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!!

[@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!

[@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...

[@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!

[@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. 👎🏻

[@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!

[@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!

[@tubofwood]

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

[@matthewTobrien]

My pleasure! 🪄

[@ThinkAboutItNow]

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

[@matthewTobrien]

Thanks! And you're very welcome!

[@Sidmusiclive]

Thank you so much ❤️. This was very helpful.

[@matthewTobrien]

Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching! 🙌🏻

[@PatrickRambles]

This has been so useful!!!

[@matthewTobrien]

Terrific! Thanks for watching! 🙌🏻

[@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!

[@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. 🤘🏻

[@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! 🙌🏻🤘🏻

[@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!

[@skyshipmusic363]

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

[@matthewTobrien]

Aren't they great? Love using those shortcuts.

[@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 🤣)

[@GoldenK9Campers]

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

[@matthewTobrien]

I use it ALL THE TIME.

[@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!

[@OurThaiJourney]

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

[@matthewTobrien]

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

[@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.... 🤣

[@lavinchi6709]

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

[@matthewTobrien]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@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! 🙌🏻🤘🏻

[@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... 🤘🏻🙌🏻

[@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!

[@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! 🙌🏻🤘🏻

[@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! 🎬⌨️

[@bw1tney]

That bonus tip at the end! wow

[@matthewTobrien]

Awwww yeah!

[@KirbyFerguson]

Really love that last one.

[@matthewTobrien]

Thanks, Kirby! 🤘🏻🙌🏻

[@WillFly]

Excellent video Matthew, thank you!

[@matthewTobrien]

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! 🙌🏻🤘🏻

[@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.

[@Potatoinc-]

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

[@matthewTobrien]

You're welcome, Eli!

[@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!

[@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!

[@SteveSherron]

I learned several things. Thanks very much.

[@matthewTobrien]

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

[@SteveStockmalMusic]

15:48 “...as my heat kicks back on“... Is there anyway to do a High pass filter? That would stop those low frequencies from coming through in your audio. I’d guess probably kill anything below like 40- 60Hz might did the trick, or at least help. I’m a ProTools guy, but I’m guessing FCP has some sort of EQ feature in here. I just started ( Final Cut Pro a few days ago). 😊😊😊

[@matthewTobrien]

I'm sure there is, Steve. I'm just so unskilled with audio that I don't even know how to attempt that sort of thing. For my client work I outsource all of the audio mixing and repairs - my brain can't hold an entirely new skill set!

[@djsugarbear6079]

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

[@matthewTobrien]

Glad you liked it!

[@rossbecker7177]

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

[@matthewTobrien]

Do it! It’s awesome! 🙌🏻

[@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!

[@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!

[@odayessa]

I loved everything about this video, it was extremely helpful

[@matthewTobrien]

Glad to hear it - thanks for watching!

[@locaalicia_jp]

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

[@matthewTobrien]

It's easy to miss!

[@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. 🙌🏻

[@realestateproductionspanam801]

Love the audio. Thanks a lot. Very helpful

[@matthewTobrien]

Thanks!

[@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!

[@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!

[@Krzysztofeczycki]

Timeline index - that’s so awesome!

[@matthewTobrien]

Sooooo awesome.

[@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! 🙌🏻👌🏻

[@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.

[@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!

[@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!

[@XOOT]

First tip alone was worth it!

[@matthewTobrien]

Yessssss! Thanks for watching! 🙌🏻

[@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!

[@PositiveNoteFilms]

CTRL+T . Thank you so much!

[@matthewTobrien]

You’re absolutely welcome!

[@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. 🙌🏻🤘🏻

[@theVariedLife]

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

[@matthewTobrien]

Isn't it great???

[@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!)!

[@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!

[@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. 🤦🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

[@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. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Goggledreams]

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

[@matthewTobrien]

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

[@seanwhite8747]

Great video with helpful pointers. Thank you!

[@matthewTobrien]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching! 🙌🏻

[@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!

[@techspace1797]

7:38 if you drag the clip on top of it instead of Ctrl R u get a bunch of replace options as well

[@matthewTobrien]

Absolutely! For some, those replace options can be a bit confusing at first and for others who love keyboard shortcuts, Option + R to replace is quite a bit faster than drag, drop & select. Both will get you there!

[@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!

[@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!

[@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!

[@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!!

[@FrancoiseGreenacre]

Great tips and sense of humour.

[@matthewTobrien]

Thanks, Francoise!

[@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!

[@petegreenfield8366]

Hi Matthew. Thanks for this. Brilliant tips.

[@matthewTobrien]

You're welcome, Pete! Thanks so much for watching!

[@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!

[@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!

[@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.

[@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!

[@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!

[@daniello7525]

Command+r is my favorite! Thanks mate!

[@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!

[@WanderingBlock]

Learned a lot of helpful tips, thanks for the lesson!

[@matthewTobrien]

Awesome! Happy editing - especially with the new tips!

[@NMKhokhar]

Its new for me thank you for sharing

[@matthewTobrien]

You’re welcome!

[@izzy4el]

Excellent video Matthew T! Thank you!

[@matthewTobrien]

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

[@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! 🙌🏻🤘🏻

[@DAVEDigitalandVinylExpert]

Good work. Thanks for the tips.

[@matthewTobrien]

Thanks for watching!

[@JansherBanaji]

amazing buddy!! Just what I was looking for! great video!

[@matthewTobrien]

So glad you found what you were looking for! ✌🏻🤙🏻🤘🏻

[@dominicanpuro26]

Very cool and professional video! 🔥😎👍🏽

[@matthewTobrien]

Thanks and thanks for watching!

[@LawrenceChung]

thank you man. i didnt know most of it

[@matthewTobrien]

You’re welcome!

[@sungkyulkim2485]

These are amazing tips! Thank you!

[@matthewTobrien]

You're so welcome, Sungkyul!

[@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!

[@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. 👌🏻

[@BruceAUlrich]

Thanks for the tips! Appreciate it!

[@matthewTobrien]

Absolutely! Happy editing! 🎬⌨️

[@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.

[@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!

[@rich9785]

Awesome stuff Mathew .. great vid man. Cheers.

[@matthewTobrien]

Thanks so much, Rich!

[@rich9785]

@@matthewTobrien All good bro.. keep up the great work. 👍💯🎥

[@johnpeterchua6148]

One of my favorite YT channels!

[@matthewTobrien]

Dang! Love it! Thanks so much. 🙌🏻🤘🏻

[@RealRidez]

Love your content. Perfect for us who never read the manual 😉🤣

[@matthewTobrien]

Hahaha - that's awesome. Appreciate you watching! 🙌🏻🤘🏻

[@adrienalves4626]

Thanks for sharing these amazing Magic tricks 🤩

[@matthewTobrien]

You’re welcome, Adrien!

[@LuisaBetan]

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. 👌🏻🤘🏻

[@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!