Splitting screen on Final Cut Pro is actually very easy, and in this 2026 updated tutorial I walk you through the exact steps I use to get it done fast. The first thing I do is load up the project I want to split the screen for, and I make sure I have the two clips I want to use. Then I start with the clip I want on the left side, click the crop/transform icon (the two overlapping squares), choose Transform, and resize and position that clip so it takes up about half the screen. After that, I take the second clip and place it on top of the first one in the timeline. I repeat the same process—select the clip, go to Transform, and resize/position it to fill the other half of the screen. I also show an alternate method using the Video Inspector, where you can go to Crop and crop from the left, right, top, and bottom if you’d rather crop instead of just transforming. By the end, you’ll have a clean split screen between two clips, and you’ll know when to use Transform vs Crop depending on the look you’re going for.