Skimming (after a fashion) is not only available in FCPX:
- Skimming in Adobe Premiere:
- From http://forums.adobe.com/message/4207188#4207188 & http://forums.adobe.com/thread/962323
- <<This is a feature that experienced editors have been using for years. Instead of using the ultimate slow method of double clicking a clip in the project panel and opening it in the source monitor, just move the mouse over any clip while pressing a shortkey, and set in/out points on the fly.>>
- Organization & Layout:
- Suppose you have a few Source sequences, such as one sequence per rush, or maybe per scene.
- Maybe also combine all rushes into a single (additional) sequence.
- Create a main “Target” sequence.
- Open/place a “Source” timeline along the whole width of the top of the screen.
- To that timeline, add sequences (tabs) for each of the Rush-Sequence(s)
- In the centre, have the program monitor along with a scope
- Below that, open/place a second timeline, this time for the Target sequence.
- Now you have two separate timelines and can drag etc. individual clips (maybe trimmed) from the Source timeline to the Target timeline.
- Just remember it’s not the same as using the Source Monitor.
- Suppose you have a few Source sequences, such as one sequence per rush, or maybe per scene.
- To Enable Skimming:
- Make a keyboard short cut (e.g. [§] ) to the [Move Playhead to Cursor] function
- In CS5.5, that function is in [Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts > Panels > Timeline Panel > Move Playhead to Cursor]
- When holding that shortcut, the playhead will follow the mouse. No need to click mouse and drag the playhead. Also no audio scrubbing occurs. A very slick way to search for that certain something.
- Make a keyboard short cut (e.g. [§] ) to the [Move Playhead to Cursor] function
- Tips:
- Lift [;] and Undo [Ctrl-Z].
- The [;] does a Lift Edit between [I] and [O] points.
- Extract is supposed to be [‘] but on my [MacBook Pro > BootCamp > WIndows 7] it is [\]
- [Drag] does a copy, not a move.
- To drag only the video or audio part, do [Alt-Drag]
- Lift [;] and Undo [Ctrl-Z].
- Organization & Layout:
- Skimming in FCP7
- From http://digitalfilms.wordpress.
com/2010/06/18/better-editing- with-custom-screen-layouts/ - (I have not tried this, I just note the link)
- From http://digitalfilms.wordpress.