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My goal for this video is to answer all at once the three most common questions I get about Final Cut Express. Here they are: (more…)

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Thanks to everyone who took the survey!

The results are pretty clear. We need to develop some tutorials around Adobe Premiere Pro. The problem? I’ve never edited on this software, so I would need to either 1) Develop enough knowledge to train on it, or 2) Get someone else to create the training.

I have a friend who has been editing on Adobe Premiere Pro for years. Also, he’s entertaining and energetic, so I’m looking at maybe having him create a course. We’re talking about that right now… Stay tuned to see if this goes somewhere.

Don’t worry, Final Cut users. I will continue to create tutorials about Final Cut Express and Final Cut Pro. It’s what I use and know, so it’s what I’m best at.

Edit: Please use the poll instead of leaving a comment. It will make it hard for me to tally results if the answers are outside the poll.

Also, I have intentionally left out other options because these choices are the requests I receive the most. So I’ve limited the poll to them.

Thanks for the help!

This video tutorial will show you a real time-saver in Final Cut Express because it demonstrates how to add custom buttons. They give you quick access to functions you use frequently.

It’s easy to do, and it only takes a minute. Check out this video to see how it works:

If you’ve watched my other Final Cut Express training videos, you’ll know that I use keyboard shortcuts a lot. This saves time because I don’t have to move the mouse all the way up to the menu bar, click on a word, move the mouse again, click on another word, and so on.

Keyboard shortcuts speed things up, but what happens if you’re on a laptop computer that doesn’t have the keys you need for the shortcut?

Unfortunately, the current version of Final Cut Express doesn’t allow you to create your own keyboard shortcuts (unlike Final Cut Pro which does give you the ability).

The solution? Create custom buttons instead.

When you create a custom button, you can give yourself quick access to the functions you use the most in Final Cut Express.

I hope you find this tip helpful!

Have other tips related to custom buttons in Final Cut Express? Let me know in the comments…