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Who's sick and tired of making Finder folders and Final Cut Pro Events, Folders, and Keyword collections at the start of every single project? I was too, and that's why I started using Finder & Final Cut Pro Templates to make sure I could go from shoot to edit as quickly as possible. Check out this vid to learn why these templates are so important and how to purchase mine if you're ready to level-up your workflow.
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Are you tired of being disorganized? Or having to wait to GET organized before you can do the fun part - EDITING? I know I was and templates fixed it! What's your biggest pain point in your content creation workflow?
Biggest problem is that I don't have a workflow, it's just a rush to get content out
@@ryanr4391 Well we need to get you one! Might feel faster to just turn and burn it, but sometimes in the long run those shortcuts you might be taking end up leading to a lot more work later on. Good on you for cranking out content, though!
@@matthewTobrien Yea you're right. Whenever I start a new video I always say I should create a workflow. Someday
Thanks Matthew! I have been utilizing this technique for a few months now since watching this video. HUGE time saver! This is absolutely necessary! Great video!
So glad to hear that, Scott. It's so crucial yet one of the easiest things to overlook in your content creation workflow. Thanks for commenting!
Bought one of your templates, worked and works like a charm and you even went out of your way to resend it to me when I erased it by mistake. I highly recommend the template and the dude that made it :D
Thanks for your templates and tips! I learn a lot from you.
You're welcome, Jack!
Matthew great job!! I’ve taken your templates and tweaked for my workflow. Organization is FOUNDATIONAL to bring successful… thank you so much for all your great work!
Love it! That's what it's about - taking what I've done and making it your own. Thanks so much for your support!
Dude, you read my mind. I've been looking for videos just like this as I start to get back into making TH-cam videos again. Thank you for this!
You are so welcome! So glad this is going to help you and your workflow!
AS A FINAL CUT EDITOR WHO FULLY SHOOTS AND EDITS FOR A TH-cam CHANNEL FOR A CLIENT, THIS IS THE BEST VIDEO I EVER WATCHED, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS, I WILL FLY OUT TO YOU AND GIVE YOU A HUG, CANNOT GURANTEE THAT I WONT CRY IN THE PROCESSS
YES I DID THIS ALL CAPS CUZ IM SCREAMING RIGHT NOW FROM THE ENJOYEMENT
YOU ARE WELCOME! So glad this is going to solve some pain/friction for you. Thanks so much for the kind words!
I always watch your videos with the translation function😊
I was surprised at how deep the folder hierarchy is! Being organized is a sign of cleverness
Yes, I go quite deep. 🤓
You are the best channel for you FCPX stuff. I always find what I want to learn or get better at in your channel. THANK YOU! 🥦
You're welcome! And thanks for the kind words!
Thank you !
Thank you for this I just order my bundle. It feel good to support a creator. Keep it up buddy. Great video by the way.
Thanks for your order and your support! And thanks for watching my video!
Thank you so much!!
My pleasure! Glad this was helpful 🙌
Great timing, wedding season/editing season starts in 2 days for me. Time to get more organised. Thanks
Whoa! Gonna be a busy season! Hope these ideas for templates help...
that is a great structure! thanks a lot)) good luck man
Thanks, Fill! Gotta stay organized!
❤a good how to by a pro. Thank you for the share!
You’re welcome! Thanks for the kind words!
Defo buy this!❤
Thanks for the recommendation!
Genius, never thought of selling my templates. Great work and well explained. 👍
I know, right? I've been using them for years and have shared them with colleagues and contractors and funnily enough they've told me even years later, "You know, I still use your templates for my organization." I took a lot of that stuff as clues as to their value ... and once I had an audience and learned about how digital products are a great option for content creators, it seemed like the smart thing to do. So far sales have been great, and I think the folks purchasing them are going to get some solid ROI once they start using them. Thanks for watching!
Ordered mine.. thank you for great video.. Abdul
Thank you so much, Abdul!
Bless you with this video.
Haha - you're welcome, Matthew!
Great tip!
Thanks, Eric!
Funny that i have been doing this for awe for sometime but never knoew i could do it for fcpx! Its a game changer And you just got a new customer
Yes! Definitely do it for FCP - it helps a ton!
Great one, thnx! Got a sub 😁
Awesome! Welcome to the channel!
Thx for this.
You're welcome!
This is brilliant man! I don't know why I have not thought of it before.
It's just one of those things that you didn't know you needed but once you have it you wonder how you ever lived without it - that was my reaction years ago when I first shown how to use them. So glad you can take advantage now! Side note: there's a great app called Post Haste that lets you take my system to the next level and create custom folder templates for different disciplines: photography, video, visual effects, etc.
www.digitalrebellion.com/posthaste/
@@matthewTobrien OMG! This could be life changing. I need to understand special collections more (the gear icon).
Check out this Apple support article all about it! apple.co/3wTjmht
Thanks so much just got the template do you have a video on how to use smart collections
I’ll shoot you an email, David, with some resources on that.
@@matthewTobrien thanks Matthew
I'm all about using templates for both Finder and FCPX. I've been using Post Haste for a while, and have an FCPX Library Template with all my keyword collections. Only difference for me is that I store all my media inside my Library so I can more easily transport it from drive to drive and also send to remote editors. I found storing media files externally too tedious when it comes to reconnecting them. Of course, not a problem if you only edit and use a FCPX project once and then just archive it.
That is an excellent point. I've always shared with editors with media stored outside the library, and I know it's a big extra step to have to relink media. I think your way of doing it is 100% legit - especially since you know your stuff top to bottom. LOVE Poste Haste. Great app.
I have use Mac Studio ultra with 8tb of ssd but I don't wanna store any of my project files after I'm done editing in the ssd ..where do I store them to where I can still use that past footage if need be and still be organized so I can find it easy ?
Guys you should start using Automator and Actions in Macos.
No more copy and paste, you create any folder, right click, and voilà, a folder structure in a second, for free.
Done
Do you have a vid on it? Would love to learn how to do this!
I just got the 3 in 1 bundle. It will take me time to learn to fully utilize it, but the organization is something I badly need lol
Thanks so much for purchasing! Let me know if you need any help with making it your own!
Great tutorial....at 2:53, you show a FCPX LIBRARY TEMPLATE....how did you create this one??
Thanks for watching, El! Here's an older video of mine that explains it a bit more in-depth: th-cam.com/video/GET0s8-lUhg/w-d-xo.html
Let me know if that helps - if not, I can explain more.
I use a basic set folders (empty) and just copy paste in a new event, simple and fast.
Sounds like a great workflow for you - keep it up!
can you teach us how to get such astonishing color grading on this video? :)
Ooof. I really botched it on this one. It’s baaaaaaad 🤦♂️
Yea I created an AppleScript app which creates all this for me
It creates the folders (with current date for searching as copying and pasting will keep the original date).
It will ask me some simple questions like Date of event, job name and where to save it, it will then create the folders and copy over some Templates from a preset folder and give it a naming structure.
This allows me to just get it all running within seconds so I can just start copying the media to the folders and then I can import and this helps with organizing in FCP and such.
It is custom to my ways of working but it is not to complex to adjust.
I have one I use for Weddings, one for my Blogs as they have different folder structures but the principle is the same
I sense an awesome idea for a TH-cam video for you to make… 🤔
Awesome content! New subscriber here! Just switching to FCP after 3+ years in Premiere Pro and need all the help I can get! hha
Congrats on the switch! And I still need help with FCP from time to time too!
How does your smart collection workflow work for the editing projects? For example I name my videos and at the end put Ver 1 then when I duplicate the timeline it turns into Ver 2 automatically. But how can I have a smart collection that has all my current timelines for the project instead of manually organizing it? For example some videos may be on Ver 1 while other videos are on Ver 3. But I only want to see the most current versions of all the projects in one place and older versions I want to be somewhere else as a safety backup. It Snapshotting the project better? Just curious your work flow on this?
I hope to make a video that's more in-depth about this. With Smart Collections you can filter using A LOT of different criteria so I may take your question and either in a vid or in a livestream see if I can make a Smart Collection that does exactly what you're talking about. I'm not quite sure how to do that other than filtering based on when the Project was created - making the Smart Collection only show the latest version. Going to have to think on that.
I was watching this thinking "man I wish he sold these Templates." Glad to see you do.
What LUT are you using btw? Your color grading is great.
Thanks for picking up my templates, Dave! Hope they help you get everything organized. :)
I believe on this video I'm using FilmConvert Nitrate for the grade. I started using it this year when we partnered up for sponsorship on my channel. I use their Kodak 5207 Vis3 emulation. The shots where I'm in my studio where all the gear is located got away from me a little bit - a bit too stylized for my liking. A lot of blue/teal but not quite enough orange. I like to keep my TH-cam videos a bit more natural looking and not quite as stylized, but that's how it goes. Thanks for watching!
Do you know if Final Cut has an auto scroll timeline while playing back footage feature? Or a play head jumps back to starting position ?
Sadly it doesn’t. You have to use Command Post to make it do that.
I use Post Haste to do this. I would like to know if creating a template fodder would be a better choice or stick with Post Haste?
Post Haste is essentially my methods but taken to the next level. It's especially great if the different types of work you make require different file/folder templates. You can probably stick with Post Haste and just be proud that you're even aware of it!
Of course it can't do Final Cut Pro Library templates, so you might consider adding that to your workflow using my FCP template - only $10!
When you rename the fcpx library template, do you first copy to the working drive or are you renaming every time you use the template?
I copy it to my project folder and then rename it before opening🤘
Hi there, Im literally chopping some broccoli at the moment. this is just want I needed. I have a template folder and assets folder but always lose them ;( I have created different projects for sizes of what I need so nearly there.
Excellent! I keep mine at the top of my Dropbox so no matter where I am they're always there AND if I need to update them, they're updated on whatever computer I access them. Keep choppin' that broccoli, Jennifer! 🔪🥦
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Moved really quick with this one. I did not get where your Final Cut Pro library template was. Also how you made this template.
Thx
Watch my original video about my templates and let me know if you still have questions, Dave:
th-cam.com/video/GET0s8-lUhg/w-d-xo.html
@@matthewTobrien this is just what I needed. I was sure you had something and I scrolled thru all your videos trying to find it again. I had set up folders based on this to copy and paste but had not done the library template.
It’s been 3 or 4 years since I regularly uploaded videos to my channel and I have forgotten so much. My first video back on my channel took me 3 1/2 hours to edit. Last nights I got down to 2 hours. Still lots missing from my editing but I’m getting there
Congrats on getting back to editing and your channel! Excited to see what you're able to create (and learn in FCP!)!
@@matthewTobrien I’ll be going back all of your videos again. Love your content and style
Thanks, Dave!
I bought your templates and practiced copying a huge, disorganized project into the template, but afraid I might miss every asset. So thinking to use templates going forward with new projects, as it seems prudent to eventually delete older project work. Thoughts?
I would agree. Hard to transfer an existing project into the template (although certainly doable with time and patience). I personality don’t delete older projects at all - I just archive them. You never know when you or your client will need them…
Thanks for this video. I recently bought your templates and have watched this video several times now. I would love if you could do a more in depth or a slower version of this video. I'm trying to get this set up correctly but I find your video instructions for this are a little fast to follow. Thanks.......Take care, Bluefin.
Thanks for your purchase and thanks for your feedback! Here’s an older video that goes in-depth on the templates. After watching if you still need some help, let me know!
th-cam.com/video/GET0s8-lUhg/w-d-xo.html
@@matthewTobrien Thanks for the quick reply. I'll watch that one now.
Hello. Are you using the old Apple cinema or thunderbolt displays ?
New Studio Display as my main center monitor and then Thunderbolt Displays on either side. ⚡️
@2:52 You talk about FCP Library Template. How do I make one? I don't how to.
Create a Final Cut Library, create all the Events, Folders, Keyword Collections Smart Collections and Projects you use for every video (especially if it's TH-cam vids) and then keep that FCP Library file in, say, your Movies folder. Every time you start a new video, copy that Final Cut Library into the folder where you keep all of your media for that specific video. When you open that copied Library template, rename it in Finder or Final Cut Pro and you're up and running with Events, Keyword Collections, etc. already made.
Or you can go to my website and just buy my templates. :)
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Thanks for those tips. I’d like to work more like that. One barrier since I got the Sony A7S3 is not being able to preview the clips in the finder therefore not being able to organise them easily from there. so I tend to import into FCPX then organise which isn’t as efficient. Any workarounds for viewing in the finder you can suggest? Thanks Warren
Yes! That is a downside to the Sony file structure. It's a bit of a pain to zero in on the video file and with some of their formats you can't view them in Finder at all, from what I understand. I remember when I had the a6500 I would import with Final Cut Pro and then go to the Library file in Finder, right-click and choose "Show Package Contents" and then I'd tunnel into the Event where the footage was stored and move the footage back into my Finder Folder structure. Kind of crazy, I know, but I can't stand not having easy access to my footage in Finder. Especially when I need to pull footage from that project for a different project, etc. It's too painful trying to grab it from within FCP. Anyway, I digress... Thanks for watching, Warren!
@@matthewTobrien thanks so much for your detailed reply. Much appreciated. Yes I tried looking in the package contents and the only clips able to be viewed in the finder are the ones that have been rendered. I wondered about using Catalyst browse but would need the paid version to be able to use it for organising folders etc. It would probably still be possible to use your system of folders by importing them into a library with them empty then putting the clips into the right place after?
I think so, but without seeing all the steps of your exact workflow, I'm cautious about saying that that 100% would work. But I'll think on it a bit more... Maybe I'll borrow someone's Sony camera and figure out a custom workflow with my templates and Final Cut that can make it work. Great idea for a vid!
@@matthewTobrien Yes I think it would be a very good idea for another video. I just tried what I suggested and importing the folders without files in them didn't work
@@wjnmovingimages4506 Ugh, yes a Sony workflow vid would be great!
It's 2024. Are these templates up to date with the latest version of FCPX?
I keep the Final Cut Pro Library template compatible with an older version of FCP so more editors can use them. When you open the Library you’ll be prompted to update it so it’s compatible with your version of FCP.
ALL HAIL MATT
Haha - stop it! 😚
I'm trying to follow along with creating my own finder template and now FCPX template, but why do you have an event for each type of media? why not keywords?
It’s really just a preference. I like each type of media walled off from each other in an Event. You can certainly have 1 Event and use Folders and Keyword Collections to keep everything sorted.
@@matthewTobrien ohhh! Okay I see, so when you import a files in FCPX, do you just import the copy of your template folder in FCPX and then it just lays everything out? sorry!! just a bit confused and kind of need of an example project visual
No worries, Abigail! So I keep a Final Cut Pro Library file in my Finder folder template under "2 PROJECTS < FCPX". Before every project, I rename the Final Cut Pro Library to whatever my project name is and that Final Cut Pro Library file (which is my template) has all the Events, Folders, Keyword & Smart Collections in there ready to receive imported files.
I have a second, older video all about this here: th-cam.com/video/GET0s8-lUhg/w-d-xo.html
Let me know if you still need some help with it!
hi, how about usuing Post Haste that solves this issue and its super easy. i use it on all my projects. Ride Safe
Yup, I have Post Haste! Great for anybody who needs custom folder templates for different disciplines: video, photography, graphic design, etc.
@@matthewTobrien and you can create your own structure. No need for copy paste every time.
Yup, it's a great app - hoping my method will help the beginners manage just this one step...and then move on to Post Haste from there. Baby steps!
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why do you feel its easier to use Events for folders? I just use a single event and drop everything there. Am I missing something?
Great question. I often click on the Event to see what all is in a given Event. If that Event are to contain Folders that separated things like Graphics, Screen Recordings, etc. I would see all of those items when I click on the Event. Sure I could click on the folder instead, but I often find that my mind gravitates toward clicking at the Event level. With everything in separate Events, when I click on an Event I know that I'll only be seeing Graphics or Stills or Screen Recordings. You could certainly do just one Event and then have Folders within that Event.
Was this your own idea? Pretty damn genius to be honest.
I wish! I adapted my template from my good buddy's original template that he created YEARS ago...
Just a little note on using FCP Templates: FCP Libraries contain a unique Identifier, if you duplicate a library in the Finder, this Identifier will not change. This causes FCP to overwrite your Cache files if they are stored in the same location. Example: Create 2 duplicates of your template, open Library „1“, it will create a Cache file called „1“ in your Cache folder/location. Then close Library „1“ and open Library „2“. The previous Cache file „1“ will suddenly be named „2“. Unfortunately this causes huge performance issues on larger libraries as everything inside the cache will be rewritten. Just something to be aware of.
That is very, very good to know, Sam. Interesting. Hasn't been an issue in my TH-cam workflow or in any of my client projects that I'm aware of - but I'll certainly pay closer attention to that moving forward to see if I notice anything problematic. Thanks for the heads up!
And just to clarify - this is if you store your cache/render files OUTSIDE the FCP Library? I store mine IN my FCP Library so does my workflow exempt me from this issue?
@@matthewTobrien I guess so, but I haven’t tested it as we always keep the Cache external. You could „Show package contents“ of the library and check if the Cache still gets renamed within a library.
I'll give it a look! I have a feeling it won't impact it since the render files are stored in each individual library.
Hey just a random question. I've shot a couple of weddings recently and because I don't want to miss an important shot I don't switch between 25fps and 50fps that often unless I have a solid couple minutes of time. And so I've got to editing and realised I might want a particular shot to be half speed or even quarter speed even though I shot it in 25fps.
Obviously Optical Flow is the way to go, and it generally looks fantastic. But it fills up my analysis files SOOOOO fast it's not even funny. Right now I've got a 3 minute 10 second video, with maybe 40-50 seconds worth of footage that I've used optical flow on. And I shit you not, there is over 1TB worth of optical flow files. Like what in the hell is that!??? I've got create optimised media turned off and stuff. But optical flow just chews up my SSD space.
Have you ever had this problem before? Is there a fix or is it just how it is?
I personally haven't had that issue because I haven't done too much retiming of clips like that. 1TB definitely seems high to me, though. Like, really, really high. I use an app by a company called Arctic Whiteness called Final Cut Pro Library Manager and it's great because it gives you a breakdown of what is taking up all the space in your FCP Library and you can choose to just delete Optical Flow files vs. your render files or optimized media, etc. A lot more control than what FCP gives. Might want to take a look at that? Not that it'll solve an issue if FCP is going haywire with the optical flow files unfortunately.
Why do you have a smart collection under screen recordings instead of a keyword collection? Considering you have the folder for screen recordings, that finder folder would be taken as the keyword and dump scrnrec into that keyword already, no?
Excellent question, Rich. Glad you asked. The reason I do a Smart Collection is primarily because while editing most of my videos I'm doing multiple screen recordings while I'm editing them. I custom name my screen recording files so as I add screen recordings to my SCREEN RECORDINGS folder and then import them into Final Cut Pro, it's much easier to just quickly drag the new ones to my SCREEN RECORDINGS Event and have them automatically go into the SCREEN RECORDINGS Smart Collection.
If I had all of the screen recordings I needed at the beginning of my edit and wasn't going to be adding new ones while I edited, then I'd most likely use the method you described. For me, one of the things I love about Smart Collections is how easy it makes it to add new media assets you've created while editing and then you need only drag the new media to the Event rather than clicking on the event and then navigating to the Keyword Collection that matches that new media in order to keep that new media in that Keyword Collection upon import.
@@matthewTobrien I see, makes sense with the types of tutorials you make that you'd continue accumulating screen recordings.
If you read this, could you maybe make a followup video to this one that explains how the finder folder timplate "connects/works with" your FCP template? cuz I've made my own now, which is much simpler than your templates as I'm a hobbyist filmmaker, not actually having clients and big projects. but I'm having difficulty figuring out the correct way to import into FCP and having my media fall into the correct keywords.
Or does your template that you sell come with an explainer of how finder and fcp are "connected" or how they are supposed to work together?
So this brings up a question that I’ve had in my mind which I started doing recently. I said to myself “why not just make a new library for every project”. That’s actually your workflow isn’t it?
Yes! Every TH-cam vid has its own Final Cut Library. To quote The Offspring: "You gotta keep 'em separated!" At least I prefer to. 🤘🏻
@@matthewTobrien So funny because I just recently thought that to myself after years of editing and years of slowing making my libraries more granular.
Better late than never!
how do you use 4 monitors?
Center monitor is Final Cut Pro Viewer/Timeline.
Left monitor is Final Cut Pro Browser.
Top monitor is Final Cut Pro A/V Output to get a full-screen preview of my edit.
Right monitor is productivity stuff - scripts, Safari, Twitter, Calendar, etc.
Here's a desk tour video I made if you're curious to see a more in-depth breakdown of my edit bay: th-cam.com/video/sIrDSJmETN8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=K44aUNGdGbBOD6EU
@@matthewTobrien Thanks mate
STOP THE INSANITY!
That's what I'm sayin'! 🚫🤪
P.S. don't call your Delivery Folder Final! Any Editor will know why 😅
I've got a handle on it but I hear you - "...FINAL FINAL v3" etc.
25$ for empty folders? are you kidding? really? hahahahahaahahahaahaha
Some of the folders…have folders in them.
But thanks for the ridicule over a product that has sold hundreds of times and helped editors struggling with organization develop a system for efficiently storing their media.
@@matthewTobrien i dont belive you. bul****it
Okay. Cool.
Jesus… wtf went wrong with your color grade??! YECH.
And anyone that knows even the absolute _BASICS_ of FCP certainly doesn't need a LIBRARY template (wait… _for money_ ??! 😂). Especially not one that has the *_exact same keywords as folder names __*_ when there is __*_import folders as keywords_* 🤦🏼♂
And using "POST HASTE" instead is certainly not clunky and much more efficient.
Yeah, the grade's definitely no good. Experimenting with some film emulation plugins, but I need to get a consistent look and stick with it. This is why I hire a professional colorist for all of my client work and non-TH-cam films/videos.
And look, my methods aren't for everybody. Obviously they're not for you and the others who have liked your comment. For some users who aren't on top of their organization both in Finder and Final Cut Pro, my templates are a good step in the right direction. And of course they can be customized and adapted to individual workflows. I've been dialing mine in for years and this is what works best for me. Just because they aren't a good fit for YOU, doesn't meant they aren't for somebody else.
Post Haste is a great app but the majority of viewers on my channel don't use it or aren't aware of it.
Gotta say, again, excellent use of CAPS, italics, bold and emoji in your comment to communicate how much you hate my methods and my video. 🤘🏻
@@matthewTobrien Oh right… because showing Post Haste and posting a link to it instead would be unheard of. 🙄
IOW you didn't know it existed.