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Master these important keyboard shortcuts to edit with ease and efficiency in Final Cut Pro X!<\/h2>\n

The most efficient editors tend to master major keyboard shortcuts, without relying strictly upon user interface buttons and commands.\u00a0 Use this cheat sheet to help ingrain the editing commands you use most in Final Cut Pro X!<\/p>\n

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Shortcuts for Accessing Tools and Windows<\/h3>\n

The following keyboard shortcuts will access the most-often used windows and tools within Final Cut Pro X:<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Command<\/th>\nShortcut<\/th>\nDescription<\/th>\nUI Icon<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Open Inspector<\/td>\nCommand+4<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Inspector <\/strong>allows you to find detailed video and audio information about your media.\u00a0 It is also where you modify various video, audio and effects parameters for your clips.<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Open FCP X Preferences<\/td>\nCommand+ , (comma)
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		The Preferences window <\/strong>is where you can set various editing, playback and effects options.
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Show or Hide the Project Library<\/td>\nCommand+O<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Project Library<\/strong> is where you can view and access all of the projects on your system.<\/td>\n\"\"
\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Show or Hide the Timeline Index<\/td>\nShift+Command+2<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Timeline Index<\/strong> shows you a list of all of the material\u2014clips, markers, keywords, to-do items, etc.\u2014that you have in your Timeline.\u00a0 By clicking on any particular item within the Timeline Index, you can jump to that location in the sequence.<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Show or Hide the Keyword Editor<\/td>\nCommand+k<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Keyword Editor<\/strong> allows you to access and add keywords for your clips.\u00a0 Find out more here<\/a>.<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Open the Command Editor<\/td>\nCommand+Option+k<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Command Editor<\/strong> allows you to customize your keyboard shortcuts and search for FCP X editing commands.<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Show or Hide the Background Tasks window<\/td>\nCommand+9<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Background Tasks window<\/strong> is where you can check the status of background renders, imports, analyses, transcodes, etc.<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Show or Hide the Audio Meters<\/td>\nCommand+Shift+8<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Audio Meters<\/strong> allow you to check the db level of your audio for clips in the Timeline or Event Browser.<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Show or Hide the Color Board<\/td>\nCommand+6<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Color Board <\/strong>allows you to manipulate the color, saturation and exposure of your clips.<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Show or Hide Audio Animation<\/td>\nControl+a
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		Shows or Hides Audio Animation<\/strong> for selected clip(s) to allow you to keyframe audio.<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Show or Hide Video Animation<\/td>\nControl+v<\/strong><\/td>\nShows or Hides Video Animation<\/strong> for selected clip(s) to allow you to keyframe video effects.<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Editing Shortcuts<\/h3>\n

The following keyboard shortcuts will activate the primary editing functions within Final Cut Pro X:<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Command<\/th>\nShortcut<\/th>\nDescription<\/th>\nUI Icon<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Insert Edit<\/td>\nw<\/strong><\/td>\nAn Insert Edit<\/strong> will insert the selected clip at the location of the skimmer or playhead.\u00a0 All downstream clips will shuffle down to accommodate the edit.<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Overwrite Edit<\/td>\nd<\/strong><\/td>\nAn Overwrite Edit<\/strong> will overwrite the selected clip at the location of the skimmer or playhead.<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Append Edit<\/td>\ne<\/strong><\/td>\nAn Append Edit<\/strong> will add the selected clip to the end of the storyline.<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Connect to Primary Storyline<\/td>\nq<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Connect to Primary Storyline<\/strong> command will connect the selected clip to the primary storyline (above or below) at the location of the skimmer or playhead.<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Video Only Edit
\nAudio Only Edit<\/td>\n		Option+2<\/strong>
\n Option+3<\/strong><\/td>\n		You can choose whether to edit video only<\/strong> or audio only<\/strong> into the Timeline at the location of the skimmer or playhead.<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Mark IN point
\nMark OUT point<\/td>\n		i<\/strong>
\no<\/strong><\/td>\n		Marking IN and OUT points<\/strong> allows you to set the boundaries of the clips that you edit into the Timeline<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Delete (Extract)
\nReplace w\/ Gap<\/td>\n		Delete<\/strong>
\nForward Delete<\/strong><\/td>\n		Pressing the Delete<\/strong> key will extract the selection from the Timeline.
\nPressing the Forward Delete <\/strong>key (Fn+Delete on a laptop) will lift the selection and replace it with a gap clip.<\/td>\n		N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Select (Arrow) Tool<\/td>\na
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		The Select Tool<\/strong> allows you to grab clips and move them around within the magnetic timeline.<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Trim Tool<\/td>\nt<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Trim Tool<\/strong> allows you to perform rolls, slip edits and slide edits.<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Position Mode<\/td>\np<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Position Tool<\/strong> overrides the magnetic timeline and allows you to grab clips and move them around within gaps.<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Range Selector<\/td>\n r<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Range Selector<\/strong> allows you to select a range that spans a portion of a clip or multiple clips. You can mark these ranges with ratings and keywords, apply effects to them and modify them in other ways.<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Blade Tool<\/td>\nb<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Blade Tool<\/strong> allows you to split a selected clip in half.<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Mark as Favorite
\nReject Clip<\/td>\n		f<\/strong>
\nDelete<\/strong><\/td>\n		Selecting a clip and pressing the f key will Favorite <\/strong>it, while pressing Delete will Reject<\/strong> it.<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a>
\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Add marker
\nAdd marker\/modify
\nDelete marker<\/td>\n		m<\/strong>
\nOption+m<\/strong>
\nControl+m<\/strong><\/td>\n		Adds a marker<\/strong> at the location of the skimmer or playhead.\u00a0 To edit the marker’s text, press m again, or press Option+m to add and modify<\/strong>.<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Render selection
\nRender all<\/td>\n		Control+r<\/strong>
\n Shift+Control+r<\/strong><\/td>\n		Render selection<\/strong> allows you to start rendering tasks for a selection in your Timeline; Render all<\/strong> allows you to start all<\/span> rendering tasks.<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Break Apart Clip Items<\/td>\nCommand+Shift+g<\/strong><\/td>\nSelecting Break Apart Clip Items<\/strong> breaks a clip into its component parts.<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
New Compound Clip<\/td>\nOption+G<\/strong><\/td>\nIf you lasso several clips and select New Compound Clip<\/strong>, the clips will form one compound clip, which you can modify as one.<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Add Cross Dissolve<\/td>\nCommand+t
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		Adds a cross dissolve at selected transition.<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Copy Effects
\nPaste Effects<\/td>\n		Command+Opt+c
\nCommand+Opt+v
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		Allows you to copy and paste the effect parameters<\/strong> from one clip to another.<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Match Audio
\nMatch Color<\/td>\n		Command+Shift+m
\nCommand+Opt+m
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		Matches sound and color <\/strong>between clips, respectively.<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Import Media
\nImport Files<\/td>\n		Command+i
\nCommand+Shift+i<\/strong><\/td>\n		The Import Media<\/strong> command will open the Camera Import window, which will allow you to capture or import media. (Shown at left.)
\nThe Import Files<\/strong> command will open the Import Files window, which allows you to navigate to the desired files for import.<\/td>\n		\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Export Movie<\/td>\nCommand+e<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Export Movie<\/strong> command exports the selected project as a movie file.<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Useful Modifiers for Common Navigation Tasks<\/h3>\n

Use these modifiers to help streamline the most common Final Cut Pro X navigation tasks:<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Command<\/th>\nShortcut<\/th>\nDescription<\/th>\nUI Icon<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Zoom to Fit
\nZoom In
\nZoom Out<\/td>\n		Shift+z
\nCommand +
\nCommand –<\/strong><\/td>\n		Zoom to Fit<\/strong> will auto-fit your entire sequence in the Timeline view.\u00a0 Zooming In and Out<\/strong> will incrementally increase or decrease the zoom factor.<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Go to Event Browser
\nGo to Timeline
\nGo to Viewer<\/td>\n		Command+1<\/strong>
\nCommand+2<\/strong>
\nCommand+3<\/strong><\/td>\n		These commands activate the three main windows in FCP X \u2014 the Event Browser, the Timeline and the Viewer.<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Go fwd 1 frame
\nGo back 1 frame
\nGo fwd 10 frames
\nGo back 10 frames<\/td>\n		Right Arrow<\/strong>
\nLeft Arrow<\/strong>
\nShift+Left Arrow<\/strong>
\nShift+Right Arrow<\/strong><\/td>\n		Self-descriptive.<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Nudge Left
\nNudge Right
\nNudge Left 10 frames
\nNudge Right 10 frames
\nNudge Up
\nNudge Down<\/td>\n		, (comma)<\/strong>
\n. (period)<\/strong>
\nShift+, (comma)<\/strong>
\nShift+. (period)<\/strong>
\nOption+Up Arrow<\/strong>
\nOption+Down Arrow<\/strong><\/td>\n		Self-descriptive.<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Go to next edit
\nGo to previous edit
\nGo to next marker
\nGo to prev. marker<\/td>\n		 ‘ (apostrophe)<\/strong>
\n; (semicolon)<\/strong>
\nControl+’ <\/strong>
\nControl+;
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		Self-descriptive.<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Play Forward
\nPause
\nPlay Reverse<\/td>\n		j<\/strong>
\nk<\/strong>
\nl<\/strong><\/td>\n		Press J<\/strong> once to go backwards in real time.\u00a0 Press J<\/strong> again to go 2x speed (backwards), again to go 3x speed, and so on.
\nPress L<\/strong> once to go forwards in real time.\u00a0 Press L<\/strong> again to go 2x speed (forwards), again to go 3x speed, and so on.
\nPress K <\/strong>and L<\/strong> together to move backwards in slow motion.
\nPress K<\/strong> and J<\/strong> together to move forwards in slow motion.<\/td>\n		N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Play selection<\/td>\n\/ (slash)<\/strong><\/td>\nPlays the selected portion of the clip or timeline<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Turn on\/off video and audio skimming<\/td>\ns
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		Turning off video and audio skimming<\/strong> makes the playhead behave like previous versions of FCP, where the playhead did not skim over the footage without clicking the mouse.<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Turn on\/off audio skimming<\/td>\nShift+s
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		Turning off audio skimming <\/strong>allows the playhead to navigate through the Timeline soundlessly.<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Enable\/disable snapping<\/td>\nn
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		Disabling snapping <\/strong>will prevent the playhead from snapping to edit points in the Timeline.<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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