I made a quick overview of the most essential final cut pro keyboard shortcuts. It is part of my series of productivity enhancement keyboard shortcuts for creative software.
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General Shortcuts:
New Project: Cmd + N
Open Project Library: Cmd + 0 (Zero)
Save Project: Cmd + S
Preferences: Cmd + , (Comma)
Undo: Cmd + Z
Redo: Cmd + Shift + Z
Cut: Cmd + X
Copy: Cmd + C
Paste: Cmd + V
Select All: Cmd + A
Playback and Navigation:
Play/Pause: Spacebar
Play Forward: L
Play Reverse: J
Pause: K
Step Forward One Frame: Right Arrow
Step Backward One Frame: Left Arrow
Jump to Beginning: Home (Fn + Left Arrow)
Jump to End: End (Fn + Right Arrow)
Zoom In: Cmd + Plus (+)
Zoom Out: Cmd + Minus (-)
Toggle Full-Screen Viewer: Cmd + Shift + F
Timeline & Editing:
Blade Tool (Cut): B
Selection Tool: A
Trim Tool: T
Insert Edit: W
Overwrite Edit: D
Connect Clip: Q
Append to End: E
Lift Clip (Remove Clip, Leave Gap): Cmd + Option + Up Arrow
Ripple Delete: Delete
Enable/Disable Clip: V
Add Marker: M
Add Edit (Cut at Playhead): Cmd + B
Ripple Trim Start: Option + [
Ripple Trim End: Option + ]
Extend Edit: Cmd + Shift + X
Working with Audio:
Mute/Unmute Audio: V
Increase Volume: Ctrl + Plus (+)
Decrease Volume: Ctrl + Minus (-)
Toggle Audio Waveform Display: Cmd + Option + W
Solo Selected Audio: Option + S
Normalize Audio Levels: Cmd + Option + L
Effects and Transitions:
Open Effects Browser: Cmd + 5
Open Transitions Browser: Cmd + 6
Apply Default Transition: Cmd + T
Apply Audio Fade: Option + Cmd + T
Open Color Inspector: Cmd + 6
Show/Hide Inspector: Cmd + 4
Working with Clips:
Match Frame: Cmd + Option + F
Reveal in Browser: Shift + F
Detach Audio: Cmd + Option + S
Compound Clip: Option + G
Unlink/Link Clips: Cmd + L
Duplicate Clip: Cmd + D
Rename Clip: Cmd + Shift + R
Multicam Editing:
Enable Angle Viewer: Cmd + Shift + 7
Switch to Next Angle: Control + Right Arrow
Switch to Previous Angle: Control + Left Arrow
Cut and Switch Angle: Cmd + Option + 1-9 (corresponding to each angle)
Working with Libraries and Projects:
Show/Hide Libraries: Cmd + Control + 1
Show/Hide Browser: Cmd + Control + 2
Show/Hide Timeline: Cmd + Control + 3
Show/Hide Inspector: Cmd + Control + 4
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