• FCP Tip of the Day (12/26/2009)

      3 comments
      26th Dec 09
      Rodney

    Tip of the Day!

    Soundtrack Pro – Return to Start

    I wish Final Cut Pro had this trick

    To get back to the beginning of a Soundtrack Pro project, just press RETURN.
    To play from the beginning of a Soundtrack Pro project, press SHIFT + RETURN.
    May you have many happy returns.

    Courtesy of Larry Jordan

      Larry Jordan - Tip of the Day
      

    • David Langley

      December 26th, 2009 at 21:22

      Actually, FCP does have a keystroke that will return you to the beginning of a timeline; press the “Home” key on your keyboard. For a return & play deal, you could either hit home and play, or play and home, in the case of the latter the cursor will jump during playback. Of course, if you have a really long and/or dense (heavy effects or layers) timeline, FCP may have to do a little thinking before it starts playing from the beginning. Hope that helps.

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    • Larry Jordan

      December 28th, 2009 at 01:26

      David:

      This is a good comment. Keep in mind that laptops only have a Home key when you use the left arrow and Fn keys together.

      Return is much cooler.

      Larry

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    • David Langley

      December 30th, 2009 at 13:16

      Hi Larry, thanks for the follow-up. Good point on laptops; I was thinking from the perspective of those of us who are usually “tethered to our towers” while editing in FCP. (As I’ve been doing a lot of recently.)

      Return is definitely cooler (and easier to find), though I suppose you could get used to hitting Fn-left arrow with regular use and practice.

      Thanks,
      David

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