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A List of the Final Cut Pro Keyboard Shortcuts

Below is a list of some of the Final Cut Pro keyboard shortcuts. These shortcuts should work regardless of what version of Final Cut Pro you have. The majority of the shortcuts require that you use the Command key. This is the key on your Mac keyboard that has the little apple on the left side of it. You may want to print this list out so that you always have it for easy access when editing videos in Final Cut Pro.

General Interface Keyboard Shortcuts

Command + O: Open a file. Command + Shift + N: Create a new project Command + N: Create a new sequence Command + S: Save the project Command + Option + S: Save all projects Command + Z: Undo the last command Command + Shift + Z: Redo the last command Command + A: Select all Command + Shift + A: Deselect all Command + C: Copy the selected item Command + X: Cut the selected item Shift + V: Paste the copied item Option + D: Duplicate the selected item Control + M: Print to video Option + Q: Open the User Preferences window Command + 1: Open the Viewer window Command + 2: Open the Canvas window

Command + 3: Open the Timeline window Command + 4: Open the Browser window Command + Shift + E: Open the Share window Layout Keyboard Shortcuts

Option + J: Open the Button List window Option + H: Open the Keyboard Layout window Option + 6: Open the Audio Mixer Option + 7: Open the Frame Viewer Option + 8: Open the Quick View tab Option + 9: Open the Video Scopes tab Option + 0: Open the Voice Over tool Navigation Keyboard Shortcuts

J: Rewind K; Stop playback L; Play forward at 100 speed K + L: Play forward in slow motion J + K: Play reverse in slow motion Control + 6: Go back two edits Control + 9: Go forward two edits Shift + I: Go to the In point Shift + K: Go to the next keyframe Shift + O: Go to the Out point Option + K: Go to the previous keyframe Control + L: Loop playback

Shift + Space Bar: Play in reverse 100 speed Shift + P: Play to the Out point Timeline Keyboard Shortcuts

Option + =: Zoom in Option + -: Zoom out Command + Option + T: Add an audio transition Control + V: Add an edit point Command + T: Add a video transition Option + I: Clear the In point Option + O: Clear the Out point Option + X: Clea the In and Out points Shift + Z: Fit the sequence to window Home: Go to the beginning of the video End: Go to the end of the video Shift + E: Go to the next edit point Option + E: Go to the previous edit point Shift + F5: Lock all audio tracks Shift + F4: Lock all video tracks Command + Option + I: Mark the audio In point Command + Option + O: Mark the audio Out point I: Mark the In point O: Mark the Out point Control + I: Mark the video In point Control + O: Mark the video Out point

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