This works with the magic mouse too, or a mouse with a left/right tilt on
the scroll wheel. Super useful to slide around the timeline.
On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 7:34 PM, Rich Ford <rrfavid@cox.net> wrote:
> Here's something you might try: the Apple "Magic" trackpad. I tried to
> use it for editing based on some others' comments on the -L a while
> back.. But it was a bit hit & miss so I have gone back to the good old
> mouse.
>
> But the trackpad works great for scrolling the timeline, and it works in
> both Avid and FCP 7. I have it sitting to the right of my mouse, and it
> is easy to take my right hand off of the mouse and give a quick swipe of
> the track pad to reposition the timeline then go back to the mouse. It
> works great, eliminates having to select Mr. Hand to do it in FCP 7, and
> makes up for the lack of hand tool/tilmeline functionality in the Avid.
>
> - Rich
>
> Rich Ford
> San Diego
>
> On 6/25/12 3:21 PM, dave_harrison_edit wrote:
> >
> >
> > I use the Hand Tool a lot, particularly now that in Lion the scroll bars
> > have gotten so small. But even without that fact, direct manipulation of
> > timeline positioning & display with a tool is quite effective for me and
> > saves a lot of time in the long run.
> >
> > Others off the top of my head: the Select Left/Right functions are
> > clunky to me as compared to the Track Tools. I use clip Enable/Disable a
> > lot; it's very handy, though it's not as necessary in Avid since my
> > primary use for it was because of FCP7's inferior media management. I
> > find the Slip Tool in Final Cut to be very efficient. Multiple timeline
> > tabs would be nice, even though sequences can be loaded into the Source
> > Window. The mapping issue you mentioned is also one of them.
> >
> > Don't get me wrong, there are many things I have always loved about
> > Avid. I'm not a migrated FCP user; I just had a temporary leave from
> > Avid for about a year due to circumstances. I've been using Composer
> > since ABVB v.7 (with a relatively brief detour into that horror called
> > Xpress 2.1 about 12-ish years ago). I believe we all have our things
> > here and there that we think can make our workflow easier & more
> > efficient. Avid has brought some of FCP's functions over, and that's a
> > good thing. A few more would be even better! :)
> >
> > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>, Steve
> > Hullfish <steve4lists@...> wrote:
> > >
> > > 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.
> > >
> > >
> > > Steve Hullfish
> > > contributor: www.provideocoalition.com
> > > author: "The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction"
> > > co-author: "Color Correction for Video: revised edition," "Avid
> > Xpress Pro Editing Workshop" and "Avid XpressDV On the Spot"
> > > presenter: Class On Demand's "Complete Training for Avid Media
> > Composer" AND "Complete Training for Apple Color"
> > > www.classondemand.net/media/final-cut-training/color01.aspx
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 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 <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.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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