What is your best way of getting the in and out points in FCP X?

[Tom Wolsky]

Try using list view rather that filmstrip view.

All the best,

Tom

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[Robert Bracken]

Thanks for the reply. It seems like my best bet is to keep zooming into the video because I need to set my in points by the word. That requires exact editing. I just miss that little middle window and the ability to focus only on the audio.

[Nick Toth]

Are you working in the event library or the project?

In the event library I would use “clip view” and make sure waveforms are turned on. Adjust the slider on the lower right side of the window to suit. By adjusting the slider you define the length in time each thumbnail represents (from All down to 1/2 second). Around 30 seconds should work but try each to see what works for you. Use the skimmer so you can hear the audio while scrubbing. Mark your in and out and make it a favorite (F key).

If you are working in the project (sequence) change the “clip appearance” to audio waveform only in the pop-up on the lower right of the window. Use the skimmer so you can hear while scrubbing.

I find FCP X easier to work with than FCP 7 in this respect especially when working with long clips. Hope this helps!

Quick Tip – I hated the skimmer until I learned to turn it on only when I needed it and off otherwise. Just hit the “S” key. It is a little funky sometimes with regard to the skimmer not detaching from the playhead or sticking in place. I have reported that to Apple so hopefully they will make that work the way it should. It’s not a major problem but something to be aware of. I can usually get it to straighten out by deselecting any clips selected in the event library and/or in the project.

NT

[Mark Morache]

There’s a trick I used in my old Avid days.

Drop a large chunk of the clip into the timeline, then trim it there. If you’re using the waveforms to help you trim, you can maximize the waveforms in the timeline. Shouldn’t be too difficult.

Once you’ve set the clip in the timeline, you can Shift-F to see it in the event browser, and hit the F key to set the points as a favorite, just in case you need it again.

Personally, I find that scrubbing the clips in filmstrip view works quite well. I’ve given feedback for a couple of things that bother me about it. I wish that each bin (keyword collection, I know!) remembered it’s own view. I like list view for music files.

The other thing that bugs me is skimming the long clips where the filmstrips are broken up over several lines requires me to skim back and forth. I’ll bet they could fix it so that just by skimming vertically you would be able to skim the clip continuously across the line breaks.

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[Robert Bracken]

Great advice. Thanks