#Final cut pro keyboard shortcuts update#

Maybe you know where you want the clip to end, so you press O there, then skim backwards in the clip looking to find a decent In point. Just press I again and the In point moves to where you are when you pressed I. Then, after watching the next 10 seconds of footage you realize the actor coughed, or flubbed the line, so you want your clip to start… now. Maybe you are watching some footage in the Browser and think “I want to start my clip here” so you press I. You can click anywhere within that area and drag this bit of the clip into your timeline.īut what is great about the I and O shortcuts is that you can use them anytime, anywhere. Once you have your In and Out points marked the area between them is outlined with a yellow line.

Pressing the letter O will mark a corresponding end (out) point. When you are skimming through footage in the Browser (the part of the Final Cut Pro screen that shows all your raw footage) to find clips you want to add to your timeline, you can press the letter I anytime to mark a starting (in) point for a clip you want to use in your timeline. You probably use the following shortcuts every day in one application or another but for completeness’ sake it is worth confirming that they work – and are just as useful – in Final Cut Pro too: Copyīest Shortcuts for Importing Footage into Your Timeline 12 Random Annoyingly Difficult Tasks That Suddenly Become Easier with a Shortcut.

Best Shortcuts to Use When Playing Back Your Video.Basic (But Essential) Editing Shortcuts.Best Shortcuts for Navigating in the Timeline.Best Shortcuts for Importing Footage into Your Timeline.However, by using Effect Presets, everything is fine since you are only making a reference to the effect. if you have saved a copy of the ENTIRE Effect object, then you won't benefit from the updates.

#Final cut pro keyboard shortcuts update#

Imagine in the future that the owner of the Effect decides to update it with improvements/bug fixes. because if you use Effect Presets then you are simply referencing the original Effect object. because they will all be in one spot!Īdditional Note: This solution is superior to the concept of making duplicates of your favorite effects (the actual Motion projects) and putting them into a 'Favorites' folder. You won't have to keep clicking around, typing search text, and scrolling in the Effects browser anymore. If you make one preset for each built-in Effect that you use often, you can save them all under one new Category (call it something like 'My Favorite Effects') and then in the Effects browser, they will all appear together in one spot. It's not the exact solution I was looking for, but it's the closest thing! I did find another solution to help keep my fingers on the keyboard. But you cannot bind multiple, different effects to different keyboard shortcuts. Even inside the 'Command Editor' mentioned by German Dude, you only have ONE shortcut for applying effects, which is for applying the current Default Effect. So it appears there is no (built-in) option in FCPX to make separate keyboard short-cuts for separate Effects.