I’m customizing mine as much as I can to my customized FCP7 layout settings that I have been using for years. This hang happens on two MacPros and an iMac.įCPX’s powerful Command Editor (CMD + OPT + K) is the former Keyboard Editor. This works for me but I have to repeat it often. Quit FCPX, trash this preference file and relaunch FCPX. Problems with FCPX? I have a problem during launch with FCPX getting stuck at the "Restoring the window layout" pane.ĭeleting the FCPX preference file fixes it temporarily. Option + click the audio clip volume line in an audio clip in the Timeline.Ħ. You can also save to an Events Folder on a drive other than your startup drive. Your media will then be referenced from its original location on your hard drive (you did make a copy on your media hard drive, didn’t you?). In Preferences (Cmd + ,) and uncheck “Copy files to Final Cut Events folder”.
If you DON’T want to copy your media to your start up drive (the default setting), Select a clip in Timeline and enable/disable it with the keyboard shortcut (V).Ĥ. This performs the edit/cut at the Playhead location and is different from just selecting the Blade tool (B) which then requires a click on the media to perform the edit. I've found turning Skimming on and off a bit flaky. Skimming can be toggled on and off with a keyboard shortcut (S) or via the Skimming icons in the Timeline. Turn Live Video skimming/scrubbing on/off
FINAL CUT PRO 7 KEYBOARD UPDATE
I'll update this list as I continue to work with it. To help make the transition easier for those who actually want to use FCPX, I’m assembling some of the tips that I use while editing with FCPX. Tutorial: Final Cut Pro X Tips from a Final Cut Pro 7 Editorįinal Cut Pro X, FCPX, is a new V1.0 application.