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Final Cut Pro shortcuts for Mac

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Final Cut Pro is a professional video editing software that allows users to create and edit movies with high-quality audio and video. Download Final Cut Pro

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Mac keyboard shortcuts for Final Cut Pro

File

  • Open file⌘ (command) + o Add →
  • Open selected filereturn Add →
  • OPen in separate window⇧ (shift) + return Add →
  • Open item editor⌃ (control) + ⇧ (shift) + return Add →
  • Close window⌘ (command) + w Add →
  • HElp⌘ (command) + ? Add →
  • Quit⌘ (command) + q Add →
  • Save⌘ (command) + s Add →
  • Save all⌥ (option) + s Add →
  • Undo⌘ (command) + z Add →
  • Redo⌘ (command) + y Add →
  • Adio scrub on or off⇧ (shift) + s Add →
  • Edit render quality⇧ (shift) + y Add →
  • Looping on or off⇧ (shift) + l Add →
  • Snappig on or off⇧ (shift) + l Add →

Application Window

General

Navigation

Finding items

  • FInd⌘ (command) + f Add →
  • FInd next (in find results)⌘ (command) + g Add →
  • Find previous (in Find results)⇧ (shift) + f3 Add →

Scrolling

  • Horizontal scroll left⇧ (shift) + page up Add →
  • Horizontal scroll right⇧ (shift) + page down Add →
  • Vertical scroll uppage up Add →
  • Vertical scroll downpage down Add →

Screen Layout and Display

  • Custom layout 1⇧ (shift) + u Add →
  • Custom layout 2⌥ (option) + u Add →

Project

Browser

Timeline

  • Create or break link⌘ (command) + l Add →
  • Linked selection on or offl Add →
  • Create or break stereo pair⌥ (option) + l Add →
  • Change track size⇧ (shift) + t Add →
  • Clip Keyframes on or off⌥ (option) + t Add →
  • Clip Overlays on or off⌥ (option) + w Add →
  • Delete and leave gap⌫ Add →
  • Ripple delete (no gap)⇧ (shift) + ⌫ Add →
  • Fit sequence in window⇧ (shift) + z Add →
  • Lock video trackf5  + track number Add →
  • Lock all video tracks⇧ (shift) + f5 Add →

In and Out points

Logging and capturing

Output

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