Apple Final Cut Pro 5 User Manual download pdf (Page 46)

Chapter 4 Overview of the Final Cut Pro Interface 45

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 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’d press Command-N; to zoom in, you’d

press Command-= (equal sign).

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

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

Chapter 10, “Customizing the Interface,” on page 139.

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Apple Final Cut Pro 5 User Manual Page 46