{"id":29525,"date":"2013-09-30T13:33:36","date_gmt":"2013-09-30T17:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=29525"},"modified":"2013-09-30T13:33:36","modified_gmt":"2013-09-30T17:33:36","slug":"20-timesaving-shortcuts-for-final-cut-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/20-timesaving-shortcuts-for-final-cut-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Timesaving Shortcuts for Final Cut Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"are-you-still-using-the-legacy-version-of-final-cut-pro-here-are-20-must-know-fcp-shortcuts-to-speed-up-your-video-editing\">Are you still using the legacy version of Final Cut Pro? Here are 20 must-know FCP shortcuts to speed up your video editing!<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-29571\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Final Cut Pro Shortcuts\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/fcp6.jpg\" alt=\"Final Cut Pro Shortcuts\" width=\"490\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/fcp6.jpg 490w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/fcp6.jpg?resize=300,101 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/fcp6.jpg?resize=277,93 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/fcp6.jpg?resize=359,121 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/fcp6.jpg?resize=150,51 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I realize that a lot of editors are still using <strong>Final Cut Pro 7,<\/strong> so I thought I would revisit\u00a020 of my favorite <strong>FCP shortcuts<\/strong>. Force yourself to start using shortcuts in your video editing work. They may seem cumbersome at first, but once committed to memory they&#8217;ll result in big time-savings and an overall more efficient video editing workflow.<\/p>\n<p>Do you have a favorite <strong>Final Cut Pro shortcut<\/strong> not listed here? Share it in the comments below!<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"1-mark-a-clip\">1. Mark a Clip<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 492px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Shortcut:<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><strong>X<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 80px; vertical-align: top;\">Action:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 412px; vertical-align: top;\">When you put the playhead over a clip in the timeline it marks the clip. Option + X clears in and out points.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 id=\"2-fit-to-window\">2. Fit to Window<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 492px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Shortcut:<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Shift <\/strong>+<strong> Z<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 80px; vertical-align: top;\">Action:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 412px; vertical-align: top;\">Fits the timeline (or canvas\/viewer) to the width of the window. Shift + Option + Z zooms to a selected clip (or range of clips).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 id=\"3-bin-to-new-tab\">3. Bin to New Tab<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 492px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Shortcut:<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Option <\/strong>+<strong> Double-Click on a Bin<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 80px; vertical-align: top;\">Action:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 412px; vertical-align: top;\">Puts Bin on it&#8217;s own Tab,\u00a0so it doesn&#8217;t float and get lost. If you do lose a bin behind the other windows, go to the menu&gt;Window to find it. If your windows are a mess, Control + U will reset them to the default layout.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 id=\"4-move-playhead-1-second\">4. Move Playhead 1 Second<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 492px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Shortcut:<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Shift <\/strong>+<strong> Right <\/strong>or<strong> Left Arrow<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 80px; vertical-align: top;\">Action:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 412px; vertical-align: top;\">Moves the playhead left or right one second. Good for slowly scanning through your timeline.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 id=\"5-change-track-height\">5. Change Track Height<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 492px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Shortcut:<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Shift <\/strong>+<strong> T<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 80px; vertical-align: top;\">Action:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 412px; vertical-align: top;\">Big tracks make it easier to make adjustments in the timeline, but having small tracks allows you to see more layers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 id=\"6-reset-to-default\">6. Reset to Default<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 492px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Shortcut:<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Control<\/strong> +<strong> U<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 80px; vertical-align: top;\">Action:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 412px; vertical-align: top;\">Got windows floating around haphazardly? This shortcut will quickly snap your project view back to it&#8217;s default state.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 id=\"7-make-a-favorite\">7. Make a Favorite<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 492px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Shortcut:<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Option <\/strong>+<strong> F<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 80px; vertical-align: top;\">Action:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 412px; vertical-align: top;\">Apply a filter to a clip in the viewer. \u00a0Then use this shortcut to make that filter a favorite. The favorite now appears in the Effects tab in the FCP Browser.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 id=\"8-overwrite-insert-video\">8. Overwrite\/Insert Video<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 492px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Shortcut:<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Control <\/strong>+<strong> I <\/strong>and<strong> \u00a0Control <\/strong>+<strong> O<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 80px; vertical-align: top;\">Action:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 412px; vertical-align: top;\">Remember &#8220;I&#8221; for insert and &#8220;O&#8221; for override. \u00a0Used to target video in the timeline.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 id=\"9-toggle-views\">9. Toggle Views<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 492px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Shortcut:<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Shift <\/strong>+<strong> H<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 80px; vertical-align: top;\">Action:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 412px; vertical-align: top;\">Use this shortcut to quickly switch between list and icon views in the FCP Browser.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 id=\"10-paste-remove-attributes\">10. Paste\/Remove Attributes<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 492px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Shortcut:<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Option <\/strong>+<strong> V <\/strong>or<strong> Command <\/strong>+<strong> Option <\/strong>+<strong> V\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 80px; vertical-align: top;\">Action:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 412px; vertical-align: top;\">Once you copy the attributes of a clip you can paste them onto another clip by using the Option + V shortcut (once used you&#8217;ll be able to select which attributes you&#8217;d like to paste). Adding Command to Option + V will remove the attributes of a selected clip.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 id=\"11-toggle-waveforms\">11. Toggle Waveforms<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 492px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Shortcut:<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Command <\/strong>+<strong> Option<\/strong>+<strong> W<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 80px; vertical-align: top;\">Action:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 412px; vertical-align: top;\">Seeing the waveforms will let you make more informed editing decisions about your audio but turning them off may result in better quality playback.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 id=\"12-overwrite-sequence-content\">12. Overwrite Sequence Content<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 492px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Shortcut:<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Command <\/strong>+<strong> F10<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 80px; vertical-align: top;\">Action:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 412px; vertical-align: top;\">Using this shortcut will keep sequences from nesting if you are editing a sequence into a sequence.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 id=\"13-trimming\">13. Trimming<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 492px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Shortcut:<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><strong>V<\/strong>: Will move your playhead to the nearest edit point. U: Will toggle between ripple and roll.\u00a0<strong>&lt;<\/strong> and <strong>&gt;<\/strong> will trim a frame left or right.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 80px; vertical-align: top;\">Action:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 412px; vertical-align: top;\">You can also trim a clip numerically,\u00a0Type <strong>+ 5<\/strong> to trim 5 frames right or <strong>-5<\/strong> for 5 frames left.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 id=\"14-disable-a-clip\">14. Disable a Clip<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 492px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Shortcut:<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Control <\/strong>+<strong> B<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 80px; vertical-align: top;\">Action:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 412px; vertical-align: top;\">Turn off clips if you&#8217;re not using them, but by doing so you will lose render files for that clip.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 id=\"15-target-a-video-track\">15. Target a Video Track<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 492px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Shortcut:<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><strong>F6 plus the track number<\/strong> (F7 &amp; F8 for audio 1 &amp; 2).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 80px; vertical-align: top;\">Action:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 412px; vertical-align: top;\">Use when adding a clip to a project with a shortcut.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 id=\"16-deselect-or-lock-tracks\">16. Deselect or Lock Tracks<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 492px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Shortcut:<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Option<\/strong> +<strong> Auto Select or Lock<\/strong> (on the left side of the timeline).\u00a0<strong>Shift + F4<\/strong>: Locks All Video Tracks. <strong>F4 + number<\/strong> locks that track (F5 for audio)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 80px; vertical-align: top;\">Action:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 412px; vertical-align: top;\">Lock your tracks to prevent future changes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 id=\"17-create-markers-in-fcp\">17. Create Markers in FCP<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 492px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Shortcut:<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><strong>M<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 80px; vertical-align: top;\">Action:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 412px; vertical-align: top;\">Adds a marker to your FCP timeline. \u00a0<strong>Double-click M<\/strong> and the Edit Marker will open.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 id=\"18-clear-markers\">18. Clear Markers<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 492px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Shortcut:<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Command<\/strong> +<strong> ~<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 80px; vertical-align: top;\">Action:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 412px; vertical-align: top;\">Using this shortcut will clear the marker you are parked on. Add Control (Control + ~) and you can quickly clear all markers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 id=\"19-in-and-out-to-selection\">19. In and Out to Selection<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 492px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Shortcut:<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Option<\/strong> + <strong>A<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 80px; vertical-align: top;\">Action:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 412px; vertical-align: top;\">Turns your in and out points into a selection in your canvas\/timeline.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 id=\"20-markers-to-in-and-out\">20. 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