Editing Tools and Shortcuts in the Timeline

Learn how to utilize all of the tools and shortcuts available for the Final Cut Pro timeline to make editing easy and efficient.

14. How to Add Clips into the Timeline in Final Cut Pro

There are so many ways to add your media into the timeline! In this video tutorial, we'll go over some methods you can use to add your clips into the timeline before you start editing.


15. All About Insert Edits in Final Cut Pro

Inserting a clip between two other clips is a pretty straightforward and intuitive process, but there are many ways to do it. In this video tutorial, we'll define what it means to insert a clip, and what things to keep in mind while doing so.


16. Everything You Thought You Knew About Connecting Clips in Final Cut Pro

Connecting clips above the primary storyline is a convenient method of nondestructive editing in Final Cut Pro! In this video tutorial, we’ll go over how to connect clips by dragging, clicking, or using keyboard shortcuts. We'll also learn what a backtimed edit is.


17. All About Overwriting and Replacing Clips in Final Cut Pro

Making some big changes in your Final Cut Pro project? Consider using the Overwrite Edit tool to paste new clips over old ones without changing the duration of your project, or try the Replace options for even more control. In this video tutorial, we’ll show you how to apply either of these tools while editing.


18. How to Use the Position Tool in Final Cut Pro

The magnetic timeline can be helpful for keeping our project organized, but it can hinder us in a few situations. In this video tutorial, we’ll show you how the Position tool can help you to ignore the pull of the magnetic timeline while editing!


19. How to Remove Clips From Your Timeline in Final Cut Pro

Removing a clip in Final Cut Pro can be as simple as selecting it and hitting Delete, but there are some other methods of clip removal you may not be aware of. In this video tutorial, we’ll go over regular deletions, how to preserve connected clips when deleting your primary clip, and how to replace the deleted clip with a gap.


20. How to Add Only the Video or Audio of Your Clip Into the Timeline

Here’s a cool trick you might not have known about! In this video tutorial, we’ll go over how to change the timeline so that it only imports the video or audio from the clips you add into it.


21. Highlight a Subject With Freeze Frames in Final Cut Pro

Freeze Frames are an exciting tool in Final Cut Pro for beginners and professionals alike! Use them to highlight a moment in time, introduce a subject, or create hilarious sequences. In this video tutorial, we’ll show you how to create a freeze frame and apply it.

Last modified: Tuesday, 18 January 2022, 4:13 PM