Multicam Editing Problems

Hi!
I am able to create a multicam clip, and when I double click it it drops to the timeline & appears in my Angles viewer. However, when I hover my mouse over the 3 different angles it doesn't change to the blade, nor does clicking the clips themselves seem to make any cuts.  In short, I have a multicam clip that I can set up but cannot edit. What am I doing wrong?? Have the Pro Manuals & watched many how to videos but I cannot tell what I'm doing differently.
Any help appreciated!
best,
hotbrown

Russ H wrote:
...  confused by the terminology. When one double-clicks a multi clip, the timeline it opens in is called ..
(sorry for gettin' completely off-topic... : )
I forgot to mention:
"compounds are evil!"
LOL!!
No, MCs, as a special incarnation of compound, are great, I'm using them weekly, and it's one of the many time-saving marvels of FCPX.
But indeed, those 'multi purpose timelines' can confuse, esp. when you're not knowing where you're actually are..
And compounds confuse on top of that!!
sorry JDHHotbrown for thread-jacking.. it's just some silly 'internal' joke here ...

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