Final Cut Pro X (Shortcuts)

Question 1

Preferences

Answer 1

Command-Comma

Question 2

Commands / Command Editor

Answer 2

Option Command K

Question 3

Jump playhead to the in-point of a selected range

Answer 3

Shift-I

Question 4

Jump playhead to the out-point of a selected range

Answer 4

Shift-O

Question 5

Connect Edit

Answer 5

Q

Question 6

Video only

Answer 6

Shift-2

Question 7

Audio only

Answer 7

Shift-3

Question 8

All (Video and Audio)

Answer 8

Shift-1

Question 9

To move a clip and either leave a gap and/or overwrite another clip, use the _________ tool

Answer 9

Position

Question 10

Fade shape LINEAR

Answer 10

Fade to Black

Question 11

Fade shape S-CURVE

Answer 11

Produces a smooth and “musical” sounding fade out from original volume to silence by applying a doubly-curved (S-shape) fade and fading out the higher frequencies a little quicker than the lower frequencies. It gives a “going off into the distance” type of sound rather than sounding like a “mechanical” fade out. This technique has found favor in recording studios for CD and LP tracks

Question 12

Fade shape +3dB

Answer 12

Cross fading between two clips. Despite their names these effects do not perform an automatic “crossfade” between two tracks or adjoining audio, where the audio coming to an end would fade out at the same time the following audio fades in. Instead Cross Fades apply a curve that is different from the linear Fade in and Fade Out. The curve used is one that will result in equal RMS (average) volume throughout the faded section once the faded in and faded out sections are mixed. If the two waveforms above (Cross Fade In and Out) were on separate tracks then rendered so as to mix the waveforms together, a section of audio with equal average volume (the inner light blue part of the waveform) would result as below. The peak volume of the crossfade (the outer dark blue part) does increase, but the volume still sounds constant because average volume level is a much stronger indicator than peak levels of “perceived” loudness.

Question 13

Fade shape -3dB

Answer 13

Masking something

Question 14

To display everything in the Timeline on the Timeline

Answer 14

Shift-Z

Question 15

To collapse an audio or video clip

Answer 15

Control-S

Question 16

To expand an audio ro video clip

Answer 16

Control-S

Question 17

Detach Audio

Answer 17

Shift Control S

Question 18

The only option to reattach audio after Detaching Audio, other than Command Z, is to marry the audio and video file as a __________ _____. And the shortcut for that would be

Answer 18

Compound Clip

Alt/Option G

Question 19

Show Libraries

Answer 19

Shift Command 1

Question 20

“Expand Audio/Video” creates an audio/video _____. To clear this, go to the Clip menu and click on _____ _____/_____ _____.

Answer 20

Split

Clear Audio/Video Split

Question 21

“______ _____/_____” displays the audio as a single element

Answer 21

Expand Audio/Video

Question 22

“______ _____ __________” displays all the audio tracks

Answer 22

Expand Audio Components

Question 23

When you’ve Expanded the Audio Components in the Timeline, you can mute, skim, add fades, change the fade shape, and name each separate audio track, as well as trim the tracks separately even thought they are connected.

Answer 23

Yes!

Question 24

There is no magic button within FCPX that says “Resync Audio with Video”, which is why you always want to use the Expand and Collapse, because it guarantees that your clips won’t move out of sync. If you don’t, you’ll have to manually adjust and then make a compound clip.

Answer 24

Yep!

Question 25

Show/Hide Video Scopes

Answer 25

Command 7

Question 26

Show/Hide Angles

Answer 26

Shift Command 7

Question 27

Show Effects

Answer 27

Command 5

Question 28

Background Tasks

Answer 28

Command 9

Question 29

To move between tabs in Safari

Answer 29

Control Tab (forward) or Shift Control Tab (Backward)