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• Default time duration for a still image is 4 seconds

• Layered graphic files can be added to FCP and can be edited with an external applications. The changes will be automatically reflected in FCP

• you can Freeze a frame and it can be used as picture frame in your movie, Press Option +F to freeze a clip.

• If you created the freeze frame from a clip in the timeline: A new freeze-frame clip is 
  inserted at the skimmer or play head location in the timeline.
  • If you created the freeze frame from a clip in the browser: A new freeze-frame clip is 
  attached as a connected clip at the play head location in the timeline.

Instead of adding audio and video to the timeline, You can choose either audio or video to be selected and added in timeline.

• Adding only audio to the timeline: Press Shift + 3 and drag the clip to timeline

• Adding only Video to the timeline: Press Shift + 2 and drag the clip to timeline

Same options can be selected via button located above the timeline

• You can simply select a clip and delete it by pressing delete key. In that case the overall timline will be changed depending upon the deleted clip duration

• If you like to retain the clip duration, Use Shift + Delete to generate a blank clip in the place of deleted clip

• Solo means enabling one clip audio and disabling all other clips audio in the timeline.

• This can be enabled by Option + S.

• Disabling a clip means making it invisible and silent during playback. Use key V to disable or enable a clip.

• Command + N - Create a new Project

• X - Select the entire clip and shows the range handles.

• Option-X - Clear Selected Ranges

• I and O - To select ranges

• Shift + Command + I and Shift + Command + O for multiple selection

• Command + Z - Undo

• R - Range selection tool.

• A - Select tool

• Option +F - Freeze a clip

• E - append the selected clip to end of the primary story line

• W - insert the clip within the timeline

• Q - add the clip as a connected clip to the story line

• Option +W to insert a blank clip

• Command + Option +W - to insert a placeholder clip

• D - to overwrite the selected clip from browser

• Control + D - to see the duration of the media

• Option +F - to freeze a clip will be inserted

• Shift + 3 - to add audio of the clip to timeline

• Shift + 2 - to add video only of the clip to timeline

• Shift + Delete - to generate a blank clip while deleting a clip in the timeline

• Option + S - Enable the solo

• V - to disable or enable a clip

You can try following ways to move the clips in timeline

• Move clips by dragging horizontally

• Move clips by entering a timecode value
  Move the clips forward: Press the Plus Sign (+) key, then type a timecode duration 
  for the move.
  Move the clips back: Press the Minus Sign (–) key, then type a timecode duration for 
  the move.

• Nudge clips
  Move the selection left by one frame: Press Comma (,)
  Move the selection left by 10 frames: Press Shift + Comma (,)
  Move the selection right by one frame: Press Period (.)
  Move the selection right by 10 frames: Press Shift + Period (.)
  Move the selection left by one subframe: Press Option + Comma (,)
  Move the selection left by 10 subframes: Press Option + Shift + Comma (,)
  Move the selection right by one subframe: Press Option + Period (.)
  Move the selection right by 10 subframes: Press Option + Shift + Period (.)

• Moving clip up and down from Primary Storyline
  Option + Command + Up arrow will move the clip up from primary storyline without ripple
  Option + Command + Down arrow will shift down the clip from primary storyline without ripple

• Use Blade menu or Command + B to cut a clip

• To join a continuous clip, select either or both sides of the through edit point, then press Delete

• To cut primary story line and its connected clip together, use Shift + Command + B

There are different methods to trim your clips. Following are some of them

• Drag edit points using mouse: Adjust the start or end point of clip by your mouse. When you place your play head at the start or end point of a clip, it turns to trim tool and you can adjust the clip with it.

• Range selection tool: Use Range selection to tool to select a range in your clip and then use Trim>Trim Selection menu to trims the clips start and end point to match the selection

• Adjust edit points to the play head position: Select a clips edit point, then position the play head at your desired location where you want to move your edit point, then press Shift + X

• Cut the start or end of clip at the play head: Position the play head at your desired position, then use press Option + Left Bracket to trim off the start of the clip/ Press Option + Right Bracket to trim off the end of the clip.

A roll edit adjusts the start point and the end point of two adjacent clips simultaneously. You can use the Trim tool to roll the edit point between the two clips. No other clips in the project are affected. When you perform a roll edit, the overall duration of the project stays the same, but both 
clips change duration. One gets longer, and the other gets shorter to compensate.

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• Choose Trim Tool or press T

• Click the center of the edit point you want to roll, so that both sides of the edit point are selected

• Drag the edit point left or right.

A slip edit allows you to change a clip’s start and end points simultaneously. It changes what portion of the clip’s media appears in the timeline without affecting the clip duration.  The clip’s content and duration remain the same; only its position in the timeline changes. When you slide a clip, the adjacent clips get longer and shorter to accommodate the change in the clip’s position.​

• Choose Trim Tool or press T

• Drag the clip left or right.

Slide edit allows you to move a clip’s position in the timeline between two other clips without creating a gap.

• Adding only audio to the timeline: Press Shift + 3 and drag the clip to timeline

• Adding only Video to the timeline: Press Shift + 2 and drag the clip to timeline

• Same options can be selected via button located above the timeline ​