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Keyboard Shortcuts
I’ve been a serious final cut user for about 5 years but outside of jkl spacebar command 8 and a few others I’ve never been much a keyboard guy. But lately I’ve been trying to learn new ones. One that I’ve searched high and low for and I’m beginning to believe doesn’t exist is a way to switch between the browser,viewer,canvas and timeline. Does anyone know?
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Viewer is Cmd-1.
Canvas is Cmd-2.
Timeline is Cmd-3.
Browser is Cmd-4.
Effects is Cmd-5.
From the Timeline Q will take you to the Viewer and Q will toggle the Canvas and Viewer. Doesn’t work from the Browser.All the best,
Tom
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From the apple site:
here’s a printable pdf with a lot of them. (Hope the owner doesn’t mind my sharing; it looks like an Apple doc).
https://www.peabody.jhu.edu/data/46/link/712/0331175FCPKYBDSHTCTQRC.pdf
Good idea, using the keyboard. It’ll make you at least twice as fast…
Dan Monro
FCP, Avid, AfterFX, Atlanta
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Mac OS X 10.5.7
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The default shortcuts in FCP are terrible. It makes me wonder if they even consulted any editors when designating them.
Go to Tools > Keyboard Layout > Save Keyboard Layout and save as your name or something (Amir’s Keyboard).
Then go to Tools > Keyboard Layout > Customize (opt+H). Unlock the keyboard (lower left icon), and reconfigure to your liking.
I’ve noticed a lot of the important functions are buried in multi-key operators, while less used items are just a single click. Go figure.
Naveen
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