Re: [Avid-L2] Symph upgrade came!

So, Dave, other than Hand Tool, what would those functions be? I've been on FCP since 2002 and I NEVER once used the Hand tool. What's your list?

I agree that it would be nice to be able to map things to keys other than standard keys and shift (FCP allows mapping to command, option and control as well, I think, though, you'd have to be VERY careful with mapping to some of those). The only real workaround to this limitation is that Avid allows you to have as many "keyboards" as you want and these keyboards can be assigned to switch based on the mode or workspace that you're using, so if you need more keys than standard and shifted, that could be a solution.


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On Jun 22, 2012, at 11:54 AM, dave_harrison_edit wrote:

> I realized early on that doing the Avid default command for "show entire timeline" was *not* going to return to me. I re-mapped that function to Shift-Z and haven't looked back.
>
> How I wish Avid would integrate the Hand Tool from FCP7. I used that a million times a day. Come to think of it, there's several FCP7 functions I wish were in Avid. Would seriously improve functionality, especially for those coming from FCP.
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Steve Hullfish <steve4lists@...> wrote:
> >
> > If you want, to aid the muscle memory, just remap the most important FCP keys to the Avid keyboard.
> >
> > As a survey, for those who actually used keyboard-based editing on FCP, which FCP keys did you most often use?
> >
> > For me, this would be (in very rough order of importance/frequency):
> >
> > JKLIO obviously for playing, scrubbing, marking in and out points
> > Delete and Shift-delete for lifting and extract
> > Function 9 and 10 for insert and overwrite
> > X=Mark Clip
> > shift-z to see entire timeline
> > command plus and minus to zoom
> > A=Arrow Tool
> > P=Pen Tool
> > M=marker
> > B=Razor Blade Tool
> > F=Match Frame or Find Frame
> > E=Extend edit
> >
> > All of these obviously have Avid equivalents and can be mapped to the same spots except delete and shift-delete. Personally, when switching back to Avid from FCP, delete and shift-delete are my biggest stumbling points for muscle memory. Also command-plus and minus for zooming instead of command brackets and command-/ instead of shift-z for showing the full timeline, though those three could be remapped.
> >
> > Steve Hullfish
> > contributor: www.provideocoalition.com
> > author: "The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction"
> >
> >
> > On Jun 22, 2012, at 9:13 AM, Donnie Rogers wrote:
> >
> > > I hope the muscle memory comes back.
> > >
> > > I think I still have and Avid keyboard around somewhere...
> > >
> > > Wish me luck, and forgive the idiot questions from me, it's been a while since I've cut on the Purple Triangle.
> >
> >
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> >
>
>



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