9 MORE Tips for FCPX That Feel Like MAGIC! | Final Cut Pro X Tutorial

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It's the sequel none of you asked for but desperately wanted! That's right, 9 MORE Tips & Tricks for FCPX that feel like MAGIC! I dug way down into the vault of features, tricks, and keyboard shortcuts to find these absolute GEMS so you could up your editing game with this Final Cut Pro X Tutorial.

You'll have to let me know if this sequel is even better than the original - I kinda think it might be. 😎

CHAPTERS:

0:00 Intro
2:09 1. Audio Crossfades (Option + T)
4:29 2. Expand Audio (CTRL + S)
6:34 3. Hold Z + Draw a Box to Zoom
9:15 4. Zoom Out to Entire Timeline (Shift + Z)
10:11 5. Move Clips on the Primary Storyline (Press + Hold Tilde Key)
11:51 6. Set Custom Durations for Clips & Transitions (CTRL + D)
14:48 7. Automatic Speed using Custom Keyboard Shortcut (Option + Z)
16:33 8. Play Selection using Forward Slash Key /
17:51 9. Loop Playback + Play Selection
19:17 Bonus Tip! | Three-Finger Drag Trackpad Gesture
21:35 Outro
23:18 Outtake
23:33 End Card

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