Moving Clip Connections in Final Cut Pro X


Move the Clip's Connection in Final Cut Pro X... by quicktipking

This is a quick tip that I wish I knew when I was a beginning editor in Final Cut Pro X.

You know how you’ve wished and ached for a way to change where the clip is connected to the main storyline?  You’ve accidentally deleted connected items and you’ve been horribly frustrated with the way the whole magnetic timeline works!

Luckily there’s an easy fix to changing where your clip is connected.

Just hold down Option + Command + Mouse Click on your connected clip where you want it to be connected.

And that is it!  This is the shortest tutorial that will save you the most headaches!

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Using Markers to Make Jump Cuts in Final Cut Pro X (FCPX)

Final Cut Pro X (I’m using FCP 10.1 for this tutorial) has a cool little feature hidden away that allows you to add a jump cut wherever you have markers.

What are jump cuts, you ask?

Well, let’s quickly talk about editing!  It is usually most satisfying to the eye to cut between two shots that are at least 30% different- most typically seen as cutting from a wide to a close-up.  Why any of this is satisfying is a mystery because we do not “cut” necessarily while we are walking around the world.  We don’t suddenly jump over a table while talking to someone and see from a different perspective- but if we did, it would be fun, wouldn’t it?  But there are some theories floating out there about the fact that when we blink, we are actually “cutting” from one shot to another.

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