Paste Attributes Saves You 3 Precious Seconds Every Time You Use It!

Building on yesterday’s discussion of pasting options, you should be aware that you can also just “paste attributes.”

This means that you can copy (CMD C) a clip and then apply its attributes (filters and motion tab settings) to another clip or clips. Much easier way to bring up the Paste Attributes dialogue box than doing the whole Edit>Paste Attributes menu surfing thing, isn’t it? What does that take you?  About 3 seconds?  It all adds up. This was very nicely covered on FCP Daily not too long ago, so I suggest you check out their article if you want the juicy details.

Focus on OPT V today, remember SHIFT V from yesterday and tomorrow, we’ll round out the time-saving “V Collection.”