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Final Cut Pro

Keyboard Shortcuts

General Controls x +O Application Windows x +1
x +2
Open file return Viewer x +3
Open selected item Canvas x +4
Open in separate window shift + return Timeline x +5
Open item editor control + shift + return Browser x +6
Close window Effects x +7
Help x +W Favorites bin x +8
Quit x +? Trim Edit x +9
Save x +Q Log and Capture x +0
Save all x +S Item Properties option + Q
Undo option + S Sequence Settings
Redo x +Z Preferences
Audio scrub on or off x +Y
Edit render quality shift + S
Looping on or off shift + Y
Snapping on or off shift + L

N

Select, Cut, Copy, and Paste Navigation

Copy x + C Forward one frame

Cut x + X Back one frame

Duplicate option + D Forward one second shift +

Make In/Out a selection option + A Back one second shift +

Paste x + V Match frame F

Paste attributes option + V Next edit shift + E

Select all x +A Previous edit option + E

Deselect all x +D Next gap shift + G

Previous gap option + G

Shuttle forward '
Shuttle backward ;

To beginning of media home
To end of media1 end
To next edit or In/Out

To previous edit or In/Out

To next marker shift +

To previous marker shift +

To master clip shift + F

1 Shift+Home has the same functions as the End key.

Finding Items x +F Browser shift + V
x +B
Find Toggle list/icon view
Insert bin option + F
Find next (in Find results) x +G Open bins (list view) option + B
Close bins (list view) shift + B
Find previous (in Find results) shift + F3 Make Favorite
Show logging columns x +L
Scrolling shift + page Show standard columns
up L
Horizontal scroll left Timeline
Horizontal scroll right +shift page option + L
Vertical scroll up down Create or break link shift + T
Vertical scroll down Linked selection on or off option + T
page Create or break stereo pair option + W
up Change track size
Clip Keyframes on or off delete
page Clip Overlays on or off
down Delete and leave gap shift + delete
Ripple delete (no gap) shift + Z
Screen Layout and Display Fit sequence in window F4 +track number
Lock video track shift + F4
Custom layout 1 shift +U Lock all video tracks F5 +track number
Lock audio track shift + F5
Custom layout 2 option + U Lock all audio tracks

Projects and Sequences x +I

Import file

New project x +E

New sequence x +N

Logging and Capturing F2 In and Out Points2 I
O
Log clip x +H Set In point J
Batch capture Set Out point
space bar Set video In only shift + J
Playing Video \ Set video Out only option + I
Clear In option + O
Play/Stop option + P Clear Out option + X
Play around current shift + P Clear In and Out shift + A
Play every frame shift + space bar Make selection an In or Out
Play here to Out shift + \ Mark clip X
Play in reverse Go to In point
Play In to Out Go to Out point shift + I
shift + O

2 In and Out shortcuts follow a simple “set-go to-clear” scheme, using
I or O for set, Shift+I or O to go to In or Out, and Option+I or O to clear
In or Out.

Markers3 M +~

Add marker M +M
Add and name marker x +~
Delete marker
Extend marker control + shift
Reposition marker shift + ~
Next marker shift + M
Previous marker option + M

3 Marker shortcuts follow a simple “set-next-previous” scheme, using
M for set, Shift+M for next, and Option+M for previous.

Editing Compositing and Special Effects

Apply default transition x +T Combine clips option + C
Extend edit
Insert edit E Add Motion KeyFrame K
Insert with transition F9
Overwrite Next Keyframe shift + K
Overwrite with transition shift + F9
Replace Previous Keyframe option + K
Fit to fill F10
Superimpose Make still frame shift + N
Make subclip shift + F10
Slip edit Render effect (FXBuilder) x +K
Split edit F11
Set target video Render selection x +R
Set target video to None shift + F11
Set target Audio 1 Render sequence option + R
Set target Audio 1 to None F12 Render single frame on or off
Set target Audio 2 Speed caps
Set target Audio 2 to None x +U lock
Trim backward one frame shift click In or Out
Trim backward 5 frames option click In or Out x +J
Trim forward one frame F6 + track number
Trim forward 5 frames shift + F6 Change Image/Wireframe view W
F7 + track number
Output shift + F7 Change RGB/RGB+A/Alpha shift + W
F8 + track number
Change render quality shift + F8 Fit in window shift + Z
Display frame4
Print to video shift + Nudge position down control + shift +
+
shift + Nudge position left control + shift +
+
Y Nudge position right control + shift
F15
Nudge position up control + shift
x +M
Sub pixel down x+

Sub pixel left x+

Sub pixel right x+

Sub pixel up x+

Zoom in x +=

Zoom out x +-

4 Shift+F12 has the same function as the F15 key.

Tools Select Tool Plus Tool Plus Tool Plus
Command (x) Shift Option
Select A
Edit Select G Select additional Select range Link on/off
Group Select G+G Select additional
Range Select G+G+G Select additional To Ripple tool Link on/off
Track Forward Select T
Track Backward Select T+T Select additional Select additional Link on/off
Track Select T+T+T Select additional
All Tracks Forward Select T+T+T+T Select additional Link on/off
All Tracks Backward Select T+T+T+T+T Select additional
Roll Edit R All forward Link on/off
Ripple Edit R+R To Hand tool
Slip S To Hand tool All backward Link on/off
Slide S+S Zoom in
Razor Blade B Link on/off
Razor Blade All B+B Perspective
Zoom In Z Smooth on/off Track forward Link on/off
Zoom Out Z+Z
Hand H Track backward Link on/off
Crop C
Distort D To Ripple tool Link on/off
Pen P
Pen Delete P+P To Roll tool Link on/off
Pen Smooth P+P+P
Select clip Link on/off

Select clip Link on/off

To Blade All Link on/off

To Blade

Zoom in maximum Zoom out

Zoom out maximum Zoom in

Zoom out

All sides Two sides

Resize

Adjust line Pen delete

Pen

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