FCP Tips: How to Configure Mac OS X for Final Cut Pro

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Final Cut Pro Tips | Splice

What better way to start off my series of Featured Articles on Final Cut Pro Tips than to share with you how to configure your Mac OS X for Final Cut Pro to get the maximum performance. Get Tiger to really make FCP purr! These tips are brought to you by HDvision Studio.

Let’s get started. Open System Preferences, this is where all the action will take place, and begin with…

Dashboard & Exposé
OS X’s default keyboard shortcuts for Dashboard & Exposé conflict with certain FCP keyboard shortcuts.

  • In System Preferences click on the Dashboard & Exposé icon.
  • Change the keyboard shortcuts F9, F10, F11 and F12 to Option-F9, Option-F10, Option-F11 and Cmd-Option-F12. (Option-F12 is used by FCP.)
  • Make sure that all Active Screen Corners are deactivated.

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