{"id":2272,"date":"2010-06-14T13:43:38","date_gmt":"2010-06-14T18:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/?p=2272"},"modified":"2012-05-16T13:30:10","modified_gmt":"2012-05-16T18:30:10","slug":"mediastorm%e2%80%99s-guide-to-custom-final-cut-shortcuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/14\/mediastorm%e2%80%99s-guide-to-custom-final-cut-shortcuts\/","title":{"rendered":"MediaStorm\u2019s Guide to Custom Final Cut Shortcuts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Frequently when working in Final Cut, I need to find the source of a clip. The most obvious way to do this is to right-click on the clip and select Reveal in Finder<\/strong>.
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\nBut I\u2019d prefer to use a faster method, specifically a keyboard shortcut key.<\/p>\n

To find a function\u2019s shortcut, enter a keyword into the Help>Search<\/strong> field window. You\u2019ll see all of the menu items that contain the word \u2018reveal.\u2019 Use the down arrow key to select Reveal in Finder<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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A large blue arrow points to the item under the View<\/strong> menu.<\/p>\n

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Notice that there\u2019s no shortcut key to the right of the menu. This indicates that Apple has not assigned a default keystroke to this task.<\/p>\n

Not to worry. Final Cut provides a straightforward method for customizing your keyboard with new shortcut keys.<\/p>\n

Choose Tools>Keyboard Layout>Customize<\/strong> or Option-H<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Final Cut launches the default keyboard layout window.<\/p>\n

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This tool illustrates each of Final Cut\u2019s shortcut keys with an icon on the respective key. Note the tabs on top for modifier keys (command, option, control, etc.).<\/p>\n

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To the right of the default keyboard layout window is a series of expandable menus. Each contains a Final Cut function, an icon, and for some, a keyboard shortcut.<\/p>\n

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In the search box above this menu, type \u2018reveal,\u2019 You\u2019ll see a number of results. At the bottom of the list is Reveal in Finder<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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To create a custom shortcut, you\u2019ll need to drag the function onto the keyboard. First though, click the lock at the lower left of the window in order to amend the default settings.<\/p>\n

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In most cases, you\u2019ll want to add the function to an unused key combination. In my example, I wanted to include the F<\/strong> key, as Reveal in Finder<\/strong> is a form of \u2018find.\u2019<\/p>\n

Sorting through the tab, you\u2019ll see that in the control-option<\/strong> pane the F<\/strong> key is empty.<\/p>\n

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Simply drag the function from the left side of the keyboard layout window onto the right-side key.<\/p>\n

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Place the icon on the F<\/strong> key.<\/p>\n

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Lock the window again, and you\u2019re good to go. <\/p>\n

Now, when I want to find out the source location of a video or photograph, I just select the clip then use the custom keystroke control-option-F<\/strong>, and a Finder window will open, revealing the file. <\/p>\n

The same workflow can be used for just about any Final Cut function that doesn\u2019t use a default keystroke. <\/p>\n

Tell us your favorite custom keystrokes in the comments.<\/p>\n

Learn more about our approach to producing multimedia by purchasing MediaStorm’s Post-production Workflow<\/a>. Spanning more than 200 steps, the workflow covers every phase of editing, from organizing and editing assets in Final Cut Pro 7<\/strong> through backing up and archiving your project. The workflow includes exclusive access to our Aperture Workflow<\/strong> and our Final Cut Asset Parser<\/strong>. Learn more about MediaStorm’s Post-production Workflow<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Frequently when working in Final Cut, I need to find the source of a clip. The most obvious way to do this is to right-click on the clip and select Reveal in Finder. But I\u2019d prefer to use a faster method, specifically a keyboard shortcut key. To find a function\u2019s shortcut, enter a keyword into […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,748],"tags":[909,731,910],"class_list":["post-2272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-editing","category-tutorials","tag-custom-keys","tag-fcp","tag-shortcuts","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2272"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}