[Jase]

Thanks Sean – Q works way better than apple 1 and 2. Now how do you toggle to the bin?….can’t seem to see it in keyboard layout mapping.

Walter, I’ve seen Avid editors mapping AVID keys to FCP via a layout loaded from some site. I don’t know about you but I use 4 edit systems (FCP, Avid, 844x and a Stratosphere(!) not including Protools, Potatoshop, AE) on a weekly basis. Yes I have buttons up there too. Would good if FCP was logical and didn’t have to customise things in order for simple operations like editing with the keyboard out of the box. It is ALWAYS good practice to use shortcuts/keys where possible – better ergonomics is advisable if you do long hours. You will go faster if you don’t touch a mouse.

What I want to do is (say):
select clip in bin (up down return)
loads in viewer
set in out (I O)
go to timeline (Q)
mark in (I)
insert on track 1 (or 2 – is there keys to change patching?) (?, F10)
then navigate to the bin to select another clip. (?)

Just basic stuff that you do everyday. Go through a roll get the good stuff down. Then I go to selected tools to trim, composite etc….

There are so many ways to edit on FCP. I’ve never like Avid that much given the slow audio waveform redraw – tho it was a lot faster to edit on these babies compared to M100 – being a keystroke editor – that’s if you knew the keys!.

Jason.

[Jase]

The 4 cam mix is on dv tape….as I understand it, it only works on time of day for detection….would it work if the timecode is continuous?

Jase

[Jase]

Sorry found it via the conrol panel

[Jase]

[Jase]

Thanks Floh – You’re a legend – hope you’re getting good commission!

Jase