Alright, time to fess up... For all of you who've been editing for years in Final Cut Pro and thought you knew it all... which tip in this video is new to you & you plan on using it daily? I don't think I knew about Shift + Z for, ohhhhh, maybe 5 or 6 years into editing in Final Cut Pro 😬🤦
I am not an expert but definitely not a beginner. Knew and use all of these short cuts except for the semicolon key and quote key. I always use my mouse to jump to edit points. Never knew about this option and its way cool. Thanx So Much !! Have A Fabulous Weekend, Cheers
Zoom: If you are using a keyboard a mouse, Option key with the scroll wheel allows you to zoom in & out with out changing tools. Great tips on navigation.
Great video! I personally love to use the Magic Trackpad, pinch for zoom in and out, double tap to fit entire timeline…My personal favorite shortcut is “Z” for trim to start, “X” for blade and “C” for trim to end. And I also have the space key nearby to play or pause. So, the left hand on the keyboard with this shortcuts and the right hand with the Magic Trackpad. With this combination I have managed to reduce the vlog editing time for my main client (20 vlogs/month) from approximately 6 hours to approximately 4-5 hours for a vlog. In general, the material sent to me for each vlog is approximately 30GB-40GB, 40-60 minutes in timeline, for a final vlog of 18-22 minutes.
Nicely done! You should look at a Stream Deck or Stream Deck Mobile - it speeds up my editing a lot. Thanks for checking out the vid and dropping a comment!
Awesome video! While I already came across these shortcuts before, I had forgotten about some of them, and watching your video reminded me to incorporate them in my workflow!
Not directly. You can add a cross dissolve to the end of one clip and the beginning of the other but it may not look the way you want it to. Why do they need to be piggy backed? Why not just put them together in a Storyline and cross-dissolve directly between them?
Matthew, thanks for this great video. On my Mac, the cmd+arrow shortcut only works with text elements, not with video clips. Am I doing something wrong?
Interesting. I just double-checked how it works in FCP for me - as soon as I hit cmd+left/right arrow it selects a clip in the Primary Storyline and then moves from clip to clip as I use the shortcut. Are you using a US Keyboard?
@@matthewTobrien I've checked again and I can now see my mistake. I wasn't using the up and down arrows. If I use the four arrows, I can move from one clip to another without trouble.
That’s awesome. I’ve always wanted to do more customization, but now that I’m teaching FCP I feel like I need to stick with the default shortcuts so I can more easily teach them. Luckily my Stream Deck and Monogram Console help me to streamline the more complex shortcuts that I use constantly.
Command + 2 > Focus to (activate) the TIMELINE is IndispensibLe ||| Your thumbnail for this video > i would encourage you to use something more CINEMATIC to draw attention to an object in a scene - In his film Suspicion, would Hitchcock have used ARROWS pointing towards the glass of milk that was possibly poisoned, rather than sticking a light in the glass . . . ? Ok, its conceded this ain't no Motion Picture FiLm, but i tend not to click on videos where its perceived their viewers can't discern the topic in the thumbnail photo-Vid without pointing to it thx for your fcpx content
TIP: Double Click into the timeline to fully zoom out, which is a better alternative to SHIFT+Z Also: Every Shortcut shown in the video is done using the U.S. Keyboard layout. Check your own keyboard for the proper keys
Alright, time to fess up... For all of you who've been editing for years in Final Cut Pro and thought you knew it all... which tip in this video is new to you & you plan on using it daily? I don't think I knew about Shift + Z for, ohhhhh, maybe 5 or 6 years into editing in Final Cut Pro 😬🤦
Color grade is looking good. Also, I learned some new tips, so thank you
Thanks! Good ol’ FilmConvert Nitrate… Glad some of these tips will help!
OK, I did not know the "Z" and drag feature... nice!
It was new to me just a few years ago as well!
Awesome as always! The ; and ' moving between edit points and cycling between selected clips... 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
They’re so helpful - I use them constantly.
Z and Drag was new to me! Thanks for that! :)
Thanks Matthew. Cmd arrow to click along with highlighted clip is something I did not realise - and I had forgotten Z + Marquee !
Nice! Learned something new! Appreciate you watching and dropping a comment 🔪🥦🧲🎞️
I am not an expert but definitely not a beginner. Knew and use all of these short cuts except for the semicolon key and quote key. I always use my mouse to jump to edit points. Never knew about this option and its way cool. Thanx So Much !!
Have A Fabulous Weekend,
Cheers
Glad you learned a new one! I use those two shortcuts constantly. Thanks for watching!
Been editing on FCP since it first came out. I learned that you can hit Z and draw an outline box to get that area to fill the screen. Thanks.
So glad you learned a new trick! I keep looking for new ones to learn...
Thanks! Didn't know about the Z and span at the top of the timeline tricks.
Thanks for the SuperThanks! I’ve found that this trick is new to a lot of veteran FCP editors. Glad you learned something new!
Zoom: If you are using a keyboard a mouse, Option key with the scroll wheel allows you to zoom in & out with out changing tools. Great tips on navigation.
Thanks for adding that tip!
Aaaawgh, that "Z" with draging the area to the desired zoom... Great tips Matt!
Isn’t it great?
Matthew - I always learn something from your tips - today it was the ‘Z’ key function and the “/‘ key role - such amazing time savers - thank you
Always glad to hear this! Let’s get everyone as efficient as possible! 🔪🥦🧲🎞️
Thanks a lot. it will help me a lot, especially the Z key.
Pretty cool, huh? Thanks for watching!
Useful lesson ...👍
Glad it helped!🤘
Great video! I personally love to use the Magic Trackpad, pinch for zoom in and out, double tap to fit entire timeline…My personal favorite shortcut is “Z” for trim to start, “X” for blade and “C” for trim to end. And I also have the space key nearby to play or pause. So, the left hand on the keyboard with this shortcuts and the right hand with the Magic Trackpad. With this combination I have managed to reduce the vlog editing time for my main client (20 vlogs/month) from approximately 6 hours to approximately 4-5 hours for a vlog. In general, the material sent to me for each vlog is approximately 30GB-40GB, 40-60 minutes in timeline, for a final vlog of 18-22 minutes.
Nicely done! You should look at a Stream Deck or Stream Deck Mobile - it speeds up my editing a lot. Thanks for checking out the vid and dropping a comment!
@@matthewTobrien Thank you for the advice, I'll take a look and try the app. Anything that improves my workflow is welcome. 😊
Awesome video! While I already came across these shortcuts before, I had forgotten about some of them, and watching your video reminded me to incorporate them in my workflow!
Awesome! So glad to hear that. I hope a few of them become part of your permanent rotation!
I’m not an expert but I learned something. Thanks again
🤘🤘🤘
Very useful tips. Is it possible to do a crosss-dissolve between piggy back clips on the timeline? I struggle whit that a lot.
Not directly. You can add a cross dissolve to the end of one clip and the beginning of the other but it may not look the way you want it to. Why do they need to be piggy backed? Why not just put them together in a Storyline and cross-dissolve directly between them?
Nice one!!!
Thanks!
Matthew, thanks for this great video. On my Mac, the cmd+arrow shortcut only works with text elements, not with video clips. Am I doing something wrong?
Interesting. I just double-checked how it works in FCP for me - as soon as I hit cmd+left/right arrow it selects a clip in the Primary Storyline and then moves from clip to clip as I use the shortcut. Are you using a US Keyboard?
@@matthewTobrien I've checked again and I can now see my mistake. I wasn't using the up and down arrows. If I use the four arrows, I can move from one clip to another without trouble.
in Matt we trust. lol
Haha - love it.
I have zoom functions set to keyboard shortcuts, E, R, and T to show the full timeline. My left hand never has to move.
That’s awesome. I’ve always wanted to do more customization, but now that I’m teaching FCP I feel like I need to stick with the default shortcuts so I can more easily teach them. Luckily my Stream Deck and Monogram Console help me to streamline the more complex shortcuts that I use constantly.
Command + 2 > Focus to (activate) the TIMELINE is IndispensibLe ||| Your thumbnail for this video > i would encourage you to use something more CINEMATIC to draw attention to an object in a scene - In his film Suspicion, would Hitchcock have used ARROWS pointing towards the glass of milk that was possibly poisoned, rather than sticking a light in the glass . . . ? Ok, its conceded this ain't no Motion Picture FiLm, but i tend not to click on videos where its perceived their viewers can't discern the topic in the thumbnail photo-Vid without pointing to it thx for your fcpx content
I’ll have to try that one! Appreciate the feedback on thumbnails. Thinking of them like movie posters is an interesting idea… 🤔
TIP: Double Click into the timeline to fully zoom out, which is a better alternative to SHIFT+Z
Also: Every Shortcut shown in the video is done using the U.S. Keyboard layout. Check your own keyboard for the proper keys
Yes, double-tap on the trackpad is an awesome gesture🤘