Category Archives: FCP Ninja Level

Putting it all Together for a Killer Workflow!

By Shortcutter | Published: Friday, April 9, 2010

All this week, we have spent time on some simple building blocks that I have promised, when taken together, would culminate in one of Final Cut Pro’s most elegant workflow scenarios. Well, today we tie it all up with a bow and push it out the door. It might make sense for you to have [...]

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Be a Browser Ninja

By Shortcutter | Published: Tuesday, March 30, 2010

There are just a few keys you need to master in order to really fly around in the Browser. First of all, the best way to get to the browser is via one of the window selection shortcuts: CMD 4. Once there, you can do all of your bin and clip surfing with these four [...]

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Switching Between Tabs

By Shortcutter | Published: Monday, March 15, 2010

OK, so let’s say you’re a true devotee of keyboard shortcuts and you’ve assimilated the useful COMMAND 1 through 4 process for changing window focus. Good for you! It’s usually only a matter of time then, that you’ll want to learn how to switch between tabs on any of these windows (perhaps you have multiple [...]

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On the Subject of Customization

By Shortcutter | Published: Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Today’s entry presents a shortcut that I feel should really never be used as it raises the important “meta issue” of keyboard customization. Final Cut Pro provides an excellent mechanism for customizing keyboard shortcuts via the Tools>Keyboard Layout>Customize menu. There’s even a shortcut to get to it: OPT H, but please don’t use it! To customize or [...]