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Working without a mouse – Keystroke editing
Hi
I’ve had an operation on my hand to remove a ganglian – a deformed muscle on my tendon – from long long hours on edit systems like Media 100, and AE.
Anyway, I want to use FCP as a keystroke editor ALA avid without using a mouse (well actually I use a small graphics tablet now).
I’m doing ok but need some help finding a few buttons to do it right.
So far I use:
Apple 1 to get to the source window
Apple 2 to get to the record window
use JKL to position the playhead and I and O for in and out points.
F9 and F10 for insert/overwrite
apple J for speed
What I’m wanting to know is:
1. How do I lock the record and source windows? – whenever I press apple 1 twice say it disappears!
2. which button do I press to go to the bin and keys to select it into the source window?
3. Should I use an avid setup and get an avid keyboard?
Any enlightenment will be most welcome as well as other tips for shortcuts.
Thanks,
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4 Replies
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I would avoid using an Avid set up. It in not intuitive. My recommendation for switching between viewer and canvas is to use “q” and avoid Apple 1 & 2. I’ve mapped the toggle screens to SHIFT and SPACEBAR. I must say I hate the way FCP automatically takes you to the Canvas window when you do an edit. Would rather it stay with the viewer. Ala Avid.
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First off, FCP is not Avid. Don’t try to edit “like an Avid” on FCP because that only leads to frustration.
Second, you can use the Keyboard Mapping to map your keys any way you would like.
Third, you can use the Button Tool to program keystroke buttons into your timeline window, canvas window, viewer and browser among others. With a tablet, all you need to do is click on the button. This is what I use the most, I have about 20 or so buttons in my timeline window so the shortcuts are right there above my video tracks.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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Thanks Sean – Q works way better than apple 1 and 2. Now how do you toggle to the bin?….can’t seem to see it in keyboard layout mapping.
Walter, I’ve seen Avid editors mapping AVID keys to FCP via a layout loaded from some site. I don’t know about you but I use 4 edit systems (FCP, Avid, 844x and a Stratosphere(!) not including Protools, Potatoshop, AE) on a weekly basis. Yes I have buttons up there too. Would good if FCP was logical and didn’t have to customise things in order for simple operations like editing with the keyboard out of the box. It is ALWAYS good practice to use shortcuts/keys where possible – better ergonomics is advisable if you do long hours. You will go faster if you don’t touch a mouse.
What I want to do is (say):
select clip in bin (up down return)
loads in viewer
set in out (I O)
go to timeline (Q)
mark in (I)
insert on track 1 (or 2 – is there keys to change patching?) (?, F10)
then navigate to the bin to select another clip. (?)Just basic stuff that you do everyday. Go through a roll get the good stuff down. Then I go to selected tools to trim, composite etc….
There are so many ways to edit on FCP. I’ve never like Avid that much given the slow audio waveform redraw – tho it was a lot faster to edit on these babies compared to M100 – being a keystroke editor – that’s if you knew the keys!.
Jason.
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select clip in bin (up down return) loads in viewer – these shortcut do just that, also with the Browser window active you can start typing clip’s name and it will select the clip
set in out (I O) – they do
go to timeline (Q) – it takes you to the Canvas (record monitor)
mark in (I) – it does
insert on track 1 (or 2 – is there keys to change patching?) F6 then track number for video, F7, F8 for audio
(?, F10) – also F11 to Replace, Shift-F11 to Fit-to-Fill
then navigate to the bin to select another clip – Command(Apple)-4
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