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

[@RCodyWanner]

Ah man option v who knew!?!?!

[@matthewTobrien]

Cody!!! I thought you might get some good stuff from this vid. Been a subscriber at your channel since Peter brought you on his channel. Thanks for watching and commenting!!! 🙌🏻

[@RCodyWanner]

@@matthewTobrien ah rad man - thank you! I also didn't know about "show used clips" on the browser menu -- using both from now on!

[@matthewTobrien]

@@RCodyWanner Sweet! That's a great one to add to your workflow - so glad you got some new tips for FCPX! Can't believe all the traction this video is getting and the new subs to the channel - unreal! Looking forward to your next vid, brother! 🤘🏻

[@RCodyWanner]

Midland Pictures oh man - glad to hear it - strategywise are you planning to release a couple more like this to see if you can ride the momentum? Maybe one for beginners, one for advanced, and one that is like your biggest mistakes and how you fixed them? I know you’ve sort of already done some of those videos, but might be a good idea to remake/add to them and release them to really ride the momentum of this vid 👏🏼👏🏼

[@RCodyWanner]

Midland Pictures lol I wrote that response and the next video that I scrolled passed I’m recommended was “FCPX mistakes to avoid” - do it!!

[@blackandredfilms8332]

The double-tap with two fingers is Shift+Z for anyone without a trackpad. Also, you'll love this; in the timeline press Z to change to the Zoom tool then click and drag over any selection of clips and the timeline area will zoom to fit for those specific clips only, works 2 clips, a 100 etc. So helpful.

[@matthewTobrien]

Great tips! I’ve got the Shift + Z command queued up for another Tips & Tricks video. Will take a closer look at the Zoom tool tricks you described. Thanks for watching! 🙌🏻

[@deanallantolhurst]

@@matthewTobrien The Shift + Z was one of the few commands carried over from FCP 7...

[@lalollos]

9:46 SHift + Z on the keyboard will do the trick too. Great Video! Thank you.

[@matthewTobrien]

Absolutely! 👌🏻

[@mattvideoeditor]

I am using shift+z since final cut 5, probably in 2005

[@matthewTobrien]

@@mattvideoeditor FCP5! Nice! I started with 6 in 2006-ish. Thanks for watching!

[@Kimbuucha]

That timeline index and Add Title shortcut is a huge game changer for me. Thank you SO much

[@matthewTobrien]

So great to hear! Excited for you to start editing knowing these new tricks. Get after it!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

I have seen about 30 tutorials on final cut pro and this was the best of them all

[@matthewTobrien]

Lofty praise! That means a lot - so glad this video connected with you. 🙌🏻🤘🏻

[@ZeroSumSame]

These are the kinds of time saving tips I didn't know I needed but am definitely glad to have found.

[@matthewTobrien]

No better testimonial than that!

[@lavinchi6709]

Thank you very much!!!Great lesson!!!

[@matthewTobrien]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@davetriesthis]

1) it's weird that by the time I watched this your 4 year old is 6. 2) the timeline index was my favorite. Glad I watched it all.

[@matthewTobrien]

The Timeline Index is awesome!

[@CharlieSeymourJr]

Ahhhh, through the magic of video, I just discovered you. Thanks for these tips! BTW... to get rid of your heater noise, you can "export sound only," import it to Audacity (free, as you know), find a spot of just heater noise, get Audacity to analyze the sound, then highlight the whole audio track and tell Audacity to remove it. Then... export it as an mp3, import it to FCP, line it up with your sound track (it will be the same length, so really easy) and delete the old sound. Voila... clean sound, no heater! Love your "asides, " and hope your child is doing well too! Thanks for your video.

[@matthewTobrien]

Hahaha, well played, Charlie. 👏🏻 And that's a GREAT tip for getting rid of the heater noise. Didn't think of using Audacity for that, but now I've got another, ahem, magic trick up my sleeve for repairing audio. I will definitely have Audacity handy for the future (and I'll double-check to be sure my furnace is off before I roll cameras 🤣)

[@tubofwood]

The two finger double tap. Magic indeed. Thanx for making my life a bit better!

[@matthewTobrien]

My pleasure! 🪄

[@AxelGizmo]

Thanks, Matthew. The _replace_ command is even more awesome when you know, that you do NOT have to select the clip in the timeline. Nor do you have to move the skimmer / playhead to the edit point. The command will replace the clip the skimmer is over.

[@matthewTobrien]

Excellent point and even more time saved! Thanks for watching and commenting. 🙌🏻

[@leafsteve]

Super helpful, thank you. I'm one of those 'I've been editing in FCPX for four years and only know like three key commands' kinda guy. You've blown my mind!

[@matthewTobrien]

🤯 That’s what we’re trying to do! Get after those key commands! Nothing better than getting faster and more efficient!

[@rossbecker7177]

I NEVER use my index. Now Imma start. Game changer.

[@matthewTobrien]

Do it! It’s awesome! 🙌🏻

[@sujitnair_IEWF]

Great Video ... Just adding onto the Ctrl T tip Select in(i) and out(o) and then press Ctrl T to get the exact required length of the basic title. I use this for other titles/Adjustment layer as well by selecting in and out and double-clicking on the required title in the sidebar.

[@matthewTobrien]

Excellent point! Makes using CTRL + T even better! 🙌🏻🤘🏻

[@kylelesage6726]

This is AMAZING! I have been editing in FCPX for the last 9 years and I didn't know ANY of these. Thanks so much for these!!!!

[@matthewTobrien]

Wow! So glad you’ve learned some new methods - that’s what we’re for! Happy editing! 🎬⌨️

[@mrdonsmith]

Very nice. One trick you missed is the related trick to Option-R to replace a selection on the timeline with a selection in the Browser but keeping the timeline clip duration. What if you want the browser selection range instead? The companion to that is Shift-R where the length of the chosen clip in the Browser takes precedence. Opt-R for timeline timing and Shift-R for browser selection timing. Another thing you can use with this and many other clip replacements is knowing how to keep the effects you've built up on the timeline selection. Once you've made the timeline selection, do a Copy (CMD-C) then, after you replaced the clip with a fresh version of itself from the Browser, do a Option-Command-V to paste back any effects the original selection had. The only thing the Option-Command-V will not restore is any audio changes. For example, I'll often change a Stereo track to Dual Mono. Once a replacement clip is on the timeline, fix the audio arrangement then Option-Command-V so that any audio effects are applied correctly. I often use that CMD-C / Option-CMD-V sequence to keep effects when replacing a clip by any means. Sure, you can use Shift-Command-V to choose which effects you apply back to the clip, but when you know you want everything, the one keystroke is Opt-Cmd-V. Once more trick before I go; Want to blade a section quickly? Hold R (for Range) and drag select on the Timeline. Then, CMD-X, CMD-V. What this does is remove the selection but then you put it right back except that the selection is now bladed at each end.

[@matthewTobrien]

Excellent! I try to focus on single tips in the videos so I can save tips like those for future Tips & Tricks videos. Great point about “saving” your effects you had applied to the clip you’re going to replace. You know your stuff, Don! 🙌🏻👌🏻

[@skyshipmusic363]

Option [ and ] is the sweet spot😼 for me. Thanks for all the tips!

[@matthewTobrien]

Aren't they great? Love using those shortcuts.

[@jeffeisley]

yes! ripple trim is ESSENTIAL! once I started using FCPX after Premiere, I changed my shortcuts to match the Premiere ones since I don't have to take my right hand of the mouse 🤘

[@matthewTobrien]

Sounds like we've got a Power User here! So awesome when you can get everything set up so your hand never leaves your mouse / trackpad. Nicely done!

[@jeffeisley]

@@matthewTobrien Thanks! Working on it! Subbed btw 💙 qual content

[@matthewTobrien]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@BackrowErnie]

This is the single most helpful tutorial on Final Cut I have seen. Every tip was useful to me and every explanation was perfectly clear. You are the best- THANK YOU!!

[@matthewTobrien]

Appreciate the kind words and support! Glad this tutorial has helped you level up your FCP skills! 🙌🏻🤘🏻

[@bmxbanditdude]

Nice one. I have all of these keyboard shortcuts (and more) mapped to a midi controller. For example, A twiddle knob to zoom in and out and press the knob to shift-z. Cheers.

[@matthewTobrien]

Yes! I’m very curious about the different programmable hardware / software peripherals that do this. Currently using Streamdeck Mobile with my iPad to do similar things. Going to be putting out a video with a rundown of how I set it up and what I think about it’s impact on the editing process. Love this stuff!

[@FOUAD07SMT]

About the zoom out of the rtimeline u can also clcik : Shift+Z Thanks for the effort / infos - greetings from Morocco

[@matthewTobrien]

Yes! Shift + Z is awesome! Or double-tap your trackpad with two fingers to fit your timeline to your timeline window.

[@jaapvw66]

How nice that I can give you some additional tips after you have gave me such good and new information. Change the command keys Command B an the Command [ ]into just B and [ ]. You probably know how to do that. This works so much better. Make a range where you want to put your title. The title will be automatically in the preffered length . If you want to zoom in on a particular part of the timeline. Hold the Z button and drag over the part of the timeline you want to see closer. Thanks again for a great tutorial!!

[@matthewTobrien]

Excellent tips! Will definitely look at those - especially the title range tip. That’s great. Keep ‘em coming!

[@ColbyStewart1965]

How do you set up that function? preferences menu? Thank you!

[@matthewTobrien]

Colby Stewart Here’s a good video by Larry Jordan that will help you with that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYKtYmZvpsqdn80

[@ColbyStewart1965]

Midland Pictures just watched it. Had no idea you could do this. Thank you!!

[@calebkthomas3086]

PURE GOLD!! I was literally struggling with some edits yesterday. After watching this I definetly find the answers I need!

[@matthewTobrien]

Love to hear that, Caleb! Check out the rest of my FCP vids to learn even more... 🤘🏻🙌🏻

[@ThinkAboutItNow]

Matt, Great job with ALL these tips. Thanks! Steve

[@matthewTobrien]

Thanks! And you're very welcome!

[@robfj3414]

Just looking at investing in FCP. I suspect I'll be referring back to your tutorials many many times. Thanks for putting this together!

[@matthewTobrien]

My pleasure! I've got a few other videos that are good for FCP beginners. Thanks for watching! 🙌🏻🤘🏻

[@SMPVideo1]

Fantastic tips!! Thank you! One additional note for non-trackpad users: Shift+Z will show you your entire timeline similar to you 2 finger double-tap. Thanks again.

[@matthewTobrien]

Thanks for watching! 🙌🏻 Shift + Z FTW!

[@wheimsickal]

Lovely tips! Around 16:00-16:30 there is a significant hum for a while, quite loud.

[@matthewTobrien]

Thanks for watching! And I believe that was my furnace kicking on. 👎🏻

[@craigmcleod6530]

Excellent stuff Matthew. I'm an FCP user from version 1 and it took me a few years to crossover to FCPX. You are helping me to love it more!

[@matthewTobrien]

So great to hear that, Craig! I sometimes miss FCP7 - more for nostalgia than actually using the software. Keep learning new tricks in FCPX!

[@OurThaiJourney]

Loved the Titles, Replace, and find timeline clip tips. They will help me greatly.😲

[@matthewTobrien]

Glad to hear that! Keep leveling up! 🤘🏻🙌🏻

[@djduane1]

Option Bracket? WOW!! Had no idea! Awesome power packed tutorial! Thanks Matthew!

[@matthewTobrien]

I know, right!?! One of the best keyboard shortcuts to know. 🤘🏻

[@GoldenK9Campers]

Loved the Option-V paste command.. will use that for sure..

[@matthewTobrien]

I use it ALL THE TIME.

[@GraphicMill]

Matthew, that was great! These shortcuts are now written down so I can embed them into the old bean box! Much appreciated! 👍

[@matthewTobrien]

Awesome, Dave! They'll certainly speed things up and hopefully keep you in the creative flow for longer stretches. Thanks for watching!

[@MattHossZone]

Love the "used media range" tip. It'll be a huge time saver when looking for alternate takes. Should've been on by default.

[@matthewTobrien]

Completely agree. Maybe Apple kept it off by default so KZbinrs like me could discover it, realize how awesome it is, and then make a video that includes how to do it (and other tips) so that the video could go "viral" and feel like magic for everyone who didn't know about it??? 🤣😝 Glad it's going to be a big help for you! It certainly has been for me!

[@visioneer32]

That was great, also if you don’t have the track pad to make the time line fit you need to hit SHIFT & Z.

[@matthewTobrien]

Thank you! And that's a great key command to know - def going to have to include that in the next Tips & Tricks vid. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@MelodeusForever]

good stuff... see these are the things of pure imagination! Sooo needed... You know we play an idea in our head while editing and boy does quick keys are amazing!!!!

[@matthewTobrien]

They are such a time-saver AND they help you stay in the creative flow. Thanks so much for watching!

[@MichiganRocks]

This was a good video. I feel your pain with the heat kicking on. I make videos in a basement shop. There is a furnace, water heater, freezer, and refrigerator all within earshot of my microphone. I decided to just not worry about them anymore because otherwise I was going to go insane.

[@matthewTobrien]

Haha - that makes me feel better! I have a smart thermostat and can control it from my phone, but I also have it automated so at certain times it will turn back in if it was turned off. The middle of my vlog was one of those times. 🤦🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Goggledreams]

Probably one of the best videos I saw this month!!!

[@matthewTobrien]

Lofty praise! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 Thanks so much for watching!

[@EyemotionView]

OMG... (used media range).... game changer man! cheers for sharing buddy :)

[@matthewTobrien]

Sooooo helpful when you’re trying to squeeze out every frame out of your b-roll or seeing what’s been used in your interview or vlogging. Enjoy!

[@locaalicia_jp]

OMG!! I didn't notice the word Ripple! Thank you for teaching me!👍from 🇯🇵

[@matthewTobrien]

It's easy to miss!

[@JamesScottGuitar]

This might be the single most helpful information. You’ve just saved me SO MUCH time and frustration. Thanks a bunch, brother!

[@matthewTobrien]

Oh you are absolutely welcome! So glad it's taking away your pain!

[@jaikavi5464]

Awesome tips! The track pad double-tap is a winner. I usually use ctr + z for that. Fun tip: pinch to zoom!

[@matthewTobrien]

Oh yeah, pinch to zoom FTW. Thanks for watching, Jai!

[@PatrickRambles]

This has been so useful!!!

[@matthewTobrien]

Terrific! Thanks for watching! 🙌🏻

[@ColbyStewart1965]

You have taught me more in this video then 100 videos I have watched. Great job!

[@matthewTobrien]

Whoa. Now that’s a heck of a compliment. 🙌🏻🤘🏻

[@KirbyFerguson]

Really love that last one.

[@matthewTobrien]

Thanks, Kirby! 🤘🏻🙌🏻

[@edwardwhite4790]

Thank you for your help first off!!! I just got the browser note together. I love it thanks. I found out you have to make your note word in the inspector. I had this crazy editing project about this summer. Writing out your word in the note field didn’t work for me. Thank you.

[@matthewTobrien]

You're welcome!

[@daniello7525]

Command+r is my favorite! Thanks mate!

[@t312ep]

Man my workflow just increased by 200%

[@matthewTobrien]

That’s the hope! Keep getting better and never stop learning. 👌🏻🙌🏻

[@reugene12]

Good tips. by the way, you can view the entire timeline at any time by hitting shift Z.

[@matthewTobrien]

Oh you know it. 😉 #shiftzFTW

[@techsavvydaddy5616]

Dude these tricks are truly MAGIC! The Ripple tip is going to be really useful. One thing when trimming the fat, I use “R” select then delete. For mouse users like me much faster.

[@matthewTobrien]

Yeah, I'm gonna have to save that Range Tool + Delete trick for my 3rd installment of 9 Magical Tip to round out the trilogy! 🤣 Thanks for watching! 🙌🏻🤘🏻

[@truthfullies28]

Your voice is so soothing. This is like ASMR for NLE tutorials 😄

[@matthewTobrien]

Haha - that’s a great compliment! Never thought about my voice that way. 👌🏻🙌🏻🤣

[@mrdjmedina]

For those without the trackpad you can still Zoom timeline to fit with Shift - Z. (also works with Magic Mouse, Just double tab with one finger) Also if you want to replace your clip, drag it onto the clip you are replacing to get a few more options. Thanks for the great tips. Oh Last one is to customize your key commands to help save a lot of time. I have changed Duration, Group, Zoom in and Zoom out to not have anything held down. (ie. D,G,=,and -) I always forgot what to hold anyways.

[@matthewTobrien]

Great additions, MrDJ. And that’s a great idea to make Duration, Compound Clips, and Zoom In/Out as single keystrokes. Especially for Zoom In/Out. 👌🏻🙌🏻 Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@bw1tney]

That bonus tip at the end! wow

[@matthewTobrien]

Awwww yeah!

[@WillFly]

Excellent video Matthew, thank you!

[@matthewTobrien]

Thank you!!!!

[@SteveSherron]

I learned several things. Thanks very much.

[@matthewTobrien]

You're welcome, Steve! Thanks so much for watching! 🤘🏻🙌🏻

[@PeterKaitlyn]

Shift Z is a keyboard version of the track pad command for showing the whole timeline. For those who don't use a pad.

[@PositiveNoteFilms]

CTRL+T . Thank you so much!

[@matthewTobrien]

You’re absolutely welcome!

[@mondotv4216]

Things like Trim head and trim tail, match frame, replace clip, copy a clip to a particular track - I'd be surprised if they were missing from FCPX - but selecting cross dissolves with metadata - that's very useful.

[@DaCarnival]

Yes mostly very basic things - but FCPX is so accessible to use with just mouse-dragging, and is used by a lot of keen amateurs, so this is a nice soft introduction to fundamental NLE elements.

[@JulieGaulke]

Also, if you don't have a track pad.... the key stroke for making the timeline fit screen is Shift-Z. :)

[@matthewTobrien]

Absolutely! Check out my follow-up video to this one (9 MORE Tips for FCPX That Feel Like Magic) and I go over that sweeeeeeet key command there. Glad you're using it! 🙌🏻🤘🏻

[@whereisarthur]

thank you, and the cry/sneeze was pretty funny, nice addition!

[@matthewTobrien]

Haha - glad you liked it! Not everything goes smoothly in KZbin production.... 🤣

[@Krzysztofeczycki]

Timeline index - that’s so awesome!

[@matthewTobrien]

Sooooo awesome.

[@CallMeChato]

Ha, sometimes I'm too lazy to use the keyboard shortcut and root through the menus. Don't know where that comes from. My favourite shortcut keys are the Home and End buttons. Thanks for the tips.

[@matthewTobrien]

Those are great, too! Shortcuts aren’t for everyone. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Thanks for watching!

[@malikamanelva]

I gasped through the whole video! I love this! Thank you I needed this! 🥺

[@matthewTobrien]

So glad it's going to help! Thanks for watching!

[@GenoTarentino]

Very dope tips! I've been cutting on Final Cut for 10 years or so and you just blew my mind!

[@matthewTobrien]

Whoa! Lofty praise! 🤯🤯🤯 Thanks for watching!

[@theVariedLife]

Double tap trackpad... BRILLANT! Thanks for the other tips too. ;)

[@matthewTobrien]

Isn't it great???

[@Potatoinc-]

Thank you so much for all these tutorials bro. So much valuable knowledge

[@matthewTobrien]

You're welcome, Eli!

[@austinevplab7167]

Another superb tutorial! I use shift-Z to reduce the timeline to fit my window.

[@matthewTobrien]

Thanks! Yup, that's a great one to know, especially for non-Trackpad editors.

[@austinevplab7167]

@@matthewTobrien BTW- Don’t remember if I said this already. I was having a maddening problem with FCPX crashing, even after running First Aid and resetting preferences. I like to edit sitting in my recliner with my M1 MacBook Pro and found it is ridiculously easy to accidentally disconnect external drives this way. I just assumed that was the problem. Then “resetting preferences” stopped working. Instead I got a dialogue box asking if I wanted to reopen windows that were open when it crashed. Without that, the only way I could fix it was to restore from a Time Machine backup I had made with a dedicated drive. Still crashed. What to do?? Then, I found it. An external monitor was causing the crash. I had an older low resolution 1920x1080 HDMI monitor connected to the hub. I was using it as the viewer for HD projects. Still, FCPX hated it. It hasn’t crashed since. FYI in case this comes up with your viewers.

[@matthewTobrien]

Wow. What a story. One of the first troubleshooting steps I learned as an Apple tech support advisor was to disconnect all peripherals and see if the issue still happens. It’s the root issue more than most of us realize. Thanks for the update!

[@austinevplab7167]

@@matthewTobrien Yep, I knew that but it fooled me. It would launch just fine had my last session quit in Default Workspace mode or after successfully Resetting Preferences. Switching to Dual Workspace didn’t immediately trigger a crash, it was only after exiting in Dual mode and attempting to restart later did the _ticking Dual Workspace time bomb_ explode. It was making a call to protected memory I suppose.

[@johnpeterchua6148]

One of my favorite YT channels!

[@matthewTobrien]

Dang! Love it! Thanks so much. 🙌🏻🤘🏻

[@realestateproductionspanam801]

Love the audio. Thanks a lot. Very helpful

[@matthewTobrien]

Thanks!

[@odayessa]

I loved everything about this video, it was extremely helpful

[@matthewTobrien]

Glad to hear it - thanks for watching!

[@XOOT]

First tip alone was worth it!

[@matthewTobrien]

Yessssss! Thanks for watching! 🙌🏻

[@rajaram1canvas]

Nice tips. I use range selection for trimming, retiming etc. May be an additional one.

[@matthewTobrien]

Good call. Definitely a solid way to do it. 👌🏻

[@ThisisDigitalden]

Watched it a few times to let them sink in, great stuff as always ! Happy Christmas 🎄

[@matthewTobrien]

Thanks Dénes! Happy Christmas to you as well!

[@Veecoco]

That was amazing :) Didn't know about 80% of them. That will come in so handy. Thank you so much

[@matthewTobrien]

You're absolutely welcome! Report back on how they help you speed up your editing or make editing a bit more enjoyable. 🙌🏻🤘🏻

[@Veecoco]

@@matthewTobrien The three-finger drag is already a game changer :) Thank you

[@matthewTobrien]

So glad to hear that!

[@OmarAfuni]

I’ve been using FCPX for a couple of years and I thought I knew everything - thanks for showing me I didn’t! This made me subscribe. Awesome stuff!

[@matthewTobrien]

So glad to hear it! Even I have a few things I *just* learned in FCPX after using it since day 1. Appreciate the sub!

[@OmarAfuni]

Midland Pictures I’ve been watching more of your videos. As it turns out, I have even more to learn!

[@matthewTobrien]

Omar Afuni Haha - even better!

[@Googlegnome]

FYI Ctrl+T doesn't necessarily drop Basic Title onto the timeline, it drops the _default title_. You can set any title to be the default.

[@matthewTobrien]

Excellent point! Something I should have noted. Thanks for clarifying (and watching!)!

[@djsugarbear6079]

Awesome video man! Thanks 😊 “Option V”. Nice!

[@matthewTobrien]

Glad you liked it!

[@schadlarry]

Thanks, a lot of many good clips. I wish there was a way to see which clips were re-timed after opening a project again. The only way I know of is command+R on each clip.

[@matthewTobrien]

That is an excellent idea for a feature request. I always select all and Command-R even if most of them are at normal speed. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Steve-wl5cr]

Great video, we also deal with heater noise and humming and found the rode smartlav+ is affordable and also great for only recording voice and not external noise. We have a rode videomic pro which records everything including noise and only use it as a backup. Noise reduction in fcpx is also quite useful ;)

[@matthewTobrien]

Excellent tips, Steve. Definitely need to up my audio game - I have an ecobee3 and can turn it on / off from my phone, but I also have some timed automations that override me when I turn the heat off. I think I’ve got it figured out now. 🤣🙌🏻🤘🏻

[@sonorstudiosdelicias3061]

I subscribed and ave it a like before watching the full video. I was barely on the intro. . and I don't regret it

[@matthewTobrien]

So great to hear that! Thank you for watching!

[@Nimra52]

Great tips!, been using FCP for more then ten years, and your tips are really helpful. Cheers from Stockholm! :-)

[@matthewTobrien]

Love it! So glad they’re helping. Hope to visit Stockholm someday!

[@Sidmusiclive]

Thank you so much ❤️. This was very helpful.

[@matthewTobrien]

Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching! 🙌🏻

[@sferro21]

Amazing video ! For showing the whole timeline I use CMD Z but good to know you could do it with double tap as well!!

[@matthewTobrien]

Yup, that's a great one Simone! I use that one on occasion as well. Thanks for watching!

[@martinwarestudio3305]

Thanks bro, just been diving into using Final cut. I did a Cert 4 in screen media and we studied on other applications which I found hard being dyslexic. I am slowly getting there now and content like yours helps

[@matthewTobrien]

Hope it's going well so far! And way to power through your dyslexia - what a huge compliment to say that my content helps you with that. So glad to hear that, brother. Thanks so much for watching and keep at the editing! 🙌🏻🤘🏻

[@EricJChambers]

Thanks. My favorites are the orange bar and shortcut for titler.

[@matthewTobrien]

Show Used Media Ranges FTW! Such a great feature. Came in handy on my latest video for sure! Thanks for watching!

[@englishwithmaria]

Matthew, thanks so much for this video. I got here three years too late, but it has helped me a lot. BTW, I use Used Media Ranges so much I've now created a shortcut for it.

[@matthewTobrien]

The good thing is that it's never too late to learn these tips! So glad this has been helpful and Used Media Ranges is such a great feature. Love it!

[@jimmystewartuk]

Thanks for the tips! Indeed some felt like magic! Been editing with FCPX for years and its great to learn something new again! Cheers

[@matthewTobrien]

Glad there were a few new ones for you! Happy Editing! 🎬

[@SightsofCy]

I love this! 😍 You’re soooo relaxed 😍 I’m sooo amazed that you have lots of clips that you import there 😅 Got sooo much to learn with FCPX, thanks for this Daddy 💛💙🙌🏼 Good Lord Jesus, I literally had to do one by one last night when I have edited something, didn’t learn the Timeline Index will do that trick! Aaahhhhhh, such a savior! Good night to that Baby Girl. 💖🤩

[@matthewTobrien]

Timeline Index is amazing! I use it all the time. Glad you learned some new tricks!

[@JuanLeonel]

You know, at the moment you gave the first one, I subscribed! This was a very and absolutely helpful tutorial! 🙌🏽👌🏽

[@matthewTobrien]

So glad to hear that, Juan! Thanks so much for subscribing and watching. Happy editing! 🎬⌨️

[@seanwhite8747]

Great video with helpful pointers. Thank you!

[@matthewTobrien]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching! 🙌🏻

[@LULUTOMOFFICIAL]

Awesome! completely new at editing, when following your video confused Ctrl with Command, so discovered that Command+T drops a cross dissolve transition. ☺️

[@matthewTobrien]

Nice! That’s a great shortcut. 👌🏻🤘🏻

[@davide4876]

Thank you so much for this!!!! Keep them coming. I've learnt loadz! Happy New Year

[@matthewTobrien]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching and happy new year!

[@MySouLisBlue]

and you can right clic any title you want and set it as default for your Ctrl T, like adjustment layer, and set one as 2d default (still right clic) and bring it by Ctrl shift T, like your most used title, but overall you can learn a lot by just checking the keyboard shortcut list (option Cmd k) you can even create a custom keyboard, i mean there is no "secret shortcut". nice video tho thx for sharing

[@matthewTobrien]

Great info, Xavier. Thanks for watching. 🤘🏻👌🏻

[@DamianSwarlik]

I was blind and now I see thank you some much 😊

[@matthewTobrien]

Beautiful! Thanks for watching! 🙌🏻

[@DamianSwarlik]

​ @Midland Pictures a yours a few magic trick much more help me to improve my work on FCPX then a lots of tutorials on YT, im really surprised that tricks is not highlighted by people who sharing own knowledge about FCPX. Anyway sometimes we have to across unknown oceans of videos on YT to get that right one :) Many thanks again. To Subscribe yr channel is my duty :)

[@matthewTobrien]

Damian Swarlik Love it! Thank you, Damian. And, yes, we definitely need to search through an ocean of videos sometimes to find just the right one(s). 🙌🏻

[@PaulDGreen]

Thanks for the great video. They now have that amazing voice isolation feature for that heater in the future 😄

[@matthewTobrien]

Ohhhhh and I've used it plenty of times just for that!

[@DeadBrokeBBQ]

Great video Mathew, thanks for sharing!! I am not really a beginner to FCPX but certainly not a pro at all. But some of these tips will be added to my editing process for sure!!

[@matthewTobrien]

Awesome! And I consider myself a pro user, and I'm STILL learning new things about the software constantly. I've loved my journey with FCPX, and I certainly hope my videos can help all of you on your quest to DOMINATE in your own work and content creation. 🙌🏻

[@DeadBrokeBBQ]

@@matthewTobrien keep them coming brother and I have shared a couple videos with my fellow BBQ FCPX users so you might be seeing a few more of us guys with bbq sauce stains on our chins dropping by in the comments!! Ha ha

[@DeadBrokeBBQ]

@@matthewTobrien oh ya by the way some great audio editing in FCPX would be awesome!! Not joining to mention any names but some bozo bumped his audio level on his go wireless and had a very hard time even considering posting my newest video in 7 mins. Ha ha I have no idea and there are a lot of us out here that could use an way to understand what all these different audio effects do especially when you have to fix complete garbage blown out audio.

[@matthewTobrien]

I’ll welcome them to the party with open arms!

[@matthewTobrien]

Good to know! I’ll think on that and see what I can come up with. Sorry to hear about the peaking audio!

[@deadstellarengine]

thank you, well articulated , clean and clear Cheers!

[@matthewTobrien]

Love it! Thanks for watching!

[@cocoshuimu]

Wow very informative and educative. I learned a lot of valuable tricks in this video. Super thanks.

[@matthewTobrien]

You are welcome! Thanks so much for watching!

[@NMKhokhar]

Its new for me thank you for sharing

[@matthewTobrien]

You’re welcome!

[@DuppyMedia]

ive been hitting CMD - to shrink my timeline! thanks man that new tip saves me Tyme

[@matthewTobrien]

Glad it helped! I use it all the time!

[@izzy4el]

Excellent video Matthew T! Thank you!

[@matthewTobrien]

Thanks, Izzy! Thanks for watching! 🙌🏻🤘🏻