If you are a video editor then of course you have heard about this fantastic tool Apple FCPX. If you are a user then you are lucky to use this application. FCP is known as one of the best tool for video editing. No matter how many footage you have, you can edit them in a very good way. Moreover Fcp has many other uses like you can do color correction, adding effects, managing the sound etc.
There are different reasons to use Apple FCPX:
HD video qualityIn this application you can give your video HD quality. It is easy to import the video directly from camera or reel.
Light and color correction
Sometimes you do not get proper light and color while shooting. So, footage do not look too good. That's why you have a great option of color correction in this application and lightning by which you can change the whole look of the video.
Multi channel audio and video
You have multi channel video option to arrange different layers on top by which you can apply different blending modes to change the look of the video. Multi channel audio helps you to mix match different audios to make your video interesting.
Large number of plugins
There are large numbers of third party plugins that you can use in this software to make your workflow easy.
Fantastic transitions
There are varieties of transitions to use in your videos. Transitions like fades and dissolves can make your video eye-catching.
If you want to edit your videos in a faster way then you should use keyboard shortcuts. Video editors have to edit so many videos in a day so, it is very necessary to finish your work in a minimum time.
Here I am telling you some of the most used keyboard shortcuts that you can use while editing:
- Control+L: This command will let you adjust the volume of audio across all selected clips in your timeline with a specific DB volume.
- Control+Option+L: Just opposite to Clt + L command, this key let you adjust the voulume across the selected clips with same DB voulum.
- Control+T: It lets you connect your primary storyline with your basic title.
- Shift+Command+Y: If you don’t want to apply any effects to audio clip but want to create its copy then this short key will be very useful to do.
- Control+D: Want to change something related to duration in the video clip? If yes then use Control + D.
- Q: A very short but helpful key that helps the editors to connect any selection with the primary storyline.
- Option+E: Using this, you can insert the default video effect in your selection.
- Command D: Very quick and easy to use, Command D duplicates the browse selection.
- Shift+Q: Very useful in connecting any selection with the primary storyline along with the alignment with playhead.
- Option+W: Use this to add a gap between two clips playhead position.
- Shift+Command+G: Let’s break or divide the selected item into its small parts using this key.
- Option F: Use a freeze frame to be inserted in the playhead location.
- Option+Command+Up arrow: This works between storyline and gap clips by lifting the selection from the storyline and connecting it to the gap clips.
- Comma(,) and Shift+Comma(,): First key helps you to nudge the selection one unit to the left on the other hand the next key lets you nudge the selection 10 units to the left.
- Period(.): Use this and nudge your selection just one unit to the right direction.
- Shift+Period(.): Nudge the selection 10 units to the right
- Command B: To cut the clip.
To learn each and every concept of Apple FCPX along with keyboard shortcuts, there is a need to join the professional Apple FCP courses from a leading video editing institute like ADMEC Multimedia Institute. It offers master courses like Apple FCPX Master and Apple FCS Master where one can learn under the guidance of experts.
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