I got a LoupeDeck and have been working to consolidate my shortcuts there so I'm just using that and the mouse. When I'm done, I also delete the proxy and optimized media to help save even more space. Hope you have a great trip to Norway!
Thank you for the video and for the hint with the trim start/end, we guess we should abandon the in/out pre-editing in the browser and also dump everything right away in the timeline :D Could you make a video on sound design, maybe explaining your preset in a basic way? The only thing we are using right now is a limiter, but I guess there is so much more (like we saw here)...
I make music videos and FCPX works great for complicated projects i just use storylines and compound clips (similar to premiers "nested sequences") I used to work in Adobe for many years and after switching to FCPX i can't imagine going back i think you will like it more and more. Thank you for trim start and end shortcuts they will change my life :D
I've been using Final Cut since I was basically a fetus and I had no idea about the trim start and trim end shortcuts.... thank you for that!! Awesome vid :)
Telling people ESPECIALLY BEGINNERS to change their shortcuts (and to BS *_PREMIERE_* ones??!!) is the *_DUMBEST_* thing imaginable! Because with each new version you#re *_missing any and all NEW shortcuts_* AND are completely lost if you use someone else's system. So yeah, just plain STUPID!
I've been using Premiere Pro for 3.5 years and literally downloaded the trial version of FCP last week to give it a try after Premier crashing 3 times within 5 minutes during my last project. This could not have come at a better time! Thank you as always Matti! 🇫🇮❤
Doing keyframing for audio ducks can be done even easier if you use the range tool. Range select and then pull the audio down. It will automatically key the in and out points for you.
Nice Video! I also switched from Premiere to FCP half a year ago, and you are right, for simple edits it is really quicker. You probably know this, but you actually can add the conversion LUT before adding your clips to the timeline, without an adjustment layer. Select all the clips you want your conversion LUT on in your library, then go to the information board on the right ( with the info "i") and there you can choose Camera-LUT. This sometimes help to get a better impression of the image when doing “the big drop” before you cut anything away. On the other hand, this could decrease performance depending on your machine. Also, I started to have everything in the Library (project) Container, importing all the files in there. When sharing projects with other FCP editors, I know for sure that everything is in this one file. You can still copy the raw footage out of the container to someplace else if you need to.
Learned from some you and your brother today. Also I’ve been following you for years on my other channel and didn’t even know you had a brother. His channel popped and I was confused lol. Thanks for always putting out great information
Wow, super duper awesome tutorial! From the tips to organize your files, to the workflows, this was by far the best Beginner Tutorial on FCP that I’ve seen yet, and I’ve watched a bunch on YT. Thank you so much!!!
[THANK YOU] Oh gosh, I've been using final cut x since it came out and never really learned it properly. The trim start and trim end commands are FANTASTIC! Completely changed my workflow! [/THANK YOU]
17:04 instead of using an adjustment layer you could select all the clips you want to apply it to and right click and select new compound clip (option + G)
Little tip: Turn off BACKGROUND RENDER in the Settings, especially on the very powerful M1 MacBooks, then you won't have to delete the render files at the end and the library will stay small (always under 50 MB), because it just won't prerender stuff. Works on powerful computers and performance is the same if not better.
11:30 Option + W to insert a blank space on the magnetic timeline. Drag clips above magnetic timeline which will anchor them to the blank placeholder you created. Voila no more magnetic effect ;)
Hold on a second… I thought all of our consumer mirrorless cameras are actually shooting 23.98, and only Real cinema cameras shoot true 24 FPS??? I’ve been using 23.98 FPS since forever.
As someone who's coming from Premiere editing, thank you so much for making this vid! I went from a 2019 Intel based MacBook pro to a fully maxed out M2 Max, and I felt giving FXP a chance was the right move. Who knows, I may ditch everything and change software again... But isn't that a problem we all struggle with?
I've never been this early. I just recently started challenging myself to make my cuts in Resolve, but I've been a FCPX user ever since I started editing.
@@FerrisFilms77 Just a personal challenge, to see if an old dog can learn new tricks. And also to see if I can push my creativity out of my comfort zone.
Is there any way I can move around to different points in the timeline of FCPX like in Adobe Preiemire I used to have mark In point and Out point in the timeline and then with press of Cntr + I goto In Point and with Cntrl + O gotto Out point can we can do such thing in FCPS please help really need this feature
I started with Final Cut Pro 3 , then when with Premiere Pro, now I’m back to Final Cut Pro and I’m loving it, and thank you for the short cuts and to be better organizer with your library. And project.
I’ve been contemplating switching from Premiere to Final Cut for the past couple weeks. I think it’s a good idea while I’m still kind of new to producing videos. This video may have persuaded me that the switch isn’t as intimidating as I thought.
I love FCP X libraries. They are portable if you tell it to copy media to the library in the event that you need send out a SSD with the source. Libraries can be annoying sometimes for me it’s being aware that my libraries be specific to projects or related to topic of a project. I definitely use events and smart collections on folders I import. It’s pretty call. You can detach the audio and re-attach audio or lift clips, what you said.
Just moving out of premier to FCP. Other tutorials were wasting my time but I couldn't skip a sec with your tutorial. Thanks Matti for the solid foundation for FCP basics video tutorial.
Do you have a master archive of everything you shoot? How do you organize & store non-project footage? Day-to-day moments etc. This is the part I struggle with the MOST - organization & long-term storage strategy. Am I overthinking this? It seems so much easier with still images. Thanks so much Matti!
Believe by default its ALT- [ and ALT- ] instead of Q and W, for anyone who wants the FPX defaults. QW is a carry over from Premiere I think. CMD-B for slicing a clip. Also useful, Alt-T for audio crossfades between clips, especially talking head cuts.
fantastic! Pandora's box has been opened! Matti...thank you very much, I have so many questions that I am going to order them and ask them little by little, since I see all your videos I can go one by one. Greetings from Chile!!
I think you are trying to take out all the advantages of the magnetic timeline to make your workflow like it was in Premiere. For instance it is way easier to put the audio in the primary storyline und and have the footage above as connected clips if you want your music to lead the edit.
Cool that you‘re using FCPX. Why do you switch From PP? More FCPX Tutorials, please🙏🏻 Maybe cutting a Musicvideo faster and Maybe the workflow?! Kind regards From Germany René
Thanks Matti. I’m going to learn how to do this if it kills me… I have so many ideas, but don’t know how to edit… I’m at the “I don’t know what’s going on / nosebleed “ stage.
I really appreciated this tutorial. One question I had was whether you use a mouse separate from the trackpad on your Mac. I am a pretty busy person, and I typically just use the trackpad rather than an external mouse to get my other work done, but I’m just getting into video editing as a hobby. Do most video editors use a separate mouse to edit or do they use the trackpad?
As a professional video producer I would not use 24P frame rate especially if you are passing on edited programmes for secondary use edits or playout at conferences. The standard for video 99.9% work is always 25p in the UK
I am new to this content creator thing but funny to see that my idea with "directory structures" is something that advanced creators like yourself, are doing as well! I am a software developer and I've actually created a simple program that does that for me. I just type the name of the project and everything is done for me 😂
You are speaking our language! Love your casual "work smarter not harder" approach! And yes, Final Cut - hard stop... that works for us! Thank you, we'll be watching more of your videos!
That was incredibly helpful, thank you. When clicking the link in description for motion templates, it takes me to a website with an overwhelming number of options.. I was wondering if there is a specific pack or a handful of those graphics that you suggest. Thanks again!
I always used the [ and ] with no command button for trim start and end but I added it to q and w and I made my blade tool E ALSO I used audio lanes a bunch and made the 0 the on off toggle for that and it helps a lot for J and L cuts :)
This was extremely helpful. Thank you so much. I was wondering what kind of calibration you did for the MacBook Pro display. Also what preset you use for the display when editing video. I would love to see a video of how you set up your MacBook Pro Display for color correction so ace I haven’t really seen any videos on you tube explaining.
The best thing about this video is that it doesn't only fit FCPX workflow, you can watch it and use things like folders structure or personalised shortcuts to any other software. I personally use DaVinci Resolve, but I do have very similar workflow in some cases. The only thing I can suggest with audio, especially music, is don't always look at the numbers, because music tracks can vary in dynamic range and loudness, so -30 dB can be good for electronic or rock music, but not necessarily for calm ambient music, lo-fi or classical stuff. Use not only your eyes, but ears too, mixing sound can be an art too :) Cheers Matti!
A simple solution to editing to the beat without the magnetic feature screwing you up: you can move the soundtrack to the main timeline and arrange your clips on top without the interference of magnetism.
Does anyone know any good site for getting free footage to practice editing? The free stock sites aren´t good enough and I can´t afford artist. I´m just gonna use it for personal use
Hi your very organised which is great but I am not. I am intending to copy your storage/filing system/ you said you keep your files in one place but didn’t show us how you organised them eg she did you do that filing you showed us and where are they. On your laptop are they on a hard drive are they on the SD card. So when you say you leave them in place your not importing them into the Libary or are you but if you are how are you leaving them in place and still using them to work with . Sorry it’s so basic my questions but would like to understand properly. Thank you
Great vid! This might be a dumb question, but are you editing directly on your computer and then backing up onto an external hard drive then deleting from computer or are you editing on an external hard drive?
Just got FCPX, still working with Adobe, but this video definitely came out on the right time! Just hadn't watched it yet til now. lol. But I actually got FCPX. and my 16 inch M1 Mac book pro the day before you released this video. But I was on a backlog of videos. lol.
Hahaha the 30 fps jab, though shouldn’t you choose 23,98 and not 24 fps since that’s what your camera does? I tink the regular sony cameras don’t do ”true” 24p just like most photo/hybrid cameras, great video btw!
This video is great , I have been using premier pro for years. Recently editing has become sort of unpleasant and tedious for me. I was thinking of switching to Final Cut for awhile to see if that changes things up. I miss editing quick fun videos just for myself and maybe Final Cut will help bring that back. Premier pro has been feeling like to much work to me lately. Thanks for info this will help me get started 👍.
Matti another great video and OMG I wish I new about deleting the generated clip files, I would have saved tons of space on my external. Can I reopen old project and delete them still? Thanks again for the video.
Thanks for sharing. You say 24 fps but I’m living in Europe like you and here we have PAL so I shoot 50fps and convert to 25. Is this better for here or you recommend 24?
