I've been using macros with my Stream Deck for months - & I've dabbled in Applescript with Pixelmator Pro. I'm not new to macros, just Keyboard Maestro. I could have it mute the clip instead of detach audio but that would probably cause problems if I change audio of all the timeline. I forget whether Option + Command + B is in the default list - I changed a few shortcuts when I first got Final Cut Pro because I came from iMovie and at the time I was so overwhelmed by Final Cut Pro I didn't want to re learn a few shortcuts (lol) I use detach audio here because I edit gameplay footage and it doesn't matter if the audio is gone from the footage, most of the time I detach it entirely instead of making a billion little cuts in the footage unnecessarily (since it's basically voiceover). I re mapped my most frequently used shortcuts to be right below my left hand so E = Command + B. This is rare and I could remember what I need to do for this macro but it would be better if it just worked. I'm pretty sure this macro won't properly work when there's 3 clips stacked atop each other. I've not done much editing since I made these macros I sorta burned my entire day yesterday learning new software. If you have any suggestions on improving it I'd appreciate that. I made this macro yesterday - It will detach audio + delete it from the footage. And when you get stuck ask the Forum for help Think of the things you do in Final Cut Pro that you find laborious and see if you can use Keyboard Maestro to automate those tasks. Generally, the best way to learn and use Keyboard Maestro is to automate tasks that you have to do more than a few times and which would be quicker if they were automated or at least reduced to a single key press instead of several key presses and mouse clicks. It's probably not something you would want to do (although hopefully you can see the idea in the screenshot and that can inspire your own Macros.) The reason I have this Macro is that this is a task I do a lot. And I have a hot key that shows/hides this Palette.Ī lot of these are simple remapping of hot keys, using Keyboard Maestro's Action "Show Menu Item".Īnd the reason I remap these keys using Keyboard Maestro rather than changing them from within Final Cut Pro is that Keyboard Maestro syncs between all my Macs - so, my preferred hot keys for Final Cut Pro are instantly there on any of my Macs I am working on.Īnd as an example of a simple multi-step Macro the one called "Volume -5dB Relative" drops the relative volume of a selected clip or multiple selected clips by -5dB I have all my Final Cut Pro Macros in a Group Palette with Icons that help me find them quickly if I forget their hot keys. And to make tasks that might normally require two menu choices or more, into single Macros that have a single hot key to launch them. But one of the difficulties with simply sharing them (and ironically this is Keyboard Maestro's main strength) is that they relate to stuff I do or ways I like doing things so, they wouldn't necessarily solve the things you want to solve.īut as a starting point - one of the simplest uses of Keyboard Maestro in Final Cut Pro is to remap menu items and tasks to shortcut keys that make more sense to me. I use Keyboard Maestro extensively with Final Cut Pro and have many macros. There's more but I'll stop there, can you tell I'm a power user? Yes, I use these apps every day!įurthermore if anyone has any recommendations for apps that work well with keyboard maestro I'd be very interested - As you can tell I don't have enough - No, really I need more! The apps I use daily use are: Brave Browser, Spotify, Alfred (Hundreds of times daily), Hazel, Discord, Apple Notes, Microsoft To Do, Apple Calendar, Quicktime/IINA, CustomShortcuts, Karabiner Elements, EQMac, Todoist (sometimes), Streamdeck, Dropzone 4, Apple Motion, Moom/Magnet, CommandPost, Numbers, Pages, Bartender 4, Script Editor/Xcode, Stickies, Bear(a notes app), Apple Podcasts, Apple Music(The app not the service, why can't it still be called iTunes!!) Minecraft, Fantastical(learning) iStat Menus, USB Overdrive, Pixelmator Pro and Final Cut Pro. I've been looking for inspiration from prebuilt macros and I haven't been seeing a lot of ones on the forum for apps I use. I recently purchased Keybaord Maestro and I've been building macros, I'm working as hard as I can at being lazy and it's great.
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