Final Cut Pro X Advanced Editing Tutorial

Final Cut Pro X Advanced Editing Tutorial. How to edit faster in Final Cut Pro with Keyboard Shortcuts. In this video I share my editing workflow, tips, techniques, and shortcuts.
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[@MarcosRochaTV]

Check out my Final Cut Pro X Masterclass: bit.ly/fcpxmasterclass

[@opedromagico]

After using Vegas for 10 years and messing up with the shortcuts I can't live without them anymore! So after moving to FCPX I instantly changed the shortcuts and you should too! This is my BEFORE = SHORTCUT CTRL + Z == 1 CMD + B == 2 DELETE == 3 SHIFT + RIGHT == 4 So my left hand basically doesn't move, 1234 and I'm all set =)

[@MarcosRochaTV]

Thats really cool. What about when you need to type in the number 1 or 2 as Text? Does it still work?

[@phoenixxofficial]

Love that you teach the shortcuts in your videos - it's much easier when you learn these at the start rather than halfway through

[@MarcosRochaTV]

Yeah it makes it so much simpler to cut the footage

[@davidramms]

The CTRL-V for the title animations has just made me so angry and happy at the same time! I wasted so much time messing around with keyframes, this will help so much - thank you!

[@KfirENNio]

You just blowed my mind LOL I've been using FCPX for more than 2 years now, and still got some new tips and shortcuts from this video! Amazing! thank you!

[@MarcosRochaTV]

Awesome!

[@cmg]

helped a lot for making the switch! great tips!

[@MarcosRochaTV]

Hey man, its great to see you stop by my channel. I've learned a lot from you as well.

[@SuperBaconFishing]

This is a short cut tutorial...

[@simoharjane7823]

This is my favorite advanced editing in FCPX Tutorial I've liked so much so. far .

[@next2011]

Excellent tutorial. I am relatively new to Final Cut Pro X, and you upped my game in less than 15 minutes. Time well-spent! Thank you!

[@MarcosRochaTV]

Man, I am glad I can cut down your learning curve. Let me know if you have any problems.

[@jaeeunchoi9084]

Marcos, I have never written a comment on youtube. You are hands down the best instructor I have seen so far!

[@MarcosRochaTV]

Man, you just made my day! I am not a super polished speaker, but I hope I am straight to the point. Thanks for commenting! 😁

[@jaapvw66]

Use the range tool (R) for selecting an area where you want to paste (Q) something. In your case the adjustment layer or title. Just select the area and press Q. the footage will appear exactly on the selected area. But you gave me some good tips! I loved your video.

[@MarcosRochaTV]

Oh man, I am going to try that. Thanks.

[@SinghinUSA]

Extremely helpful. Exactly the video I was looking for. Thank you

[@MarcosRochaTV]

👍🏼

[@WillFly]

Great video Marcos, thank you!

[@adnanburek4548]

This guide is like FCP. Precise and fast. well done

[@bhowe2]

This is the best video I've seen so far for a FCPX beginnner.

[@garudasomanna]

Thanks for this beautiful 'illustrated-fact-filled' video. Wasn't much interested in using shift+[ ] commands in the past, but, after seeing this video, I will try to use it more often! Also, I just loved your method of adjusting the zoom by scaling down the video to 25% and then making the adjustments! I am blessed with your videos. May God bless you abundantly.

[@MarcosRochaTV]

Thank you!

[@garudasomanna]

I want to know whether there are any shortcuts to cutting audio or video clips in the angle viewer while editing a multicam?

[@BamBamKidsTV]

New subscriber here. I like your style of teaching, it's very easy to follow. I just received my new iMac and installed Final Cut and Motion. I've been using Filmora which is extremely limiting and it will nice to take off the shackles. It's been 6 years since I've used Final cut and version 10 seems a bit different. I am sure I will get back to my old self with your help.

[@MarcosRochaTV]

I am sure you will, you just have to use it often. Make sure to watch my other FCPX tutorials.

[@BamBamKidsTV]

@@MarcosRochaTV, I will most definitely watch more.

[@chucknorrismeta3171]

thanks so much for this tutorial and the beginner one. time to explore final cut pro x

[@lazen.7734]

BROTHER, YOU ARE THE BEST!!! You oooh really helped me!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

[@AntoineDess]

Thank you for providing us fresh FinalCutPro tutorials :)

[@MarcosRochaTV]

Hey man, thank you for commenting! I like to see people engage with me. Keep creating!

[@HeatherDickson]

Agreed! Very fresh take. Thank you!!

[@FJProenza]

Your videos are getting better all the time. Thanks.

[@MarcosRochaTV]

Thanks Francisco

[@DrumApe]

Fantastic! Tons of help really.. 80-90% of those I didn't even know existed. Many thanks!

[@MarcosRochaTV]

👍🏼

[@whatajoke9687]

I am new to final cut pro and your videos are just awesome and helpful

[@MarcosRochaTV]

cool

[@WorldWalkerYT]

I enjoyed the video and i learn alot about FCPX. Please this kind of video always

[@itstimeforlife]

1:30 especially for people who are new to editing.. it may be worth changing the name of the video and audio so that they match (are the same). Like video & 1 audio 1. You could even add a shorter version of your project name, so that you are sure you have the right files in FCPX! I Once matched the wrong audio with the wrong video and was like... Never again!! Thanks so much for this video 👍🏿 Workflow is everything 💯

[@Kleyver]

This video is Pure Gold. Thanks!!

[@MarcosRochaTV]

It's good to hear you found this useful.

[@SEGASHI]

I was looking for the tip of sound syncing. Thanks!

[@garudasomanna]

Good morning Marcos, I'm Dr Somanna from Hyderabad! I am new to Multicam editing. I am shooting videos of my church sermons that are delivered in English and are translated into Telugu and Hindi. I am using 5 cameras: one for each speaker, one for side wide and the other for a straight wide angle. I am also individually capturing audio from each speaker onto separate devices. I am trying to learn about assigning roles to the various video and audio files so that it will help me down the line while editing the Multicam clip. Each sermon is about 1 hour in duration and I am bringing out 3 versions of the sermon: one in English, and the other two are English-Telugu and English to Hindi. I want to know whether you have made any easy to understand videos [like the one here] about the importance and usefulness of deploying roles and subroles [don't exactly know what use a subrole has]?

[@MarcosRochaTV]

Good for you! check out this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZ2lknalipyeqJY

[@HanSolosTV]

Totally loved watching this, even in 2019 it's going to help me a lot! Just starting the KZbin editing grind, thanks for the tutorial :-)

[@MarcosRochaTV]

Keep doing it man!

[@Walkingtours24]

hey marco great video any tip on how you export your videos in final cut and also how you upload with that amazing quality

[@MarcosRochaTV]

Yes, I have two videos on how to export: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jafIZGavmb6VaKM and kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWiclIWajLeJbtU

[@Walkingtours24]

thank you God blesss

[@FlyfisherFilm]

Thank you for the Close Library tips. I think a knew about it in some way, but newer did anything about it until now.

[@MarcosRochaTV]

It's a good reminder... I always do it.

[@EgoitzBengoetxea]

Thank you Marcos; so helpful!!!

[@shootinglight]

Brilliant, helpful video. Quick one on the default title - CTRL-T. For me this brings up FCPX's basic title which randomly doesn't allow me to keyframe it in any way. Is this a bug? I know you can change the default to whichever one you want. Did you just make a basic one of your own?

[@SailingLearningByDoing]

Great video mate, learnt a lot

[@skinnyphish22]

whats the short cut for subscribing and liking cause I will be a regular now. Very helpful! Thank you.

[@MarcosRochaTV]

Curtis, welcome man!

[@Naya__mua]

OMG Im new to final cut and have watched tons of helpful videos but this is by far the best!!! I learned so much!!! Thank you!!! New subbie!!!

[@MarcosRochaTV]

That's awesome! Welcome to my channel Naya.

[@shadbakht]

SUPER helpful. Thank you sir

[@NeilRelsterBarton]

Thank you for the helpful tips, your awesome!

[@gstevejordan]

Excellent, concise and informative -- thanks for sharing!

[@MarcosRochaTV]

Steve, I am glad you thought so.

[@BangOutVolleyballHighlights]

Wooow thank you so much.... CMD + B is what I was looking for!

[@MarcosRochaTV]

Bryan thats awesome

[@YoungHumanClub]

Awesome channel!! You could save a few clicks here and there still... if you keyframe it once for example, you don't have to click again, just change the value and it will automatically create a keyframe. Also, if you start with hitting a keyframe on the destiation point and then move the starting point with adding the 2nd keyfarme, you save even more clicks :).. Thanks for this informative video. I look forward to seeing more!

[@MarcosRochaTV]

Thank you for sharing those tips. Welcome to my channel man!

[@GaryVaughan]

LOVED THIS video... subbed because I'm just starting to use FCP..... I'm an iMovie convert...iMovie was so easy, but FCP is so much better with it's abilities. These are great shortcuts though and thank you!

[@MarcosRochaTV]

You are going to love FCPX even more once you master it. More FCPX tutorials coming soon!

[@EyeCreateMagic]

i learned a lot within in the first couple of mins. had to subscribe to come back and watch some more of your videos ... keep up the great work

[@MarcosRochaTV]

I will, thanks!

[@GoandLove]

Thanks for the video! So if you close the Library projects.... what do you do if you want to go back to that project again in the future to make changes to the edit... is there a way to re-open the edit?

[@FullTimeEuphoria]

Watched the whole video and learned a lot. Would appreciate more of those

[@arimasson]

Thanks man! Learned a lot.

[@rhydyard]

Love your wedding slideshow.. What camera/lenses diid you use and what final editing programme/s? Thanks for the tutorial..

[@ZietInvests]

If i may ask, usually how much ISO do you use with your SLOG.2 footage? Still struggling to find the right exposure amount for best colour output

[@DarkBlueNutrition]

Amazing tips!! Thank you SO much for this video. I know my editing process is going to improve so much, and be quicker, from here on out!

[@vincelovecchio2600]

Thanks Marcos, very useful tips. Enjoyed this tutorial and love your presentation style and manner.

[@MarcosRochaTV]

👍🏼

[@MarcosRochaTV]

Let me know if you know of any tips or tricks I did not cover in this tutorial. Also, if I wasn't clear about something, ask away.

[@dennisclark8766]

Head shots

[@FeonaLeeJones]

I am making a bunch of piano videos where I overdub different screens where I play different parts of a song...it would be cool to know how to do a split/triple screen where all parts are featured at the same time.

[@garudasomanna]

You should stack up the videos one above the other and decide whether you want to place the three clip sections vertically or horizontally on the screen. Trim each clip from the sides and reposition them if you want the three scenes to be side by side. Otherwise, trim each clip at both top and bottom and position the clips one above the other as you would love to have them. Regards. Dr. Somanna

[@chasingdreamsphotographyfi4724]

I love this video. Thank you so much. Sharing,

[@dez5]

Very nice video. I learned a lot. Thank you.

[@vakarami]

Tnx man, very useful and practical

[@humbleandfree2125]

Great video! Need to get those shortcuts down. So time saving!

[@MarcosRochaTV]

yep

[@op-bi5rs]

hello marcos thank you for teaching

[@Nutechpest]

Excellent tutorial !

[@JamesScottGuitar]

Marcos! You just answered so many questions I've had....right to the point, clearly explained. Thanks, brother! -jS

[@MarcosRochaTV]

good to hear James 😁

[@ButchFagan]

Do you talk about how you can manipulate text from the custom text selection in any of your videos?

[@MarcosRochaTV]

Yes, I have a video about that if you look at the archive

[@ThatModernDude]

Man your videos are so in depth! Great work

[@MarcosRochaTV]

✌️Cool!

[@rideswithrichie]

Kudos... Very informative video... Thanks....

[@inknpaintCW]

Great reminders and great to see it in action! Thanks!

[@MarcosRochaTV]

thanks Chris

[@ZEXXRAGAMING]

Short and easy thank you

[@meloandres71]

Great stuff! I just started using FCPX and it’s pretty intimidating at first but it has so much power to do anything you want vs iMovie. Do you have a video going over useful PlugIns?

[@MarcosRochaTV]

yes i do

[@darkenergy8800]

great video dude. more of these please

[@MarcosRochaTV]

More coming up!

[@Bloggerguy]

Right to the point. Thanks.

[@gaetanproductions]

Thanks for a clear and easy to understand video :)

[@MarcosRochaTV]

You got it man!

[@aim.1]

Super helpful. Thank you.

[@Karlacook89]

Very nice channel and informative! I just started following you. Thank you so much for all this awesome videos you share. ☺👌👍

[@MarcosRochaTV]

Hey Karla, welcome to my channel! I am glad you find these videos relevant. Thank you for the encouragement.

[@theeapco]

Great info as always Marcos! Can you tell me what fonts you use on your thumbnails?

[@MarcosRochaTV]

You can try Montserrat or Halis

[@rudiyang7790]

Halo Marcos thanks for the video, I have a question.. How to delete the color wheels if I want to use curve instead.. Thank you

[@MarcosRochaTV]

Select the Color Wheels in the Inspector and tap the Delete Button. You can also disable the Color Wheels by tapping on the check box next to it.

[@stevegeigertv]

Great video! Thanks for sharing.

[@MarcosRochaTV]

You got it Steve! Thanks for stopping by.

[@carloscalombe7155]

Very Helpful tutorial!! Marcos Rocha, by the way is your name from portuguese or spanish? im from Angola and speak portuguese, presiso saber se que camera usaste, pra filmar este video? obrigado. i need to know wish camera did you shut this clips? thanks

[@MarcosRochaTV]

Hablo Español. I went to Portugal and they thought I was Portuguese because of my name. I shoot all my videos with the Sony a6300. I have a link to all my video equipment in the description. Thank you for the appreciation Carlos.

[@macaw10bird]

I love how you "soomed" in the video.

[@MarcosRochaTV]

soom soom

[@earthtok2133]

Thanks for the video. so much great info stuffed into it. Im using PP and considering FCX because Im using an older mac and FCX seems to work way faster.

[@MarcosRochaTV]

Yes FCPX is much faster at exporting.

[@dtustudio]

I am not able to open XDCAM file from drive in the FCP x 10.4.3 . It is showing green screen with no audio and video . please help

[@MarcosRochaTV]

I am not sure what is going on there?

[@Iamwellsamuel]

hi there i'm new to your channel but thank you so much for the video, so i recently (like yesterday i mean) i bullshit my way in a job interview, they asked me if i ever use FCP and i said "of course!" knowing damn well i dont even know what FCP logo looks like nor have i ever touched MAC my whole life BECAUSE I WAS DESPERATE and you gotta sell if you wanna be bought..yknow?, so tomorrow i have a test skill where i have to use FCP on MAC for the very first time in my life and pretends i know my shits like a pro. and this video is so easy to follow and all that hot keys mentions will make my lyin ass look like a pro. so thank you so much man! and wish me luck with the test...

[@MarcosRochaTV]

Man, this is the funniest comment I've seen. I hope I land you the job...... let me know if it works out. Also, make sure to watch my Final Cut Pro X Beginners Tutorial. Good luck.

[@Iamwellsamuel]

Marcos Rocha oh dont worry i watched that too so now i'd know what to do first hand haha. and thanks i hope i get the job too lmao

[@Iamwellsamuel]

Marcos Rocha hey! i dont really know if you wanna hear about this but I GOT THE JOB! started working since monday all thanks to your videos i managed to use FCP for the first time in my life with no problem, in fact i found it to be a lot easier to use than premiere but i'm just not used to using MAC yet. but anyway you get yourself an additional subscriber! would love to learn more from your videos since it will help me with this new job that i got after lying. 😂

[@MarcosRochaTV]

Man this is so cool to hear!!

[@Roz-Inspire-Video]

Fab tutorial ...thanks

[@manifestobeats7325]

Dope simple clear instructions just how you need them...

[@TheeSarahWood]

Do you think it’s still necessary to use an external drive even with a 3 tb iMac?

[@MarcosRochaTV]

It all depends how much video files you have. If you have a lot of footage, Video files can quickly fill up 3TB. I shoot a lot of Video and I have an 8TB External Hard Drive where I store all my files. I would highly recommend getting a 1TB or a 2TB External Hard Drive where you keep all your video files and you edit off of that. Then see how quickly it fills up.

[@TheeSarahWood]

Marcos Rocha Thank you!

[@MrSTAdventures]

As always a very helpful video, cheers Marcos

[@MarcosRochaTV]

thanks Shane

[@jewelnguyen5125]

the most helpful video! thank you!

[@MarcosRochaTV]

👍🏼

[@Zajme]

Thank you Mr Rocha, keep up the good work!

[@MarcosRochaTV]

thanks man

[@zong-yicai9667]

It's a useful tutorial, Thanks a lot.

[@MarcosRochaTV]

you got it! thanks

[@VideoTutors]

Great Content - look forward to more

[@TaraBaklund]

Great! So many things I needed to know to help me get to the next level in a short video. Thank you!

[@AndyKongTravel]

super useful tips! Thank you for making this !!

[@MarcosRochaTV]

yep

[@MatthewFurman]

Hi Marcos, so many good tips in this video. I love what you say about workflow. It is critical. For my workflow I keep my whole FCP library on my Lacie Drive. FCP automatically opens the Library right from the Lacie Drive. By importing my footage into FCP it is really going into the library stored on my Lacie. I setup my events and projects as normal in FCP and all my footage is right there. What is the benefit of setting up individual folders in your Lacie? Really appreciate your advice here. I might be missing something.

[@MarcosRochaTV]

Every video has a folder, so I can quickly reference the footage. I have several projects I am working on in my Lacie drive and its a good idea to stay organized.

[@MatthewFurman]

Hi Marcos, I am sooooooooo psyched. Up until now I have been manually syncing audio and video. Never knew about the sync feature. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Yessssssss! As for the folder system I must be missing something. All of my footage is organized into events in FCP. In each event there is all my footage plus any projects I create. FCP is easily searchable and highly organized. It all rests, sort of like how photos does it, in one file grows and grows and I have sitting in my Lacie. Hmmmm.

[@daretothink5117]

adjustment layer: how do I make one? not what they do, I get that. how would I go about creating one myself? I have Motion & FCPX. thanks for the excellent tutorials.

[@MarcosRochaTV]

You came to the right place. Here's a video I made just about that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lX3SYXmFdt9km8U

[@daretothink5117]

thank you, I knew it had to be something simple. Just another good reason to have Motion as part of the FCPX package. @@MarcosRochaTV

[@understandhealth4203]

This was so good. Took me a while to find you but well worth it!!

[@MarcosRochaTV]

Im glad you found it useful.

[@FrankChiem]

You just got a new subscriber.

[@MarcosRochaTV]

That's great Frank, I like when people get value out of this content.

[@SportsHiphop]

Nice Videos bro!

[@MarcosRochaTV]

👍🏼

[@metalsir7060]

I do documentary with lots of tables and text. I'm having big troubles in using transitions between images in my timeline and titles. Can you help me understand what I can/can't do when it comes to transitions and any turnaround to make workflow faster? I'm losing a lot of time messing around with "non-working properly" transitions. many thanks

[@SonnyGreenwichJr]

That was great thanks, a couple there I didn't know! ☘️💪🏽👀👍🏽☘️

[@MarcosRochaTV]

👍🏼

[@sibtainmushtaq2896]

whats the best workflow in editing a wedding with 3 or more cameras without having to sync multicam clip ? meaning in a wedding we have portions that has no sound , and requires manually culling footage .. whats the best way to organize so its quicker to go through all cameras and dragging the clips to the timeline

[@Manwezy951]

I definitely waste so much time using my mouse. Any links for the keyboard shortcuts?

[@MarcosRochaTV]

I don't use a lot of keyboard shortcuts, but I will make something soon and release it on this channel.

[@chavitavb]

I'm coming from years of professional editing for local TV shows on AVID Media. Final Cut Pro X just feels weird lol. I'm learning the program for fun and personal use, but still frustrated that I can do most of these things super quickly on AVID media.

[@PitouKhmer]

Thank Marcos, really nice work I just first starter and this is helpful ;)

[@luxangie2424]

Thus is a great video! Particularly love how you put the short keys

[@TheDrumhead54]

Hi Marcos, Great info here! Do you have tutorials on the skimmer and drop zones? I trying to put a video collage together with a plugin and I'm having trouble syncing the videos together.

[@thebeautybenz]

I really love the technique you used to edit your video. I tried using the same keys to edit a voice over audio clip in my video but it kept cutting and making changes in the clip and not the audio. I had to keep clicking on the audio to make sure the keys made the changes on the audio and not the video. Do you have any suggestions ?

[@MarcosRochaTV]

It defaults to the main clip and not the audio. You have to select the audio like you said.

[@thebeautybenz]

okay, i figured they'd have a short cut for that. Would you recommend keys in that case o would it be faster using the mouse ?

[@MarcosRochaTV]

I don't know of a shortcut for that. I usually sync my audio with my video clips and then I group them together by creating a Compound Clip.

[@thebeautybenz]

I always film my voice overs after I edit the video so that doesn't exactly work for me, hopefully apple gives us a way.

[@MarcosRochaTV]

Have you seen this video I did on VOICEOVERS? it might be useful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2K3lJZ3i8l7nsk