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Switch to Canvas after inser/overwrite – how to disable?
Hello, I don`t like the way FCP always switches focus to Canvas (or Timeline) after making an insert/overwrite from Viewer.
Avid or Premiere leaves focus in Viewer, so I can continue to I-O-insert more edits from it, without having to switch to Viewer after each and every edit. This is annoying. Is there any way to turn this off? Thanks!
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7 Replies
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No way to change this behavior… type cmd+1 after each edit?
I don’t like this behavior either. Take the time to ask about changing this in the FCP feedback found in the FCP menu… Apple does read all of the feedback submitted this way.
Jerry
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Author: “Jerry Hofmann on Final Cut Pro 4” Click here
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Please do fill the request… I will too. And so should anyone who dislikes FCP in this regard too. Thanks!
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After your edit, type the Q key. Not a big deal to me.
Kevin Monahan
http://www.fcpworld.com
Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro -
Hooo boy, yes, has always annoyed me … when you’re trying to (quickly) pull a bunch of selects from a source clip into the timeline the extra keypress is annoying at best. Personally, I just got used to it, but if its really an “issue” then you can akways use a third party macro app like QuickKeys or VideoMacro to handle the extra button pushing for you.
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If rather than using the keyboard to edit to the timeline you drag to the canvas edit overlay, the viewer remains the active window. Personally I would prefer if the behavior were reversed. It makes more sense that dragging to the edit overlay should make the timeline active, rather than the keyboard.
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” -
Just press the Q Key & you can toggle between the Viewer & the Canvas.
Dave
Dave Hardy
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> It makes more sense that dragging to the edit overlay should make the timeline active, rather than the keyboard.
Good call on the drag and drop to canvas for keeping the Viewer active Tom! …. and yes, its absolutely backwards :/
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