10. Preferences and Command Sets

Final Cut Pro allows you to customize behaviors within the application. Some are critical for media management, and others allow you to create efficient keyboard shortcuts.

Preferences

The preference settings are found under the Final Cut Pro > Preferences menu. The Preferences window has three panes: Editing, Playback, and Import.

Editing

Selecting the Editing button at the top of the window accesses the Editing pane.

Playback

The Playback pane settings affect the performance, speed, and quality of the application.

Import

The third pane, Import, sets the default settings for the import dialogs. These settings affect any media files you drag into the application from the Finder or other applications.

Command Sets

The keyboard shortcuts are found under the Final Cut Pro > Commands menu. This menu has a submenu:

Assign Keyboard Shortcuts

After choosing Final Cut Pro > Commands > Customize, the Command Editor appears.