Instead, use the the keyboard to to breeze through your FCP projects (these shortcuts work with FCPX as well as earlier versions of Final Cut Pro).<\/strong><\/p>\nRewind \/ Stop \/ Play — Use the keys J, K or L.
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These are THE most essential shortcuts to know in FCP. \u00a0If you’re a first timer jumping into the application, here’s the first three you MUST know. \u00a0However, I prefer to do much of my jogging using an alternative to this trio…<\/p>\n
Power users may want prefer to skim through an FCP timeline by holding down SHIFT and either the LEFT or RIGHT ARROW KEYS.
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Let’s break this shortcut down a little bit….<\/p>\n
In Final Cut Pro, holding down SHIFT and tapping the right arrow key once will move the playhead 1 second forward. \u00a0Left arrow will move the playhead 1 second back. So, holding down an arrow key will allow you to jump through the timeline 1 second at a time.<\/strong><\/p>\nI find this shortcut a better alternative than J\/K\/L when I’m wanting to just “jump back” to review a change I made in a project. <\/strong> When working with clients, we’ll go through the timeline in detail together, make changes, and then review. \u00a0This often requires jumping back just a few seconds (and sometimes frames) and SHIFT + ARROW is often the most efficient way to get there.<\/p>\nI’ve also found that it works if you’re trying to pinpoint a frame in the timeline\u00a0because you have broad\/fine control over positioning. \u00a0Use SHIFT + ARROW to make bigger jumps (10 frames) and then simply release SHIFT and continue to tap the arrows to move single frames. <\/strong><\/p>\nThis is one power shortcut that many editors don’t seem to know — but start integrating it into your editing workflow and you’ll be hooked!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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