Final Cut Pro X (Shortcuts) Flashcards
Preferences
Command-Comma
Commands / Command Editor
Option Command K
Jump playhead to the in-point of a selected range
Shift-I
Jump playhead to the out-point of a selected range
Shift-O
Connect Edit
Q
Video only
Shift-2
Audio only
Shift-3
All (Video and Audio)
Shift-1
To move a clip and either leave a gap and/or overwrite another clip, use the _________ tool
Position
Fade shape LINEAR
Fade to Black
Fade shape S-CURVE
Produces a smooth and “musical” sounding fade out from original volume to silence by applying a doubly-curved (S-shape) fade and fading out the higher frequencies a little quicker than the lower frequencies. It gives a “going off into the distance” type of sound rather than sounding like a “mechanical” fade out. This technique has found favor in recording studios for CD and LP tracks
Fade shape +3dB
Cross fading between two clips. Despite their names these effects do not perform an automatic “crossfade” between two tracks or adjoining audio, where the audio coming to an end would fade out at the same time the following audio fades in. Instead Cross Fades apply a curve that is different from the linear Fade in and Fade Out. The curve used is one that will result in equal RMS (average) volume throughout the faded section once the faded in and faded out sections are mixed. If the two waveforms above (Cross Fade In and Out) were on separate tracks then rendered so as to mix the waveforms together, a section of audio with equal average volume (the inner light blue part of the waveform) would result as below. The peak volume of the crossfade (the outer dark blue part) does increase, but the volume still sounds constant because average volume level is a much stronger indicator than peak levels of “perceived” loudness.
Fade shape -3dB
Masking something
To display everything in the Timeline on the Timeline
Shift-Z
To collapse an audio or video clip
Control-S
To expand an audio ro video clip
Control-S
Detach Audio
Shift Control S
The only option to reattach audio after Detaching Audio, other than Command Z, is to marry the audio and video file as a __________ _____. And the shortcut for that would be
Compound Clip
Alt/Option G
Show Libraries
Shift Command 1
“Expand Audio/Video” creates an audio/video _____. To clear this, go to the Clip menu and click on _____ _____/_____ _____.
Split
Clear Audio/Video Split
“______ _____/_____” displays the audio as a single element
Expand Audio/Video
“______ _____ __________” displays all the audio tracks
Expand Audio Components
When you’ve Expanded the Audio Components in the Timeline, you can mute, skim, add fades, change the fade shape, and name each separate audio track, as well as trim the tracks separately even thought they are connected.
Yes!
There is no magic button within FCPX that says “Resync Audio with Video”, which is why you always want to use the Expand and Collapse, because it guarantees that your clips won’t move out of sync. If you don’t, you’ll have to manually adjust and then make a compound clip.
Yep!
Show/Hide Video Scopes
Command 7
Show/Hide Angles
Shift Command 7
Show Effects
Command 5
Background Tasks
Command 9
To move between tabs in Safari
Control Tab (forward) or Shift Control Tab (Backward)
