Apple Final Cut Pro 7 User Manual download pdf (Page 55)

• Audio meters: Option-4

Note: There is no keyboard shortcut to open the Tool palette.

Choose Window, then in the submenu, choose the window you want to display.

Using Keyboard Shortcuts, Buttons, and Shortcut Menus

Final Cut Pro offers several methods for performing commands. You can choose commands

from the menu bar at the top of the screen or from contextual shortcut menus, or you

can use keyboard shortcuts to perform many commands. Most people work fastest using

keyboard shortcuts; others prefer to use shortcut menus or the mouse to access commands

in the menu bar. Experiment to find out which method best suits your editing style.

You can also create shortcut buttons that appear at the top of each window in the

window’s button bar. Learning about these basic interface elements will enable you to

work faster and more efficiently.

Using Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts let you perform commands in Final Cut Pro by using the keyboard

instead of by pointing and clicking. These shortcuts can help you work more efficiently.

For example, to create a new sequence, you press Command-N; to zoom in, you press

Command–Equal Sign (=).

Note: The default keyboard shortcuts for tasks are presented throughout this

documentation, as well as in menu commands and tooltips. Tooltips appear when you

move the pointer over a control in Final Cut Pro and show the name of the control, as

well as the current shortcut key(s) assigned to that control.

Final Cut Pro allows you to change the default keyboard shortcuts to better suit your

needs. For example, if your style of editing requires a particular set of commands that

isn’t readily available by default, you can modify the default keyboard layout with your

own set of commands. You can also create different keyboard layouts for different tasks.

For example, you may find it useful to create different keyboard layouts for editing, color

correction, multicamera editing, and audio mixing.

For more information on how to customize keyboard layouts in Final Cut Pro, see

“Customizing the Interface.”

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Apple Final Cut Pro 7 User Manual Page 55