9 MORE Tips for FCPX That Feel Like MAGIC! | Final Cut Pro X Tutorial

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It's the sequel none of you asked for but desperately wanted! That's right, 9 MORE Tips & Tricks for FCPX that feel like MAGIC! I dug way down into the vault of features, tricks, and keyboard shortcuts to find these absolute GEMS so you could up your editing game with this Final Cut Pro X Tutorial.
You'll have to let me know if this sequel is even better than the original - I kinda think it might be. 😎
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
2:09 1. Audio Crossfades (Option + T)
4:29 2. Expand Audio (CTRL + S)
6:34 3. Hold Z + Draw a Box to Zoom
9:15 4. Zoom Out to Entire Timeline (Shift + Z)
10:11 5. Move Clips on the Primary Storyline (Press + Hold Tilde Key)
11:51 6. Set Custom Durations for Clips & Transitions (CTRL + D)
14:48 7. Automatic Speed using Custom Keyboard Shortcut (Option + Z)
16:33 8. Play Selection using Forward Slash Key /
17:51 9. Loop Playback + Play Selection
19:17 Bonus Tip! | Three-Finger Drag Trackpad Gesture
21:35 Outro
23:18 Outtake
23:33 End Card
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[@AlanGoldberg]

I’ve been using iMovie since day 1, and every time I thought I’d reached the limits of what it could do, Apple would issue an update that met my needs. During lockdown I had some simple projects to do, and I figured it was time to step up, but my progress was slow. Your Tutorials are perfect for me, and so timely. Your wizardry, and clear explanations have been the perfect jumpstart I needed. Thank you thank you thank you.

[@matthewTobrien]

WOW!!! 🙌🏻 Thank you for saying so, and if these videos are inspiring fellow editors like you to continue to express yourself with the moving picture, I couldn’t be happier. I have taught several editors locally who are earning a living as filmmakers, and it’s such an amazing thing to have this platform to be able to help even more. I know my vids can be a bit random and sometimes I’m not the *most* articulate...but it’s comments like this that help get me back in front of the camera to keep reaching. Thanks for your kind words! 🤘🏻✌🏻👌🏻

[@magphotos]

TILDE KEY ( ~ ) FOR EUROPEAN LAYOUTS = Override Connections We don't need to look for the tilde key, but for the correct command name of the action mentioned at 10:20. Do the following steps: - In FCPX open the Command Editor - In the Search field, type "Override Connections". THIS is the command you have been searching for, Bingo! - Assign the command to the key you prefer. I assigned the " \ " key (left side of number 1 key) which, in the Italian keyboard layout, is the equivalent in position to the " ~ " of the American layout. - Instead, if you just need to type the tilde ( ~ ) you have to press Opt + 5 in QWERTY keyboards. Matthew, I really appreciate this video. So clear and helpful. Many thanks.

[@matthewTobrien]

And Apple actually refers to that key command as the accent grave key. I was mistaken to say it was the tilde key. 😬 Nice job on remapping it to something easier. 👌🏻

[@vfxtreme2023]

Late to Party > The ONE Custom Keyboard Command for FCP that I Applied to my FCP Workflow is to ▪️Turn > Action-Safe Zones ON / OFF ControL + W ( Cont + W ) is NOT Used as a Default Key Command by FCP W for WINDOW If You do a Lot of Titles &/or PIPs it's Great. **Caveat > Turning Safezones Off w/Cont + W - Need to ensure the TimeLine is Active ( Cmd 2 ) Periphials : I use w/iMac LH Side > MagicTrackPad ii (use Left Hand >for Scrolling TimeLine Center > Logitech MX Keys RH Side > Logitech Marble Track Ball (Once You Go Track, You Wont Go Back.) Thanks for your videos, most excellent !

[@ProfSimonHolland]

thank you...at least 5 of the tips are now in daily use.

[@matthewTobrien]

Whoa! That's terrific! Glad you're learning some new tips and tricks, Simon! Keep at it!

[@8AUMA8]

For the French users out there (AZERTY keyboard), the TILDE key is Cmd + < It is called: "Remplacer les connexions" ("Override Connections"), but I suggest changing the shortcut in the shortcut editor, as the command is very glitchy (can't deactivate it once it's pressed). Again, for the French users: playing a certain clip from the beginning is just < Thanks for the great tips!

[@matthewTobrien]

Thanks for adding these!

[@viniciuszardo]

For those who are not finding the tilde key on your keyboard, the "name" of the shortcut is "override connections".... you can find it on your keyboard shortcuts and customize it to any other key.

[@matthewTobrien]

Awesome! Thanks for this great tip. 🙌🏻

[@Superjeanmarc]

On a European Spanish QWERTY Keyboard, the equivalent of the tilde key is the ^ key located to the right of the P key. Personally it took me years to discover this and i believe its absolutely key (never better said), to be able to work and appreciate the magnetic timeline... It's was a life saver to me, and it's the one of the first trick I explain to new FCPX users.

[@matthewTobrien]

This is great! Thanks for sharing - now we can make sure our non-English keyboard users are covered! 🙌🏻👌🏻🤘🏻🤙🏻

[@ChefJoeSasto]

This is great! I found this before the original video - and now I'm watching both

[@matthewTobrien]

So glad you’re enjoying the channel! Thanks for watching! 🙌🏻

[@ziyahancetin]

If you don't have Tilde key, you can assign a different shortcut for that command. The command is "override connections" which can be reached in keyboard shortcut page in fcpx.

[@matthewTobrien]

Excellent point! Might need to make a video specifically for non QWERTY users to show them how to set up this incredible feature for happier Magnetic Timeline editing. Thanks for watching!

[@michaelcahn]

Just a couple minutes into this and you’ve already showed me something that is going to absolutely rock my next video. Thank you thank you thank you!

[@matthewTobrien]

Well what is it??? 😝🤔

[@BeaglefreilaufKalkar]

Also have a trick for you, if you film in slow motion for example in a factory where you shoot how a spring is turned or fabrics are sewn, and the factory is lit with fluorescent tubes you will see that this light flickers in slow motion. You can easily fix this by copying that clip and placing it above your timeline and making it 50% transparent and then moving it 1 frame left or right, you may need 2 frames depending on how your recording is. The lightening and darkening of the clip will then be cancelled out by the second clip running in phase. Compare it to how you can have noise reduction in headphones by putting anti-noise in phase. Oh and Tilde ~ on a lot of non US Keyboard is ALT + N

[@matthewTobrien]

Excellent tips, and I've certainly used that 50% opacity trick to de-flicker footage a few times. Thanks for watching!

[@monizfilms]

Hi Matthew, really enjoy your tutorials, the zoom option has been around for quite some time it’s good to see you discovered it now and you can also double click the waveform of the clip to expand the audio track instead of control+s. Keep up the good work.

[@traceysydnor]

This tutorial is GOLD! Thank you

[@matthewTobrien]

You’re welcome!

[@markrund6292]

I greatly appreciate your videos. Your style and tone are amazing. You come off as knowledgable yet informal at the same time. Please keep them coming.

[@matthewTobrien]

That is incredibly kind of you to say, Mark, and greatly appreciated. This kind of response goes a long way, and it helps me to look even more forward to creating content and building community with all of you. Thanks for watching! 🤘🏻🙌🏻

[@quintoproductions551]

The hold Z and square trick really blown my mind 🤑

[@matthewTobrien]

Isn’t it great?

[@RydeEnt]

Great video man, some awesome tips. First time I've come across your content and I've subscribe, liked and saved this video for future. Many thanks

[@matthewTobrien]

That’s so great to hear! Thank you for subscribing! 🙌🏻🤘🏻

[@theodberga]

I really appreciated that you added chapters to your video. Makes it much more efficient. Thanks !

[@matthewTobrien]

Completely agree! Going to go back through my older videos and add them in. Such a great feature! 🤘🏻👌🏻🙌🏻🤙🏻

[@westdoc]

Your tips are really helpful. Please keep them coming. Thanks, Chuck

[@matthewTobrien]

You're welcome, Chuck! Will do!

[@PaulMcGovernJr]

That Tilde key trick - just blew my mind - great video!

[@matthewTobrien]

So good, right? 🤘🏻🙌🏻

[@bradcanavan]

Thanks so much!!! Starting in Final Cut Oro is beyond daunting, really appreciate u sharing these time saver tips, really helps with the Chopping of the Broccoli!!!!

[@matthewTobrien]

My pleasure! You'll be an expert in no time! 🔪🥦

[@slimsimtv]

I dont know where we all would be without the help of all these great filmmakers on KZbin...I imagine learning all this with a Manual or something...THANK YOU!

[@matthewTobrien]

Haha - whatever we can do to help! Glad it’s going to help you level up your editing. 🙌🏻✌🏻🤘🏻

[@sungkyulkim2485]

Omg. These tips are amazing! Thank you so much!

[@matthewTobrien]

You're so welcome, Sungkyul! Thanks for checking them out!

[@NamitaGupta1]

Lovely tips..very helpful. Especially tilda. In the Arabic/English keyboard of Mac we get in Middle east, "Tilda" key is next to left "shift" key.

[@matthewTobrien]

Thank you! And thanks for explaining the Tilde key location on your keyboard. Happy editing!

[@andreazanchi6850]

Great sequel! Love the crossfade

[@matthewTobrien]

Haha - thanks!

[@CraigandDonna]

Thanks for the tips. I'm trialing FCPX and like it. This is very helpful.

[@matthewTobrien]

You’re welcome! Excited for you to be learning the software - check my video about the Magnetic Timeline for some tips on how to work WITH it instead of against it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aF6Qn318Z9ZjgpI

[@yipsiuhay]

All helpful tips. Thank you so much!

[@matthewTobrien]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@capcak]

Special thanks for the trackpad drag. Keep up the good work.

[@matthewTobrien]

So crucial. One of my favorite features in MacOS. Thanks for watching!

[@XOOT]

Once again, thank you. Really helpful tips

[@matthewTobrien]

You’re welcome! 🙌🏻

[@SYPCWAK]

Thanks for the video and tips!

[@matthewTobrien]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@bobrosberg55]

Great tips, great help. Thanks so much!

[@matthewTobrien]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@Kou.knows1]

The tilde key action is a GAME CHANGER! Thank you

[@matthewTobrien]

You're so welcome! It blew my mind when I learned it, too! Enjoy!

[@Emiliotakas]

Great video Matthew!

[@matthewTobrien]

Thanks, Emilio! So glad it had value for you. 👌🏻✌🏻

[@YTM6]

Thanks man. This is awesome

[@matthewTobrien]

You’re welcome! Thanks for the kind words. 🙌🏻✌🏻

[@CharlieSeymourJr]

You. Are. The. Man. You keep giving and giving. REALLY appreciate you. Found your PayPal, too.

[@matthewTobrien]

Greatly appreciate it, Charlie! Again, so glad you're getting a lot of value out of my vids. And thanks for supporting the channel with a little 💰. Love creating this content and helping all of you level up!

[@JKits]

Wow, thank you for this man! Huge tips to help the workflow

[@matthewTobrien]

So great to hear that! Thanks for watching!

[@alexanderday5307]

Thank you so much

[@matthewTobrien]

Thanks for watching!

[@JayanthyKumaran]

Thanks for the great tips bro!

[@matthewTobrien]

You are very welcome!

[@bilguunerdene9001]

Awesome ! Great job

[@matthewTobrien]

Thank you!

[@ReneRitchie]

More good tips, thanks Matthew!

[@matthewTobrien]

Absolutely! Hope a few have an impact on your editing. Can’t wait for Tuesday and your coverage! ⌚️📱💻

[@bobolsen4369]

Good to see you here too Rene 👍

[@michaellynchfilm]

This is LIT - thank you!

[@matthewTobrien]

Awesome! Thanks for watching! 🙌🏻🤘🏻

[@francescogabriele3634]

Your tips are honesty so valuable. Thank you so much. Good Job!

[@matthewTobrien]

Thanks, Francesco!

[@bwilesuk]

For British keyboard users the tilde is in the bottom left between the shift and z keys, so a bit easier to reach

[@matthewTobrien]

Yesssss. Thanks for adding this - gotta help everyone find the Tilde key because it’s so important for working with the Magnetic Timeline! 🧲🎬

[@bwilesuk]

@@matthewTobrien Was a game changer for me!

[@NowtDaftTonyFawcett]

Brilliant, thanks for this.

[@matthewTobrien]

My pleasure - thanks for watching!

[@SonnyGreenwichJr]

Another great set of tips Mathew! I'm one of those thousand that came over here for the original 9 Tips and smashed all the smashers! From threatening sunshine Ireland! ☘️💪🏽👀👍🏽☘️

[@matthewTobrien]

You’ll always be one of the original smashers to me, Sonny! Lucky me! 🍀

[@YTM6]

Thank you

[@matthewTobrien]

You're welcome!

[@MANaboutTOOLS]

Great video! Some very helpful tips here. Do you have shortcuts for switching between workspaces? I've been struggling to make this more efficient.

[@matthewTobrien]

There are shortcuts for accessing Apple’s default Workspaces, but I don’t believe there are any to switch between custom workspaces. I’ll have to double-check, though. Thanks for watching!

[@lopsan457]

Soo much magic here!

[@matthewTobrien]

Awwwww yeah! 🪄🪄🪄

[@serhii_rudakov]

this is great, Thank you

[@matthewTobrien]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@TheTraveler101]

Very Helpful; Thank you.

[@matthewTobrien]

Thanks for watching, Rick!

[@MikeScottAnimation]

Been watching a lot of your vids, learning and enjoying them a lot, thanks. I subscribed.

[@matthewTobrien]

Thanks so much, Mike. Greatly appreciated. And a HUGE thank you for subscribing. 🙌🏻✌🏻🤘🏻

[@rodneyontube]

Hi Matt, for a start, thanks for FCPX tips, really very useful. I play with an old mid 2012 MacBook Pro, and I am learning to edit with fcpx. Congratulations, the Toymaker is a very good right to the point documentary, well crafted, and the artisan is a lovely character. Keep on with the good work! David from Brazil.

[@GurrasGarage]

Excellent, I didn't know about that "draw to zoom" either, thanks!

[@matthewTobrien]

Even I - an FCPX editor of 10 years - learns new tricks. So important to share! Thanks for watching. 🤘🏻👌🏻🙌🏻✌🏻

[@quemtvfilmes8775]

Amazing. Tks

[@matthewTobrien]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@lcprod]

Thanks for TIPS !👍

[@matthewTobrien]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching! 🤙🏻

[@palestar27]

That Zoom tool is pretty amazing.. Thanks for sharing these!!

[@matthewTobrien]

Yeah it is! Thanks for watching!

[@KODOPhoto]

GREAT content. So helpful! Thx

[@matthewTobrien]

You're welcome, Kevin!

[@tomknag9094]

Appreciate all of this golden information, just learning FCPX and your tips are great!!! Thank you?, looking forward to your next video!

[@matthewTobrien]

Thanks so much, Tom! So glad that my FCP tips and tricks are providing value. New video coming soon!

[@Ronholtmusic]

Great info thanks

[@matthewTobrien]

No problem. Thanks for watching, Ron!

[@ty2u]

Good tips. I'm sure I'll use a few! thanks!

[@matthewTobrien]

Thanks for watching, Tony!

[@robertwhitemoto]

Matt, I'll never need your level of expertise... but thank you because I can use a few of these nuggets in my very beginner FCPX life !!

[@matthewTobrien]

You never know, Robert. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Keep learning and keep making stuff in FCPX and you’ll be sharing your tips and tricks with others in no time!

[@patrickdizonfilms]

this tips are really helpful

[@matthewTobrien]

Great to hear that! Thanks for watching!

[@kaibranss]

You videos are awesome. Thank you so much for making these. They do help me a lot and they are great to watch. Greetings from Berlin

[@matthewTobrien]

You're welcome! And I love Berlin! Was there for a weekend back in '07 and have always said it's going to be the first European city I go back to the next time I make it to Europe. If this channel keeps going where it's going I might just have the funds to return! You live in an AMAZING city!

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[@matthewTobrien]

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[@yamaha72]

I just got THAT reaction again. This sequel is mindblowing :O Thank U.

[@matthewTobrien]

Haha! So glad to hear it! Thanks for watching!

[@aashiqent718]

Your awesome. Just started my YT channel and using FCPX. This will help me out in long run. Thanks

[@matthewTobrien]

Congrats on starting a channel! And using FCPX to edit. Check out my Top Ten Mistakes video if you’re brand new to FCPX. 👌🏻 Thanks for watching!

[@musicmediaproductions]

Great video The magic begins around (2:39) Well worth watching the entire video! Thank you for your time and the amazing magic especially the 3 finger drag is huge for us because we can use it in our music as well as our editing! THanx again and have a great day and please keep making more amazing vids!

[@matthewTobrien]

LOVE the three-finger drag! Glad it's going to help you out! And yes, more amazing vids to come!

[@musicmediaproductions]

@@matthewTobrien very useful!! We looking forward to more! Your channel rocks we love it! Thanks again!

[@atstudiosulmona]

You blow my mind. Much love from Italy!

[@matthewTobrien]

🤯🤯🤯

[@miker7808]

Great teacher and content ... just one thing I might suggest ... GET ON WITH IT!!!

[@matthewTobrien]

Gotta use those all-new chapter markers to skip to the good stuff! Although I’d argue that Jurassic Park / Velociraptor part is every bit as good as the 9 tips. Come on, Mike! 🦖🦕

[@johanfirmansyah485]

Awesome. Thank you very much 👍

[@matthewTobrien]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching, Johan!

[@AndresBurbano]

🙌 have no words

[@matthewTobrien]

I’ll settle for some emoji! 🤘🏻🙌🏻

[@CUTSUK]

Thanks a bunch for these tips. Certainly a few game changers.

[@matthewTobrien]

Whoa. That’s great to hear! Thanks for watching! 🙌🏻🤘🏻

[@CUTSUK]

@@matthewTobrien The audio crossfade is great. I've always thought it should be easier...now it is! Thanks so much for sharing.

[@skirmish9406]

So happy i found your channel! Thank you for the tips, very useful! Keep it up :)

[@matthewTobrien]

Will do! And happy you found it, too! Thanks for watching!

[@chrisrunfola]

Hi, Matthew! Great videos with lots of great tips! I've been using FCPX for a while now, but I definitely learned a couple tricks from you that can be huge timesavers. I have a trick for you: you can save an additional couple of keystrokes when retiming a clip that is to be a round number e.g. 10:00 (instead of 10:08, etc.) by hitting ENTER after the decimal point. So, type 10. and hit ENTER instead of typing 10.00+ENTER. This might not be a big deal for some users, but I like it :) Keep up the great work!

[@matthewTobrien]

Dang, Chris! That's a great tip! I will adjust how I enter my retimes from now on! For us power users, it absolutely is a big deal. We know well enough that any extra and unnecessary keystrokes add up over the course of our projects - gotta trim and cut anywhere we can! Thanks for watching and Happy New Year!

[@RobertoLopezFlores]

GRACIAS MIL !!! Por el "truco de la tilde" !!!

[@matthewTobrien]

You gotta use the tilde / grave modifier to override connections!!!

[@CoachNick]

that hold Z zoom feature. . .can't wait to use this. will be nice to replace the spamming of ctrl+++++++++. I also think fastest way to find 'accessibility' or any of that stuff is to cmd+space bar and then just start typing 'access. . .' also i found out what i enabled the three finger thing, that i then needed to use four fingers to access mission control, swipe between pages, etc. I'm excited to try out the 3 finger tip, thank u sir : )

[@matthewTobrien]

Love it, Coach Nick! And I was mistaken in saying you need to hold the Z key. Just need to hit it once to switch to the Zoom tool and then you can draw your rectangle to zoom in. 👌🏻 Good call on the quicker way to access Accessibility. I use Spotlight to open apps that aren’t in my dock - should use it for Sys Prefs too! 🤦🏻‍♂️ And three finger drag is the BEST!!! I got use to swiping with 4 fingers to get to Mission Control pretty quickly. Thanks for watching!!!

[@skymarbleproductions5537]

Greetings! My second watch, my second knowledge gain, my second like of one of your videos. Just to emphasis from my first comment in the first video. You are presenting in dark mode, but zooming in, showing arrows, using your cursor, everything to make following along easy. Far and away you are the best FCP channel. BTW, you're a great editor and tutor, but when it comes to acting...don't quit your day job! Naw, just rib'n ya, 😂 Thanks for the tips.

[@matthewTobrien]

Haha ... yeah, I hear ya on the acting thing. 🎭 Definitely not my strength - but I do think it helped me to work well with a teleprompter! 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@JoelMora154]

Thank you for this!

[@matthewTobrien]

You’re welcome! Enjoy and tell me if you learned any new tips that will help you out! 😎

[@pugflavatv6414]

Thanks really Helpful !!!!!!

[@matthewTobrien]

So glad to hear it! Happy editing! 🎬🤙🏻

[@stankmt5016]

Thanks! Expand audio was the magic I needed. I was using detach audio my whole life 😂

[@matthewTobrien]

Dang! That’s gonna be HUGE for you going forward. Glad you learned something new from the vid! 🤙🏻🤘🏻😎

[@JoeCastellon]

Three finger drag is a Godsend. Ever since I found it on a youtube video, it's been the only way I use my trackpad. Every time I have to use a Windows computer I miss this gesture so much!

[@matthewTobrien]

Agreed! Keep spreading the word. I can’t imagine working on a computer without it. 🤘🏻

[@richardweaverfilms6673]

Hi Matthew. The tilde key on a European Mac qwerty keyboard is to the left of the 'Z key. Great videos, thanks

[@matthewTobrien]

Thanks for that, Richard!

[@danzlife123]

Thanks again your tutorial are amazing

[@matthewTobrien]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching! 🙌🏻

[@danzlife123]

@@matthewTobrien Thanks to you my friend You are helping people like me learn final cut pro

[@Kupjazz]

Thanks so much bro 🙏🙏🙏

[@matthewTobrien]

You’re welcome!

[@CraytonTv]

Great video this was very helpful awesome content keep up the soild work. Helped out a lot keep up the good work. God Bless

[@matthewTobrien]

Will do! Thanks for watching! 🙌🏻

[@IandeNoronha]

Loved the video! Some great tips here, thank you!

[@matthewTobrien]

You’re welcome, Ian! Thanks for watching. 👌🏻

[@THOMASTAYIMOEHL]

Love your videos and i learned a lot. One Pro Tipp from me to you which saves a lot of time and key travel: Map your zooming keys cmd + and cmd - to A and S Keys. So you can zoom in and out with one finger of your left hand instead of needing two hands. Greeets and love,

[@matthewTobrien]

That’s an awesome tip. I keep debating what to map to the A and S keys, but this is definitely a top contender. Thanks for watching!!! 🙌🏻✌🏻🤘🏻

[@RCodyWanner]

Broo let's go!!! Love this.

[@matthewTobrien]

Cody! Yessssss. Thanks for checking it out Ana dropping a comment - again, can’t thank you enough for making sure I kept the wave going! 🙌🏻✌🏻

[@sheelios]

youve blown my mind with tilde key

[@matthewTobrien]

Yesssssssss. 🤘🏻

[@419Models]

Okay Loop Playback with the forward slash blew me away!!

[@matthewTobrien]

Isn’t it great? Glad you got to learn something new! 🙌🏻👌🏻🤘🏻✌🏻

[@johntbd]

Super stuff😍

[@matthewTobrien]

Thank you!

[@JerickMoss]

yooo great work!!

[@matthewTobrien]

Thanks and thanks for watching!

[@Bad95killer]

For an average user of FCPX, this is definitely a powerful tricks and tips which many would consider it as a time saver only but for me it’s more about the ACCURACY which is so essential and comes very handy in my productions and I would say that you have absolutely nailed them in man and keep it up!

[@matthewTobrien]

That’s a great point! Accuracy is key! Drop a link to some of your vids (unless they’re on your YT page). Excited to see what my subs are making! 🤘🏻✌🏻👌🏻🙌🏻

[@Bad95killer]

@@matthewTobrien Click on my logo and sub if you like my stuff and more to come when I get my hands on the new A7SIII 👍

[@unrecuerdoparaellosdegloria]

For spanish keyboard users the tilde is right next to P

[@matthewTobrien]

Awesome. Thanks so much for adding this. Will compile all of these in a document soon....

[@matthewTobrien]

It's time for a sequel to our blockbuster original video! Think it lives up to the original? Tell us what tips are going to help you the MOST in your FCPX workflow ... and then get to work!

[@byn2005]

Hey. Very useful video. Thanks. I know a little trick - press the command-D then 3 seconds and instead of 00 frames you can press "," and there will be 3 seconds and 00 frames.

[@matthewTobrien]

Good to know. I’ll give it a try. Thanks for watching and sharing a tip! 👌🏻🙌🏻

[@englishwithmaria]

Matthew, thanks so much. I've learned a lot with this video. I've added several shortcuts to the Notion document where I list my FCPX. shortcuts. My aim is to add at least one new one every day. With your videos, it's easy

[@matthewTobrien]

And there are sooooooo many I don’t know / remember / use… Glad these are making your list!

[@VanessaWhiteRandomNess]

Cntrl D. Mind blown 🤯 Thank you! 🙌✌️💕🇨🇦 and a Best Buy guy told me about the track pad threw finger drag a couple of years ago and it was a game changer 🥰💕🙌

[@matthewTobrien]

You're welcome! So glad it's going to help your editing. And get that Best Buy guy a gold star - total game changer!

[@jlpirotte2757]

Tilde key on ISO AZERTY Keyboard Large (with the numeric path included) is "ALT + n key"

[@matthewTobrien]

Yes! Thank you!

[@AxelGizmo]

The zoom box was completely new for me, and great, thank you for that. As far as the audio crossfade is concerned, there was a solution already with 10.3 (or so?), when they introduced an _apply audio fades_ command. You can basically select all clips in your timeline and apply the fades (need a custom shortcut though). Before, one needed to change the default duration of audio fades to "0,01 seconds". Thereby, the audio of each clip always fades in and out on the subframe-level. People on fcp.co found out by opening an iMovie project in FCP, where there are never any clicking sounds on the edit points. Audio nerds often say they prefer this over crossfades. I suggest a custom command for "silence". Mine is "0" (zero). Good idea to make Automatic Speed a shortcut. I add Optical Flow for time-remapping. Mostly use automatic speed merely as a starting point. On my german keyboard, the tilde key is n with modifier, but you can re-assign "°" (degree) in the same position. On my german keyboard, there unfortunately are no [ + ] (left and right bracket), your last tutorial. Trim start is opt.+ ß, trim end is opt. + ü. This is not intuitive by any stretch of the imagination. Rounded brackets ( , ) are shift 8 and shift 9. Both commandsare free. But without modifier 8 is cut and switch to angle 8 and 9 is cut and switch to angle 9. Since I never had 8 multicam angles, I use these instead. And _since_ then, I use the commands all the time!

[@matthewTobrien]

All great points, Axel! Especially about applying audio fades since 10.3. Great suggestion for programming “silence” to 0. Gonna have to try that out. And I may - for a future video - try to get my hands on some non-US keyboards to show some of these “Magic Tips” in German, French, etc. Thanks for commenting with the translation of some of these shortcuts to a German keyboard! 🇩🇪🙌🏻

[@AxelGizmo]

@@matthewTobrien One really should use FCP in english language and with an english keyboard, the translation is terrible!

[@matthewTobrien]

Axel Schreiter Good to know. And unfortunate that the shortcuts can’t be more intuitive in other languages on international keyboards.

[@ytchrisd]

Another great video thanks I think I will have to write them down until I get used to using them as old habits die hard :)

[@matthewTobrien]

Thanks, Chris! And that’s exactly what I did in the early days of learning Keyboard Shortcuts - kept a list of the ones I wanted to learn by the computer so I could quickly refer to it and make it a habit. Thanks for watching! 🙌🏻👌🏻🤘🏻

[@javawocky]

Shift Z ftw Z drag close second. BTW double click expands the audio so you can do your L and J edits the old way.

[@matthewTobrien]

Yup, double-click for sure. Three ways to Expand Audio ... Apple wants you to have all the options! 🖱⌨️