Final Cut Keyboard Shortcuts

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OPEN FILE

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COMMAND O

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SAVE

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COMMAND S

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UNDO

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COMMAND Z

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QUIT

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COMMAND Q

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COPY

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COMMAND C

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CUT

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COMMAND X

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PASTE

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OPTION V

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IMPORT

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COMMAND I

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INSERT BIN

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COMMAND B

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NEW PROJECT

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COMMAND E

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BATCH CAPTURE

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OPTION H

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IN POINT

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I

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OUT POINT

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O



O

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ZOOM IN

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COMMAND =

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ZOOM OUT

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COMMAND -

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SCRUBBER BAR REVERSE

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R

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SCRUBBER BAR: PLAY FORWARD

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L

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REMOVE IN POINT

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OPTION I

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BEGINNING OF PLAYHEAD

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FN LEFT ARROW

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END OF PLAYHEAD

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FN RIGHT ARROW

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Ways to edit

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pull down menu, shortcuts

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CLEAR ALL

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OPTION X

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REDO

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COMMAND SHIFT Z

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BLADE TOOL

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B

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LIFT EDIT:

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HIGHLIGHT AND DELETE

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RIPPLE DELETE

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DELETES AND CLOSES GAP

SHIFT DELETE

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SHUFFLE EDIT

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GRAB THE CLIP YOU WANT, DRAG IT TO WHERE YOU WANT AND CLICK OPTION KEY

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INSERT EDIT

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F9

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SHOW WAVEFORMS IN TIMELINE

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COMMAND 0

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UNLINK AUDIO

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OPTION AND CLICK

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ROLL TOOL

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CLICK ON BACK OF CLIP WILL MOVE BOTH CLIPS AS YOU NEED IT

"R"

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RIPPLE TOOL

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AFFECTS EVERYTHING IN TIMELINE AND DURATION

"RR"

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LOOPING PLAYBACK

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CONTROL L

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SLIP

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MOVE IN AND OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY

S KEY - GRAD IN POINT AND MOVE IT TO WHERE YOU WANT IT

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SLIP KEY WITH NUMBERIC ENTRY

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SLECT CLIP AND THE S AND + OR - AND ENTER FRAME NUMBER

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CREATE SUBCLIPS

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COMMAND U

find clip create in and out point

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MATCHFRAME FUNCTION

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F KEY

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REVEAL MASTER CLIP

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RICHT CLIK ON CLIP AND HIT REVEAL IN FIND

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OVERWRITE EDIT

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F10

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TITLING

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HIT LITTLE A IN BOTTOM RIGHT CORENR THEN CLICK ON TEXT...

COMMAND R TO RENDER

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SLOW MO/FAST

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COMMAND J

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RENDER

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COMMAND R

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WORK WITH AUDIO IN TIMELINE

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OPTION W

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KEY FRAMES

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PEN TOOL

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TURN SNAPPING OFF

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HIT N KEY

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MARKERS

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M KEY

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CREATE DIALOGUE BOX IN MARKER

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HIT M KEY AGAIN

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MOVE TO NEXT MARKER

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SHIFT M

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EXPORTING MAKRETS IN FINAL CUT 7

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EXPORT TO TEXT

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FIT TO FILL

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CREATE A FOUR POINT EDIT AND MOVE TO FIT TO FILL

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CHANGING SPEED AT CONSTANT RATE

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COMMAND J

THEN HIT PERCENTAGE

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CHANGING CLIP AT VARIABLE SPEED

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USE KEYFRAMES WITH PEN TOOL (OPTION CLICK)

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DEFAULT BACK TO NORMAL

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CLICK RED X

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CHANGING SPEED WITH KEYFRAMES

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UP FOR FASTER, DOWN FOR SLOWER

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CREATING FREEZE FRAMES

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PARK PLAYHEAD WHERE YOU WANT HIT AND HIT SHIFT N. HIT HOW LONG YOU WANT IT IN LEFT SIDE NUMBERS IN VIEW

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UNLOCK STEREO TRACK

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GO TO MODIGY AND UNCLICK STEREO PAIR

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ADD TRACKS

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CLICK SEQUENCE AND ADD TRACKS

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SELECT ALL

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COMMAND A

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FAVORITE TRANSITION

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OPTION F

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3 WAY COLOR CORRECTOR

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ADJUSTS LIGHT AND SHADOWS

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SMOOTHCAM

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FILTER THAT SMOOTHS OUT BUMPS