Twitter Tips for FCPX Editors

When it comes to tips on editing, the best ones often come from editors who are working in your NLE of choice day in and day out. They’ll stumble over something they didn’t know was possible, or come up with a clever solution to something that annoys everyone. These tips can be gold to a frustrated editor!

In this post I’ve collected together some great tips for FCPX editors from other FCPX editors who tweet. This is part 2, because way back when I put together an FCPX Twitter Tips Part 1.

In this opening video from Steve Martin of Ripple Training at the most recent FCPeXchange, you can pick up 28 minutes worth of ‘power tips’ whilst Steve edits an entire video without trying to touch the mouse!

It’s pretty phenomenal to see how far he gets with only a slew of keyboard shortcuts. This might not be the fastest way to edit (there’s a lot of arrow presses to navigate through clips), but you’ll definitely learn a lot! This video would really benefit with someone going through it and visually adding the keyboard shortcuts as he uses them…

For more in-depth FCPX training from Steve check out RippleTraining.com.

The FCPX Creative Summit is the end of this month, 27-30th October 2016 and features both Sam Mestman and Steve Martin.

Troubleshooting FCPX Common Problems

FCPX Editor T. Payton shares 11 troubleshooting tips for tackling common problems that might trip you up in FCPX over on the Frame.io blog. If you get stuck with something not working ‘as it should’ check out his excellent post for some sage advice!

Here’s a quick selection of just some of the scenarios covered, and solved:

Symptom #2: A function stopped working, or is performing strangely, or FCPX crashes.

Symptom #3: Timeline won’t render and/or share. Crash during playback of rendered area.

Symptom #7: Not being able to open a Library or even a Library backup. Inability to render a section. Share fails midway.

Symptom #8: Crash or hang when opening a Project timeline, Crash when using specific a specific plugin, kernel panic, extreme slowdowns.

Frame.io is an award winning video review service (that recently raised $10 million of investment funding) that I’ve previously reviewed in this post comparing all the major video review services.

FCPX Gif Tips

In this collection of gif-tips from Fcpxpert Charlie Austin you an learn some helpful insights for better editing in FCPX all in short animated gif form! Check out Charlie’s blog post for more of these great tips.

Tips for FCPX Editors from Twitter

Fastest Way To Make Sequentially Numbered #FCPX Projects in Final Cut Pro X https://t.co/Haw4SHd7w0 pic.twitter.com/reumlUiFcU — Richard Taylor (@RichardTaylorTV) June 27, 2016

The best way to get the most out of a post like this is to browse your way through the list, click on the date stamps to jump to the full conversations and follow the editors with the best tips for more regular insights.

Find all #FCPX related apps in the App Store in one single place pic.twitter.com/g5bSNVLmt8 — Marc Bach (@marcplanb) March 17, 2016

Keep track of stock footage that needs attribution credit & highlight in your timeline with a subtitle role in #FCPX pic.twitter.com/pO50JTGwWY — T. Payton (@tpayton) March 15, 2016

use @ArcticWhiteness Final Cut Library Manager to avoid multi-users the same #fcpx library on your shared storage pic.twitter.com/vJ0WMSCSxg — Double Precision (@DoublePrecision) March 15, 2016

ACE #FCPX tech day. Apple’s introduction first words: “We are really committed to FCPX”. Timeline of updates is impressive — Marc Bach (@marcplanb) March 13, 2016

Remove #FCPX attributes 2.

You can also select multiple clips with common effects and in the inspector, uncheck or delete effects. — Richard Taylor (@RichardTaylorTV) April 21, 2016

@bigtunadigital I use the Custom Retime function. Control-Option-R I almost always have ripple off in this mode. — Thomas Grove Carter ?? (@thomasgcarter) May 9, 2016

Final Cut Pro X libraries should not be stored on iCloud Drive or other cloud-based sharing services (Dropbox) #FCPX https://t.co/42jCg7Wspx — Richard Taylor (@RichardTaylorTV) May 6, 2016

Why I love cutting to music in #FCPX! pic.twitter.com/dRWsoxyxca — David Hakkennes (@BjortGlumgossen) May 13, 2016

I don't use keywords for small projects. I use favorites in EVERY project w notes. #FCPX — Richard Taylor (@RichardTaylorTV) May 25, 2016

Woah #fcpx. Pressing esc key while typing in a text field brings up a list of word completion suggestions. #newtrick — Justin Schultz (@jjustinschultz) July 1, 2016

Wish there was a ‘In same folder” choice for storing media & cache with Library in #FCPX #finalcutpro x pic.twitter.com/sds5k2z3C3 — Peter Wiggins (@PeterWiggins) June 26, 2016

Open one #FCPX Library no matter how many you had open when U last quit. Final Cut Pro X Option – Click #FCPX icon pic.twitter.com/5kmSLnaljy — Richard Taylor (@RichardTaylorTV) July 12, 2016

#FCPX TV Tips & Tricks Nudge Markers in the Timeline Final Cut Pro X pic.twitter.com/nPRHQcuLVH — Richard Taylor (@RichardTaylorTV) July 15, 2016

.@jpsouthern @Tomiga2 @osmFCPX I also use it for frame rate conversions with optical flow and it looks awesome#FCPX pic.twitter.com/856WNCTRKB — Marc Bach (@marcplanb) July 19, 2016

here you can watch a tutorial about it, can’t publish samples or shutter:https://t.co/D153pXvcf9 — Marc Bach (@marcplanb) July 19, 2016

QuickTip: If you create a Final Cut Title in Motion, set Render>Motion Blur, delete the text, and publish, you can get Motion Blur in #FCPX. — Patrick Southern (@jpsouthern) July 19, 2016

"@FCPXwebGuru: Smart folders in Finder find #fcpx libraries & cam Archives, not backups http://t.co/E50u31cnZZ” Option-click ? for ‘None of' — Alex Gollner ? (@Alex4D) March 9, 2015

Very cool #fcpx only plugin from Hawaiki. They've pretty much reinvented the dissolve effect. 🙂 https://t.co/vYBgNylGO1 — Charlie Austin (@fcpxpert1) April 4, 2016

@Adamski @kylelowe get X-Wiper on the App Store. I run it before every backup. Cache files are in library so you can clear all in 5 seconds — anickt (@anickt55) March 27, 2016

@Adamski create a file "template.fcpbundle"—select your cache folder—save—use Post Haste @digitalreb to create new named files & folders. — Charles Silverman (@csilverman) March 27, 2016

Save a copy of a Destination file on a flash drive or Dropbox and drag it to the Destination panel in #FCPX pic.twitter.com/kLdMHT7ce3 — Richard Taylor (@RichardTaylorTV) September 2, 2016

To make proxies for only the clips used in a #fcpx project, select the project, then File:Transcode Media… pic.twitter.com/fR7vav9vSN — Alex Gollner ? (@Alex4D) August 29, 2016

In case you didn't know, you can delete default Final Cut Pro X library smart collections using Command-Delete #fcpx pic.twitter.com/2BJOd69bhW — Alex Gollner ? (@Alex4D) September 16, 2016