How can I break apart clip items from a compound clip?

I have a compound clip on the timeline. I need to separate the items back to their basic video streams. Is there a way to do this? I highlighted my compound clip and I went to Clips > Break Apart Clip Items but it is dimmed. Please tell me what I am doing wrong.

You can double click the compound in the timeline and it will open in it's own timeline revealing all the separate components that you can work on. I don't believe there is a way to change it back from a compound clip other than to copy and paste the individual clips back to another project.

If I open it in its own timeline and start messing around then it affects all other instances of the compound clip in the master timeline. That's why I wish to break apart.

Anyway I figured it out. I changed the speed to "NORMAL" and I was given the option to break apart again.

That's good to know. I'll have to go back and check some of the CC's that prevented me from breaking them apart...that's likely why. Thanks.

You can create an independent compound clip that doesn't affect every instance. Here's from the apple doc:

Select a compound clip in the Timeline.

Choose Clip > Reference New Parent Clip.

Final Cut Pro creates a new parent compound clip in the Browser. This command breaks the relationship between the selected compound clip in the Timeline and its original parent compound clip (as well as any child clips of the original parent clip, in all projects).

Note: You can also select multiple clips in step 1 and Final Cut Pro will make one or more parent clips, depending on the existing parent clip references.

I have seen this grayed out option, but by replace it in the timeline with the saved compound in the browser I could brake aprt items. The command was not grayed out. I do not know if this is a bug.