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Navigation
Hi,
I’ve been playing with FCPx for a few days and have a few issues regarding navigation in the interface. Keep in mind I am used to do most stuff in FCP7 using the keyboard and I am trying to do the same here.
1) Is there a way to navigate from Event library to Event browser, the way one could go from bin level to clip level in FCP7? I can go from Event level to collection level but once on the right collection I can not switch to the Browser and go down the list of clips(sorry can’t work only with thumbnails…)
2) I liked the difference between the return key (to open stuff) and enter key from the num pad (to modify names) in FCP7. Anybody found a way to do that? So far return key allows modifying a name but if you are in the project library it will open the selected project.
I am sure I will have more questions in the near future…
Thank you all for sharing
Patrice
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3 Replies
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1. Only by clicking.
2. Sorry no.
All the best,
Tom
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[Patrice Freymond] “1) Is there a way to navigate from Event library to Event browser, the way one could go from bin level to clip level in FCP7? I can go from Event level to collection level but once on the right collection I can not switch to the Browser and go down the list of clips(sorry can’t work only with thumbnails…)”
I may be missundertanding you, but you should be able to navigate around the interface with the keyboard alone.
the tab key will take you around the interface clock-wise till you get to the story line. Seems like it should cycle through, but it doesn’t. then Shift+Tab takes you counter-clockwise around areas. So if you’re in the story line Shitt+tab once and you’re int he viewer. then again and you’re in whatever keyword collection (clips) or event is highlighted in the browser. Shift+tab again and you’re back in the Event Library. UP and down arrows take you up and down the list of keywords in the even browser as well as switching clips while you are in the part of the interface where you can view thumbnails of your clips (I forget the damn terminology they’re using for all these differnt areas).
-mattyc
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[Patrice Freymond] “I can not switch to the Browser and go down the list of clips(sorry can’t work only with thumbnails…)”
Yes. i just checked again. Shift+Tab takes you from the Event Browser to the event library.
That’s the thing I’ve been most impressed with so far..the speed I can get around certain parts of the interface with just the keyboard.
-mattyc
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