Shortcut to realign video/audio

[Tom Wolsky]

You mean there are red out of sync flags on the clips in the timeline? Right-click on the flag and select the best option.

All the best,

Tom

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[Paul Campbell]

Hi, Tom. Sometimes when I unlink a video clip from its audio clip (to arrange my timeline the way I want it to be), I get a little loose when I drag the audio clip to a different track. Naturally the red “-3” or “+whatever” indication shows up on the video/audio clips letting me know I’ve knocked them out of sync. During one of my lynda.com sessions I learned of a keyboard shortcut to put the two back in sync, but I just can’t remember where that little hint was, that’s all. Gracias!

[Tom Wolsky]

There is no keyboard shortcut for slip into sync or move into sync, and as far as I know you can’t make one. You can use the bracket keys to move the selected audio or video. The [ and ] will move one frame. Shift-[ and Shift-] will move five frames. You can also type a value. Select the video and audio unlinked of course and type + or – 3 and press return.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP6,” “Basic Training for FCS2” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”