Final Cut Pro X

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File General Timeline
Create a New Project ⌘N Hide Final Cut Pro ⌘H Turn Clip On/Off V
Create a New Event ⌥N Hide all Applications Except FCP ⇧⌘H Add from Browser/Insert above Timeline Q
Create Compound Clip ⌥G Open Keyboard Command Editor ⌥⌘K Add from Browser/Insert into Timeline W
Import Media ⌘I Minimise Final Cut Pro ⌘M Add from Browser/Insert at End Of E
Timeline
Export/Share Project ⌘E Open/Create a Library ⌘O
Mark In Point I
Reveal in Browser ⇧F Open FCP Preferences ⌘,
Mark Out Point O
Reveal in Project
⌥⇧ Quit Final Cut Pro ⌘Q
F Reposition and Overwrite Clips P
Undo Last Action ⌘Z
Reveal in Finder ⇧⌘I Skim your Timeline S
Redo Last Action ⌘⇧Z
Move to Trash ⌘⬅ Play Backwards J
Find ⌘F
Playback at High Speed L
Open Project Properties ⌘J
Skip to Previous Start of Clip ;
Render Section ^R
Windows Render Current Project ^⇧R
Skip to Next Start of Clip ʻ
Zoom Tool Z
Show/Hide Background Tasks Window ⌘9
Turn Snapping On/Off N
Go to Audio Enhancements ⌘8
Mark Timeline/Clip M
Go to Color Board ⌘6
Go to Browser ⌘1 Organisation
Go to Inspector ⌥⌘4
Go to Timeline ⌘2 Create a New Event ⌥N
Go to Viewer ⌘3 Create a New Folder ⌥⌘N
Go to Next Pane in Inspector or Color Board ⌃⇥ Reveal Clip in Browser ⇧F
Go to Previous Pane in Inspector or Color ⌃⇧⇥
Reveal Project in Browser ⌥⇧⌘F
Board Sync Selected Event Clips ⌥⌘G
Show/Hide the Inspector ^⌘3
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Editing Effects
Play Timeline Space Create 2-Second Hold Segment ⌘H
Bar Open Retime Editor ⌘R
Delete Delete Remove all Effects from Selection ⌥⌘X
/⬅ Remove Selected Attributes from Selection ⇧⌘X
Copy ⌘C Navigate to Previous Text Item ⌥⇧⇥
Paste ⌘V Paste Selected Attributes and itʼs Settings to the Selection ⌘⇧V
Duplicate ⌘D
Paste SEffects and itʼs Settings to the Selection ⌥⌘V
Select Tool A
Turn Balance Color Correction On/Off ⌥⌘B
Trim Tool T
Position Tool P
Reset to Controls in the Current Color Board Pane ⌥⬅
Range Selection R
Blade Tool B
Marking
Zoom Z Add a Marker at Playhead M
Hand H Add a Marker and Edit the Markerʼs Text ⌥M
Trim Start ⌥[ Delete Selected Marker ^M
Trim End ⌥] Delete all Markers in Selection ^⇧M
Trim to Playhead ⌥\ Set Range Start I
Blade at Playhead ⌘B Set Range End O
Blade all Clips at Playhead ⌘⇧B Set Clip Range X
Xoom In ⌘= Clear Range End Point ⌥O
Zoom Out ⌘- Clear Range Start Point ⌥I
Add Basic title ^T Change the Browser Filter Settings to Show All Clips ^C
Add Lower Third ^⇧T Show Keyword Editor ⌘K
Adjust Audio Volume for all Selected ⌘L Apply Keywords to Selection 1/2/3/, etc ^1/2/3, etc
Clips
Remove all Keyswords ^O
Expand Audio ^S
Collapse Audio ^⇧S