[Gerry Fraiberg]

Thanks, Alban. I will send this to Apple as Feedback from within FCP X.

Gerry

[Gerry Fraiberg]

Thanks for this. There is so much to learn, and the FCPX Techniques forum has become my go to place.

[Gerry Fraiberg]

Nice work, Brendan. It’s good to see you’ve embraced FCP X, and are helping others to make it work. A repository of user created plug-ins would be a nice addition to the COW.

[Gerry Fraiberg]

I just found the answer.

At the bottom left of the Events Library, click on the twirl down triangle to the right and select Group Clips By > File Type.

Or select from the menu bar View > Event Browser > Group Clips By > File Type. I now have the Quicktime Movie files at the top, and the JPEG files at the bottom – with labels for the groups.

Now that I think of it, perhaps the colour labels might detract from the elegant grey user interface.

[Gerry Fraiberg]

I just figured out how to change the duration of the dissolve. Click on the transition and type “control-D” or right click on the transition and select “Change Duration”. The timecode in the dashboard changes to blue, indicating the current length. Just type the number for the time you want, eg: 2 for two seconds, and hit Enter. Done.

[Gerry Fraiberg]

I apologize for posting twice – nothing apparently happened the first time I clicked. Now I’m replying to both responses.

Thanks! That did the trick. So, we can select the cutaway clip, type “Q” to connect it to the Storyline, then “Command-g” to make the clip a secondary storyline. Two keystrokes. Then “Command-t” to add Cross Dissolve. It appears it is possible to stack storylines for compositing, like tracks in FCP7.

My next question is how do we change the length of the dissolve without going into Preferences? In FCP 7, double clicking the transition brings it up in the Viewer, where the duration can be lengthened, say from one to two seconds.

[Gerry Fraiberg]

Thanks! That did the trick. So, we can select the cutaway clip, type “Q” to connect it to the Storyline, then “Command-g” to make the clip a secondary storyline. Two keystrokes. Then “Command-t” to add Cross Dissolve. It appears it is possible to stack storylines for compositing, like tracks in FCP7.

My next question is how do we change the length of the dissolve without going into Preferences? In FCP 7, double clicking the transition brings it up in the Viewer, where the duration can be lengthened, say from one to two seconds.

I apologize for posting twice – nothing apparently happened the first time I clicked.

[Gerry Fraiberg]

Interesting concept. It is likely we will see iPad controllers for FCP X. Tangent Devices already has their free vWave-Lite app, which is a control surface for Color. Works quite well. Then there are the three Adobe apps for Photoshp 5.5 – Lava, Eazel and Nav.

[Gerry Fraiberg]

The long and winding road will eventually lead to the FCP X Help page. Too bad it isn’t more readily available.

Click on the link: For more information, visit https://www.apple.com/finalcutpro.

On the FCP page, click on Tech Specs.

On the Tech Specs page, click on Explore third-party plug-ins, tutorials and other useful resources for Final Cut Pro X. View Resources >

On the Resources page, scroll down to Support > Final Cut Pro Support Page. Click on the link.

On the Final Cut Pro X Support Page, scroll down to Get Started > User Manuals.

Or, follow this link: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4681

When you click on a manual, you get online help. It would be nice if there is a downloadable PDF. The workaround I used: In the upper right hand corner, click on the printer icon and select: Book – Final Cut Pro Help. Instead of my printer, I selected Bull Zip printer, which is a utility to print to PDF. I now have a PDF file which I will sync to my iPad.

There are PDF files for Motion 5 and Compressor 4. Click on their links, and online help opens. Then click the link at the top of the left margin index for the User Manual, then either open with Acrobat Reader or save as a PDF.

[Gerry Fraiberg]

Thanks Joshua. I tried your solution, however, the more I learn, the less I know. I tried applying effects to individual clips, but it appears that effects are applied to the entire soundtrack. Even with your workaround of opening an exported XML file in Soundtrack.

Gerry Fraiberg