Taking a tour of the FCP X Interface

• Event vs. Project Library
• final cut projects and events folders need to be named exactly right
• Event library- repository where you store and organize all of your media, video, audio, still images, and graphics
• Can hover over media to view different clips
• to hear audio skimming ( Shift + S)
• each thumbnail can represent desired amount of footage 
• Project Library- sequences/ edited program
• dual display= window-> show event viewer
• size change of clips-> bottom right- light switch- drag let to right
• play/pause = spacebar
• beginning of sequence= home button, or Function+Left Arrow
• end of sequence= End button, or Function+Right Arrow
• clip by clip= up and down arrow
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Get back to project library- film canister bottom left
• Select event library-> Command+1
• Select timeline-> Command+2
• Select View->Command+3