing or while the playhead is moving.

1. After importing the media files, drag the clip you want to split to the Timeline.
2. Play the clip and press Command + B to do the split at the right time.
3. You can press the space bar to play and pause the clip easily.
4. If you can’t get the exact cut you want this way, play back the video or audio clip and manually move the playhead, find the skimmer point, and press Command + B to make the cut where you want it.

Split Multiple Clips

Sometimes there are a lot of clips on the Timeline, like a video clip, a title, and some audio files, and they are all already lined up. Then you realize that you have to break them up. It will take a long time to split each clip and re-arrange the project. Because of this, we’ll use the Blade All command in Final Cut Pro to split up several clips.

1. On the Timeline, move the skimmer to the position you want to cut.
2. 2. Press Shift + Command + B.
3. 3. The clips will now be divided into two parts.