This document lists many keyboard shortcuts for navigating and performing tasks in Final Cut Pro X. Some of the key shortcuts include: - ⌘1 and ⌘2 to access the event browser and timeline. - I, O, and X keys to mark in, out, and select clip ranges. - ⌘+/- to zoom in and out of the timeline. - Q, W, and E to connect, insert, and append clips. - ⌘G to create a secondary storyline. - ⌘K to access the keyword editor. - ⌥G to make a compound clip. - ⌘T to add a cross

1. Final Cut X Shortcuts
GUI
Event
⇧⌘1 Event Library
⌘1 Event Browser
⇧⌘N New Folder
⇧⌘K New Keyword Collection
⌥⌘N New Smart Collection
⌘9 Background Tasks
Viewer
⌘7 Video Scope or Angle Viewer
⇧⌘7 Toggle Angle Viewer
⌘3 Viewer
⌥⌘4 Inspector
⌘4 Toggle Inspector
⌘6 Color Adjustment
⌘8 Audio Enhancement
⇧⌘8 Toggle Audio Enhancement
⌘+/- Zoom
Timeline
⌘0 Project Library
⇧⌘2 Timeline Index
⌘2 Project Timeline
⌘5 Media Browser
⇧⌘8 Audio Meters
Event Clips
⌃Click Event clip - Reveal in Finder
⌃Click Timeline clip - Reveal in Event Browser
I Mark In point
O Mark Out Point
X Select the Entire Clip
F Mark > Favorite
⌥Click On Analysis, Ratings, or Keyword Tag
Delete Mark > Reject
⌘K Keyword Editor
⌥G New Compound Clip
⇧⌘G Break Apart Clip Items (Level 1+)
⇧⌘R Reveal in Finder
⌘⌫ Delete Clip
Importing Files
⌘I Import from Camera
⇧⌘I Import Files
Event Management
⌥N New Event
⌥Drag Duplicate Event
⌘Drag Move Event
⌘⌫ Delete Event
Projects
⌘N New Project
⇧⌘N New Folder
⌘J Project Properties
⇧⌘F Play Full Screen
⌘D Duplicate Project
⌘⌫ Delete Project
Timeline
⌥G New Compound Clip
⌥Y Duplicate as Audition
Delete Replace with Gap
⌥⌘⍐ Lift from Primary Storyline
⇧⌘G Break Apart Clip Items
V Disable
⌥S Solo
⌥T Add Cross Dissolve
⌃D Change Duration
⌘R Retime
⇧F Reveal in Event Browser
⇧⌘R Reveal in Finder
⌥⌘Clk Move Connection Point
S Clip Skimming
⌥⌘S Clip Skimming (only on current)
⇧S Toggle Audio Skimming
N Snap Mode (hold to make it temporary)
C Select the Entire Clip
X Select the Entire Clip as a Range
⌥Click Select Clip (No Playhead Jump)
⌘= Zoom In
⌘- Zoom Out
⇧Z Fit All (Entire Primary Storyline visible)
⌘⌫ Delete Clip
Markers
M Create a Marker
⌥M Create a Marker (Open Menu)
⇧M Modify a Marker
⌃, Nudge a Marker Left
⌃. Nudge a Marker Right
⌃M Delete a Marker
⌃⌥M Delete Markers in Selection
Editing
Q Connect a Clip
W Insert a Clip
E Append a Clip
⇧Q Backtimed Connect a Clip
⇧D Backtimed Overwrite a Clip
⌃R Render
⇧⌃R Render All
⌘[ Move back in Timeline History
⌘] Move forward in Timeline History
⌃S Expand/Collapse Audio (or Double click)

2. ⇧⌃S Detach Audio
⌘G Create Second Storyline
⌥⌘⍐ Lift from Primary Storyline
⌘T Add a Cross Dissolve
Drag and Drop (Selector)
A Select
T Trim
P Position
R Range Selection
B Blade
Z Zoom In (drag); Out (⌥drag)
H Hand (Move - like the scroll bar)
Trimming a Clip
⌥W Insert a Gap
⌥⌘W Insert a Placeholder
⌘drag Finer moving or trimming action
Using Commands
Nothing Selected
⌥[ Trim Start (New start point)
⌥] Trim End (New end point)
⌘B Cut made where Pointer is
A Clip is Selected
Duration
(Same as trimming the end of a clip)
2XClk SMPTE Enter the duration
RMB Menu “Change Duration...”
⌃Click “Change Duration...”
Move by Nudge Value (Destructive)
, Nudge 1 frame left
. Nudge 1 frame right
⇧, Nudge 10 frames left
⇧. Nudge 10 frames right
⌥, Nudge 1 subframe (1/80 frame) left
⌥. Nudge 1 subframe (1/80 frame) right
Move by Numerical Value (Destructive)
+ Type in a value (Overwrites right)
- Type in a value (Overwrites left)
⌫ Deleting a Primary Storyline clip
(Note: Also deletes connected clips)
A Range is Selected
⌥ Trim to Selection (+ or - to change)
Edit Points are Selected
+;03 Ripple left 3 secs
⇧X Extend Edit
Using the Mouse
Edit Points (Trim Tool)
Ripple
Drag+L/R Move Left or Right (at the Start/End)
Roll
Drag+L/R Move Left or Right (between clips)
Slip
Drag+L/R Move the frames (Within a clip window)
Slide
⌥drag Move Left or Right (Alters side clips)
Edit Points (Position Tool)
(Destructive - Clips on the Timeline don’t shift)
Trimming
The following cursors appear:
|> First Frame (Left side)
<|> Left or Right border (extra content)
<| Last Frame (Right side)
Split Clips (Blade Tool)
Click Cuts the clip at the point clicked
Moving Clip
Move with Pointer (Good)
Drag Drag the clip between clips
Copy with Pointer (Good)
⌥drag Drag the clip
Move with Position (Bad)
Drag Drag the clip, others overwritten
Copy with Pointer (Good)
⌥drag Drag the clip (Same as Pointer)
SMPTE Reader
. Separator for h.m.f
Esc To cancel input
⌃P Move Playhead (Or Click Once)
+ or - To Pick Direction to Move
Click Twice To Change Duration (If Clip Selected)
+/- (Time) Enter amount to add/remove
Type + or -
No Selection Entered value moves the Playhead
Clip Selected Entered value moves selected Clip
Edit Pt. Select Entered value moves selected edit point
Transportation
Playback
J Reverse (Repeat to increase speed)
Space Play
K Stop
L Forward (Repeat to increase speed)
/ Play Selection
⌃⇧I Play from Beginning
⇧⌘F Play Full Screen
⌘L Loop Playback
Final Cut X Shortcuts by Scot Corrie - www.corriegraphics.com

3. Zooming the Timeline
⇧Z Zoom to Fit
⌘+/- Zoom (Playhead/Skimmer stays visible)
Click+drag Zoom Tool, or (Click) - Zoom
⌥Click Zoom Out
Drag Zoom Slider (Bottom right)
Navigation
Key Commands
Home Go to Beginning
End Go to End
⍐ or ; Go to Next Clip Boundary
⍗ or ` Go to Previous Clip Boundary
⍇ Go to Next Frame
⍈ Go to Previous Frame
⌘< Go to Next Sub Frame
⌘> Go to Previous Sub Frame
⌃; Go to Next Marker
⌃’ Go to Previous Marker
Roles
⌃⌥⍗ Video
⌃⌥T Titles
⌃⌥D Dialogue
⌃⌥M Music
⌃⌥E Effects
Filter Metadata
⌘F Find
Collections
⌥⌘N New Smart Collection
Dbl+Click Edit Smart Collection
⇧⌘K New Keyword Collection
Audition
Y Open Audition
⌃⌘Y Preview (Starts to play)
⌃> Next Audition
⌃< Previous Audition
Event Browser
⌘Y Create an Audition (Select 2 or more)
Timeline
⌥Y Duplicate as Audition (Creates Audition)
⇧⌘Y Duplicate from Original
⌥⌘Y Duplicate and Paste Effects
⌥⇧Y Finalize Audition
⇧Y Replace and add to Audition
⌃⇧Y Add to Audition
Drag Clip from Event Browser to Audition/Clip
Drag Effects from Window on to the clip
Precision Editor
Dbl+Click Edit point between clips (not entire clip)
⍐ or ⍗ Go to next or previous Edit Point Handle
Esc, Dbl+Cl Close
Keyframes
⌥K Add a Keyframe
⌥; Go Left to next Keyframe
⌥’ Go Right to next Keyframe
Drag Move Keyframe (One direction at a time)
⌥⍐/v Move Keyframe Up/Down
Animation Editor
⌃⍗ Show Video Animation (1 clip)
⌃A Show Audio Animation (1 clip)
Click+Drag Move a Range (R in Audio Lane)
⌃Click On Line to Change Curvature
⇧⌃⍗ Solo Animation
Audio
⌃=/- Raiser or Lower Volume
⇧⌘M Match Audio (Select clip to adjust first)
⌘C Copy an Effect
⌥⌘⍗ Paste an Effect
⌥⌘G Synchronize Video and Audio Clips
Compositing
⇧T Transform
⇧C Crop
⇧⌘D Distort
Transform
Drag Resizes equally, like the slider
⌥Drag Resizes, opposite side stays
⇧Drag Freeform resize
Click+Drag Move the Clip [on Anchor or Image]
Click+Drag Rotate [Rotation Handle] - Longer is finer
Crop
Trim
Drag A side handle to move only that side
⌥Drag Crops equally (Moves all sides)
⇧Drag Freeform resize
Click+Drag Move the Clip [on Anchor or Image]
Final Cut X Shortcuts by Scot Corrie - www.corriegraphics.com

4. Crop
Drag Resize, and Rescale
⌥Drag Resize, and Rescale equally
Click+Drag Move the Selection
Ken Burns
Green Starting Frame (position)
Red Ending Frame (position)
Distort
Drag To Distort (Freeform modify)
Color
⌥⌘B Balance Color
⌥⌘M Match Color (First Select Clip/s to Match)
⌃⌘C Color Tab (S = Saturation, E = Exposure)
⌃Tab Cycle Tabs (⇧⌃Tab = backwards)
Color Mask
Click With Eye Dropper to choose color
Click+Drag Chooses a bigger range of colors
⌥Drag Remove a color from the mask
⇧Drag Add colors to the mask
Scopes
⌃⌘W Waveform Scope
⌃⌘⍗ Vectorcope
⌃⌘W Histogram Scope
Key Commands
⌥⌘K Open Command Editor
Multicam Clips
⇧⍗ “Set Monitoring Angle” (Only one clip)
⇧A “Monitor Audio” (One or more clips)
⇧⌘7 Show/Hide Angle Viewer
1,2,3 Switch between angles in Angle Viewer
⌥1,2,3 Switch between angles in Timeline
Titles
⌃T Basic Title
⇧⌃T Basic Lower Third Title
Final Cut X Shortcuts by Scot Corrie - www.corriegraphics.com