SHIFT + Z – So useful! Zoom to the entire timeline or fit the clip in the viewer. I always think of this as CMD & +/- but actually it is the = sign for plus as you are not hitting SHIFT when you toggle it. Also with the COMMAND modifier key, you can make a slice across multiple layers of your timeline.ĬMD & -/= (minus or plus) – Zoom out/in on your timeline or other selected windows such as the viewer or library. This is great if you want to make a slice in a clip in half. The Blade Tool ( B) allows you to chop things up. The Range Selection Tool (R) is super useful for making selections of more than one clips, selecting areas where you want to dip the audio or selecting parts of your timeline that you want o export independently. This is great if you need to move clips, trim clips or make adjustments of your timeline but do not want those changes to ripple down the timeline. The Position Tool ( P) allows you to move clips without the magnetic timeline snapping your edits. If you are making edits where you don’t want to change the overall duration or want to time cuts to the beat then this is a really useful tool to work with. The Trim Tool ( T) is useful for rolling edits and slipping edits on the timeline. For moving clips around on the timeline, scrubbing, drag and drop editing and much more it is invaluable. They allow you to control your edits, move your clips, select keyframes, trim edits and much more! Definitely worth learning these ones.
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These are the main tools I toggle between when working in Final Cut Pro X.
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Timeline Navigation, Selection & Editing Shortcuts for Final Cut Pro X + PDF Crib Sheet In this video, you will learn some essential & advanced timeline shortcuts that will help you to speed up your editing. Holding J or L with K will play your clips slowly at 1/3 the speed. If you double, or triple, tap J or L then you will rewind or fast-forward your clips. Play your clip backwards with J, forwards with L and pause playback with K.
Happy editing! J, K & L – Playing forwards, backwards pausing, rewind and fast-forward If you have suggestions for shortcuts that you use a lot then drop me a message in the Free Final Cut Pro X Tutorials group on Facebook. This list will also include examples of where I regularly use those shortcuts. I am developing this list not just to as a technical list of all the shortcuts.