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Final Cut Pro

Keyboard Shortcuts

General Controls Application Windows

Open file x +O Viewer x +1

Open selected item return Canvas x + 2

Open in separate window shift + return Timeline x + 3

Open item editor control + shift + return Browser x +4

Close window x +W Effects x +5
Help x +? Favorites bin x +6
Quit x +Q Trim Edit x +7
Save x +S Log and Capture x +8
Save all option +S Item Properties x +9
Undo x + Z Sequence Settings x +0
Redo x +Y Preferences option +Q
Audio scrub on or off shift + S

Edit render quality shift +Y

Looping on or off shift + L

Snapping on or off 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

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Shift+Home has the same functions as the End key.
Finding Items Browser

Find x +F Toggle list/icon view shift +V

Find next (in Find results) x +G Insert bin x +B

Find previous (in Find results) shift + F3 Open bins (list view)
Scrolling Close bins (list view)
page
Horizontal scroll left shift + up Make Favorite option +F
page
Horizontal scroll right shift + down Show logging columns option +B
page
Vertical scroll up up Show standard columns shift + B
page
Vertical scroll down down Timeline

Screen Layout and Display Create or break link x +L

Custom layout 1 shift +U Linked selection on or off L

Custom layout 2 option +U Create or break stereo pair option + L

Projects and Sequences Change track size +T

shift
Import file x +I
Clip Keyframes on or off option +T
New project x +E
Clip Overlays on or off option +W
New sequence x +N
Delete and leave gap delete

Ripple delete (no gap) shift + delete

Fit sequence in window shift + Z

Lock video track F4 +track number

Lock all video tracks shift + F4

Lock audio track F5 +track number

Lock all audio tracks shift + F5

Logging and Capturing In and Out Points2

Log clip F2 Set In point I

Batch capture x +H Set Out point O

Playing Video Set video In only J

Play/Stop space bar Set video Out only shift + J

Play around current \ Clear In option +I

Play every frame option +P Clear Out option +O
Play here to Out shift + P Clear In and Out option +X
Play in reverse shift + space bar Make selection an In or Out shift +A
Play In to Out shift + \ Mark clip X

Go to In point shift + I

Go to Out point shift +O

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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.

3
Markers
Add marker M

Add and name marker M +M

Delete marker x +~
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 E Add Motion KeyFrame K

Insert edit F9 Next Keyframe shift + K

Insert with transition shift + F9 Previous Keyframe option +K

Overwrite F10 Make still frame shift + N

Overwrite with transition shift + F10 Render effect (FXBuilder) x +K

Replace F11 Render selection x +R
Fit to fill shift + F11 Render sequence option +R
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Superimpose F12 Render single frame on or off lock

Make subclip x +U Speed x +J

Slip edit shift click In or Out Change Image/Wireframe view W

Split edit option click In or Out Change RGB/RGB+A/Alpha shift +W

Set target video F6 + track number Fit in window shift +Z

Set target video to None shift + F6 Nudge position down control + shift +
Set target Audio 1 F7 + track number Nudge position left control + shift +
Set target Audio 1 to None shift + F7 Nudge position right control + shift +

Set target Audio 2 F8 + track number Nudge position up control + shift +

Set target Audio 2 to None shift + F8 Sub pixel down x +
Trim backward one frame Sub pixel left x +
Trim backward 5 frames shift + Sub pixel right x +
Trim forward one frame Sub pixel up x +
Trim forward 5 frames shift + Zoom in x +=
Output Zoom out x +-
Change render quality Y

Display frame4 F15

Print to video x +M

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Shift+F12 has the same function as the F15 key.
Tools Select Tool Plus Tool Plus Tool Plus
Command (x) Shift Option

Select A Select additional Select range Link on/off

Edit Select G Select additional To Ripple tool Link on/off

Group Select G+G Select additional Select additional Link on/off

Range Select G+G+G Link on/off

Track Forward Select T All forward Link on/off

Track Backward Select T+T All backward Link on/off

Track Select T+T+T Link on/off

All Tracks Forward Select T+T+T+T Track forward Link on/off

All Tracks Backward Select T+T+T+T+T Track backward Link on/off

Roll Edit R Select additional To Ripple tool Link on/off

Ripple Edit R+R Select additional To Roll tool Link on/off

Slip S Select additional Select clip Link on/off

Slide S+S Select additional Select clip Link on/off

Razor Blade B To Blade All Link on/off

Razor Blade All B+B To Blade

Zoom In Z To Hand tool Zoom in maximum Zoom out

Zoom Out Z+Z To Hand tool Zoom out maximum Zoom in

Hand H Zoom in Zoom out

Crop C All sides Two sides

Distort D Perspective Resize

Pen P Smooth on/off Adjust line Pen delete

Pen Delete P+P Pen

Pen Smooth P+P+P

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