Advanced Tips for FCP X: Editing During Playback

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T Payton

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One of the features of FCP X that goes largely unmentioned (and is mostly undocumented) is the ability to edit during playback. In this tutorial I'll teach you the fundamentals of editing without stopping playback.

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Re: Advanced Tips for FCP X: Editing During Playback
by Michael Cox

Really useful, if you have a relatively fast processor: with my hapless 2009 13-inch macbook pro and 256MB graphics ram on a GForce 9400, I can run FCPX, work with it, but it definitely isn't happy doing more than one thing at a time; background rendering just makes it crawl, or quit if it gets too many commands. That's the only caveat--hey, anyone got a nice fast Mac they want to give away? Nicely done tutorial.

@Michael Cox
by T. Payton

Actually, I made an early version of the tutorial on a 2007 MacBook Pro with 128MB of VRAM, 4MB Ram on 10.6.8. I typically generate proxies and it works just fine. In fact I put together a rather extensive motion graphics video just last night on it. It was even running ProRes 4:4:4 1080 without any trouble. BTW, for the final tutorial I used a 2006 MacPro with a Radeon 4770 to record the tutorial.

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T. Payton
OneCreative, Albuquerque

Re: Advanced Tips for FCP X: Editing During Playback
by john spirou

is there any way to adjust the out of a clip in trim mode, while playing ?
Like Avid does (with J K L keys) ?

Re: Advanced Tips for FCP X: Editing During Playback
by Thomas Berglund

Awesome tips! Thank you so much. Looking forward to your next tutorial. Keep it up! :)

Re: Advanced Tips for FCP X: Editing During Playback
by Steve Connor

Just noticed scale and position on clips works while playing as well!

Steve Connor
"FCPX Agitator"
Adrenalin Television

Re: Advanced Tips for FCP X: Editing During Playback
by T. Payton

Oh yes. No parameter adjustments (color correction, audio, trqnsform) in the inspector will move the playhead. The browser will however stop playback.

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T. Payton
OneCreative, Albuquerque

Re: Advanced Tips for FCP X: Editing During Playback
by Gerry Fraiberg

Amazing. Thanks for this.

Re: Advanced Tips for FCP X: Editing During Playback
by Martin Baker

Great job T. As you said, there's been amazingly little discussion about the real time interactivity of FCPX.

"This is bordering on enjoyable."

Martin
Digital Heaven, London UK Unique plug-ins and tools for Apple Pro Apps
FinalCutters - For Everything Final Cut Pro

Re: Tutorial: Advanced Tips for FCP X: Editing During Playback
by Mark Dobson

Hi Timothy,

Thank's for that.

The pointer + C & V & X selection tip is great. That will save me a lot of clicks a day.

Can't see myself doing a lot of visual editing like this as if your looking at one thing your not looking the other.

However adjusting audio on the go works well.

What really come across from this presentation is both the is the power of the playback engine and keyboard shortcuts.

Great stuff!

Re: Tutorial: Advanced Tips for FCP X: Editing During Playback
by T. Payton

[Mark Dobson] "Can't see myself doing a lot of visual editing like this as if your looking at one thing your not looking the other."

You would actually be surprised, at least I was, at how much time I was just "waiting" for playback during editing. I'm in the middle of making another tutorial showing some real life examples of using these editing during playback tools. Hopefully they will give you some ideas on how to put these to practical use.

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T. Payton
OneCreative, Albuquerque

Re: Advanced Tips for FCP X: Editing During Playback
by Jari Innanen

Excellent! Thanks T.

Apple Certified Associate, FCP X

Re: Advanced Tips for FCP X: Editing During Playback
by Steve Connor

Thanks for posting that

Steve Connor
"FCPX Agitator"
Adrenalin Television

Re: Tutorial: Advanced Tips for FCP X: Editing During Playback
by Lance Bachelder

Another great tutorial T!

Lance Bachelder
Writer, Editor, Director
Irvine, California

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