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Levels of Undo Preference in Final Cut Pro

By Sandy on September 8, 2010 4:40 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

When it comes to User Preferences in Final Cut Pro, some editors might agree that one of the most important preferences is changing the number of Levels of Undo. Levels of Undo is defaulted at only 10. There's no reason to leave that default set at 10. The maximum levels of undo is 99. Every editor should always make sure to set it at a maximum of 99. The Undo feature, or my favorite shortcut CMD+Z, is a great way to back out of a series of minor changes that maybe you decided not to use for a particular sequence. To change the Levels of Undo, navigate to the Final Cut Pro User Preferences.

The Levels of Undo option will be at the top left of the dialog box that opens. Set a new value (like 99), and click OK

May I suggest however, that if you did want to try out some radical changes to your sequence, save it first before making the changes and not have to rely so heavily on the undo button. That way if you don't like the effects you can always revert back to what you had before by using the Revert function.

Restoring Default Keyboard Shortcuts in Final Cut Pro

By Sandy on September 7, 2010 1:40 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

In Final Cut Pro you can customize the keyboard layout. Often editors will save their layouts by their own name. When another editor starts to use a particular Final Cut system they switch to their personal layout. If you don't have a layout, and want to reset Final Cut Pro to the default keyboard layout you can do so by following these steps:

Go to the Tools Menu > Keyboard Layout > Default Layout - U.S.

And that's it! Super easy.

Another consideration is that when you do save your own keyboard layout, you can save it to your iDisk, so you have it wherever you have an internet connection.

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Split Edits in Final Cut Pro

By Jeff on September 6, 2010 3:15 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

In Final Cut Pro it is very likely that you will need to perform a split edit from time to time. Also referred to as J & L cuts due to the shape the edit takes in the timeline. A perfect example of a split cut is when you start to hear the audio of an incoming clip before while the video of the outgoing clip is finishing.

There are many ways to perform a split edit. To be able to trim the audio or video without trimming the other, you will have to disable linking. Remember that the option key can be a big help when you need to disable linking.

Scaling Values When Pasting Attributes in Final Cut Pro

By Jeff on September 5, 2010 8:20 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

In Final Cut Pro it is frequent that we will use the function of pasting attributes to copy the values of attributes from one clip to another. When there are multiple attribute values on one clip, it means the clip has been keyframed. When you paste attributes from a keyframed clip onto a clip of a different length, you must choose whether or not to scale attribute times.

For example let's say you have applied two keyframes on a 3 second clip that caused the clip to scale up from 0 scale to 20 scale over the first 15 frames of the 3 second clip. After copying the clip you want to paste the Basic Motion attributes onto a 6 second clip. By checking the Scale Attribute Times box, the duration between the 0 scale and 100 scale will be 30 frames. However if you leave the box unchecked the duration between 0 scale and 100 scale will remain 15 frames.

When pasting attributes from clips that have no keyframes, it makes no difference whether or not you check the box.