⌥ ↓Nudge down. (Reposition the clip in wireframe view.)
⌥ ←Nudge left. (Reposition the clip in wireframe view.)
⌥ →Nudge right. (Reposition the clip in wireframe view.)
⌥ ↑Nudge up. (Reposition the clip in wireframe view.)
Navigation
JRewind. (Play in reverse at 100 percent speed.)
J J JRewind faster. (Play in reverse at greater than 100 percent speed.)
LPlay forward at 100 percent speed.
L L LFast-forward. (Play forward at greater than 100 percent speed.)
K + LPlay forward in slow motion. (Play forward at less than 100 percent speed.)
J + KPlay in reverse in slow motion. (Play in reverse at less than 100 percent speed.)
K JGo back one frame.
⌃ 6Go back two edits. (Move the playhead back by two edit points.)
⇧ ←Go back 1 second.
⌃ 9Go forward two edits. (Move the playhead forward by two edit points.)
⇧ →Go forward 1 second.
⇧ IGo to the In point. (Move the playhead to the In point position.)
⇧ KGo to the next keyframe. (Move the playhead to the next keyframe.)
⇧ OGo to the Out point. (Move the playhead to the Out point position.)
⌥ KGo to the previous keyframe. (Move the playhead to the previous keyframe.)
⌥ Play every frame of a clip.
⇧ PPlay to the Out point.
⌥ ASelect In to Out. (Select all clip items between the sequence In and Out points.)
⌥ ↩Open in editor. (Open the selected clip's media file in another application.)
Timeline
⇧ LTurn linked selection on or off.
F4Lock a video track.
F6Set the video destination track. (Assign the v1 Source control to a video destination track.)
F7Set audio destination 1. (Assign the a1 Source control to an audio destination track.)
F8Set audio destination 2. (Assign the a2 Source control to an audio destination track.)
⌥ TShow or hide filters bars, motion bars, speed indicators, and the keyframe editor.
⇧ TToggle the Timeline track height. (Switch among four track display sizes.)
⌥ -Zoom out.
⌘ ⌥ TAdd an audio transition to the selected edit point.
⌘ TAdd a video transition to the selected edit point.
⇧ F7Clear audio destination 1. (Disconnect the a1 Source control.)
⇧ F8Clear audio destination 2. (Disconnect the a2 Source control.)
⌥ XClear the In and Out points.
⇧ F6Clear video destination. (Disconnect the video Source control.)
⌘ LCreate or break the link between selected clip items.
⌘ XCut the selected item and copy it to the Clipboard.
EExtend the edit point to the current playhead position.
fn ↑Go to the beginning of the media.
↓Go to the next edit point or In/Out point.
⌥ EGo to the previous edit point or In/Out point.
⌘ 9Open the Item Properties window for the selected item.
⇧ F4Lock all video tracks.
⌘ ⌥ OMark the audio Out point.
OMark the Out point.
⇧ AMark the In and Out points using the boundaries of the selected clip item(s).
⌃ AMark the In point at the marker immediately before the sequence playhead position, and mark the Out point at the marker immediately after the playhead position.
⌃ OMark the video Out point.
‘ Go to the next edit point.
⌥ ←Nudge the selected item one frame to the left.
⇧ ⌥ ←Nudge the selected item multiple frames to the left. (The default in User Preferences is five frames.)
⌥ →Nudge the selected item one frame to the right.
⇧ ⌥ →Nudge the selected item multiple frames to the right. (The default in User Preferences is five frames.)
;Go to the previous edit point.
⌃ GRemove the selected gap.
⇧ XRipple cut. (Remove the selected clip and move subsequent clips earlier in the Timeline to fill the gap.)
DeleteRipple delete. (Delete the selected clip and move subsequent clips earlier in the Timeline to fill the gap.)
⌥ ASelect In to Out. (Select all items between the In and Out points.)
⌘ OOpen the Sequence Settings window.
⌥ LCreate or separate a stereo pair.
⌘ ⌥ WTurn audio waveform display in the Timeline on or off.
⇧ [Trim backward multiple frames in the Trim Edit window. (The default in User Preferences is five frames.)
⇧ ]Trim forward multiple frames in the Trim Edit window. (The default in User Preferences is five frames.)
⌥ ↩View item in editor. (View the selected item in another application.)
F10Overwrite clip.
⌘ ⌥ KAdd a level keyframe.
⌥ XClear the In and Out points.
⇧ F11Perform a fit to fill edit.
⌘ ⌥ IMark the audio In point.
⌃ IMark the video In point.
⌥ ↓Nudge down.
⌥ →Nudge right.
⇧ F10Overwrite with transition.
Browser
←Close bins (list view only).
⌘ FFind. (Perform a search operation.)
⌘ IImport file.
⌘ 9Open the Item Properties window for the selected item.
⌘ BCreate a new bin.
⌘ NCreate a new sequence.
⌥ ↩Open the selected bin in a new tab.
↑Select the previous item (list view only).
⌘ 5Open the Effects tab.
⇧ BShow standard columns (list view only).
⌥ ↩View item in editor. (View the selected item in another application.)
Marker
MAdd a marker.
⌘ `Delete the selected marker.
⌥ `Extend the previous marker to the playhead position.
⇧ ↑Move the playhead to the previous marker.
⇧ 2Add an orange marker.
⇧ 4Add a green marker.
⇧ 6Add a blue marker.
⇧ 8Add a pink marker.
⇧ ⌥ 1Add a red marker and open its Edit Marker dialog.
⇧ ⌥ 2Add an orange marker and open its Edit Marker dialog.
⇧ ⌥ 3Add a yellow marker and open its Edit Marker dialog.
⇧ ⌥ 4Add a green marker and open its Edit Marker dialog.
⇧ ⌥ 5Add a turquoise marker and open its Edit Marker dialog.
⇧ ⌥ 6Add a blue marker and open its Edit Marker dialog.
⇧ ⌥ 7Add a purple marker and open its Edit Marker dialog.
⇧ ⌥ 8Add a pink marker and open its Edit Marker dialog.
Multiclip
2Switch video to angle 2.
4Switch video to angle 4.
6Switch video to angle 6.
8Switch video to angle 8.
0Switch video to angle 10.
=Switch video to the next angle.
Cut_video
⌘ 2Cut video to angle 2.
⌘ 4Cut video to angle 4.
⌘ 6Cut video to angle 6.
⌘ 8Cut video to angle 8.
⌘ 10Cut video to angle 10.
⌘ =Cut video to the next angle.
Switch_audio
⌥ 2Switch audio to angle 2.
⌥ 4Switch audio to angle 4.
⌥ 6Switch audio to angle 6.
⌥ 8Switch audio to angle 8.
⌥ 10Switch audio to angle 10.
⌥ =Switch audio to the next angle.
Switch_video_with_effects
⇧ 2Switch video with effects to angle 2.
⇧ 4Switch video with effects to angle 4.
⇧ 6Switch video with effects to angle 6.
⇧ 8Switch video with effects to angle 8.
⇧ 0Switch video with effects to angle 10.
⇧ ClearSwitch video with effects to the previous angle.
Trim_edit
OMark the Out point.
⇧ ,Trim the outgoing clip by a preset duration. (The default in User Preferences is five frames.)
⇧ Play from the beginning of the first clip to the end of the second clip.
␣Play from a point before the current playhead position to a point following.
KStop playback and position the playhead on the edit point.
⇧ .Trim the incoming clip by a preset duration. (The default in User Preferences is five frames.)
/Mark the In point.
KStop playback.
⌘ 7Open the Trim Edit window.
UCycle through different types of trim edit selections.
Ingest
IMark the In point.
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␣Start/Stop playback.
OMark the Out point.
F2Log the current clip.
⇧ CCapture now. (Capture the current video and audio input to a media file on disk until you press the Esc key.)
⌃ CCapture batch. (Capture the selected clips in the Browser, or the clips in the currently assigned logging bin.)
⌘ 8Open the Log and Capture window.
Log_and_transfer
⌘ ⇧ 8Open the Log and Transfer window.
⌘ ⌥ EEject the selected volume (folder).
⇧ KGo to the next keyframe.
⇥Select the next field.
Effects
⌥ RRender all video and audio items in the sequence.
⌘ RRender the selected items in the sequence (from the In point to the Out point).
CapsTemporarily disable rendering in the Viewer and the Canvas.
⇧ ⌃ 4Add the first audio filter favorite to the selected item.
⌘ ⌥ TAdd the default audio transition to the selected item.
⌘ TAdd the default video transition to the selected item.
⇧ ⌃ 5Add the first motion path favorite to the selected item.
⇧ ⌃ 2Add the first video filter favorite to the selected item.
⌃ DOpen the Duration dialog for the selected item.
⌃ FCreate a motion path favorite from the selected item.
⌃ CNest items. (Convert the selected section of clips to a nested sequence.)
⌥ TShow or hide the keyframe graph area.
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⇧ NMake a freeze frame. (Create a freeze frame clip from the frame displayed in the active window.)
⌃ 1Show or hide the Color Corrector filter effect in the Canvas.
In more than a decade of working in the IT realm, I've never seen anything quite like this. Recently, Final Cut Pro X came out which was a huge change from it's precursor, Final Cut Pro 7. For those that are unaware, when it comes to video editing software, there's nothing better in the market than a good final cut pro, even Microsoft makes their commercials with the apple based software.
Pressit cd labels. For years, FCP has been the software of choice for video editing professionals Worldwide, but this latest release has left people ready to hit the streets with pitchforks and torches. Apple redesigned the software to look and work more like their wildly successful iMovie program. The benefit of iMovie is that it's incredibly easy to use, but lacks a lot in the advanced editing sector. Final cut pro was the go to solution for most advanced editing features, so in Apple's infinite wisdom, they decided to meld the two programs together.
Final Cut Pro X integrates seamlessly with iMovie projects, and much of the same features with a few extras. However in it's current release it lacks a lot of the features that movie editing professionals look for in a video editing program. It even lacks a lot of the features that it's little brother, iMovie 11 has, but that part isn't such a surprise. This follows along with Apples formula for new releases.
Get rid of outdated technology by releasing something that's new and different, figure out what the problems are, spend the next year fixing them and making the product better.
I have no doubt that the new version of Final Cut Pro X will become the new favorite for the novice all the way up to the expert video editor. What is a surprise is the reaction of the public to the updated version of the program. I guess people we're expecting everything in the old program to be there, as well as a bunch of new stuff, which wasn't the case. Mind you this program isn't cheap either. But it seems like people forgot that for years final cut pro dominated the market by it's ease of use and wide array of features. Now people are complaining that apple has no idea what video editing professionals need? That's not fair.
In Apples defense, they're just trying to make programs easier to use for the novice, and the professionals. As usual, they're leaving some features up to third party developers, and plan to fix certain challenges themselves as they develop. But a large part of the issue seems to stem from the fact that video editors are baffled where their 'stuff' is. The entire program has been moved around to be more intuitive. So if you're just starting out with a program, Final Cut Pro X seems great.
But for the battle hardened Final Cut Pro 7 people, it seems that if something is not in the exact spot they're use to, they simply reject the idea of looking around for the features they know and love. So whats the analysis at the end of the day?
Final Cut Pro X I give a 7 out of 10. Good but not great. It's still kind of hard to use, some features are just not there at all, and the filters and features need to be updated a lot.
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Professionals need to chill out. Use Final Cut Pro 7 for now if you really don't like the new FCP X version and wait for it to get better. But know as with all Apple products, it will get better.