Close the window and try it out…Select a clip in the timeline or the canvas window, then type CMD + E. To map the command to the key, simply click the name and drag it to the key you want to map it to – in our case, the “E” key.Ĩ. Here you’ll see all the options from the “Modify” menu that resides on the FCP menu bar. Head on over to the category list, and click on the arrow next to “Modify.”Ħ. Click on the “Cmd” modifier tab in the keyboard map window.ĥ. You can change any of these as long as the lock down at the bottom left of the window is open.Ĥ. Click on an arrow to see the options each category contains. Notice that many commands already have keyboard shortcuts assigned to them. In the right sidebar, use the scroll bar to scroll through the command categories. As an example, we’ll take the command for a speed change and map it to the “E” key using the “Command” key modifier. (It’s probably already assigned to something, but I like having it on the “E” key with theģ. There are a few steps to actually mapping actions to keys.

Lots of keys, a menu on the side, and a bunch of tabs. In the menu bar, click on “Tools > Keyboard Layout > Customize” to open theĢ. FCP allows you to easily set up several different configurations of shortcuts that will help you to fly through your edits.ġ. Final Cut Pro 4.5 HD makes editing easy with its mouse based GUI (Graphical User Interface), but professional editors know that making quick edits means using keyboard shortcuts as well.

Keyboard shortcuts for final cut pro