Great video, Dylan! Can you make a video explaining your story and background about how you came to be so knowledgeable and skilled as the Final Cut Bro? Did you go to school for it? Years of experience? Would love to hear as a subscriber. Good job!
Excellent video and your "Open Clip" tip was something I never even knew about. I typically record my talking head bits using OBS on my PC with multiple audio tracks (CamLink 4K, boom mic through Rodecaster Pro, desktop audio if needed) and then import the MP4 file into Final Cut Pro on my Mac. Always deal with syncing issues between scratch recordings on camera and the boom mic, and prefer to adjust sync in post instead of in OBS. I don't want to go through my workflow from before, but this literally fixes the issue in seconds vs. my old method. Thank you so much for that!
This is the best j and l tutorial I’ve seen and the others I’ve watched still left me confused.. I actually gave up on trying to make them, but this tutorial helps so much! Now for the question… at 2:28, you have two overlapping clips.. does that mean this is nondestructive to any of the audio? If so, a person would want to adjust the volume in portions where there is significant audio on both tracks. I saw that your waveform shows little to no conflicting overlapping audio, so no need to adjust audio levels in this case. Am I correct in noticing this?
I think it just comes from needing to do a specific task, and not seeing the other options available. But even more frequently, I think it comes from working with Premiere!
So I found a shortcut to the expand audio and it’s so good. All I do is bring my cursor over the clip, make sure I’m closer to audio waveform (so the bottom half) and just double click. Want to collapse it? Double click on the waveform again! Boom, expanded audio. Realized this by accident a few months ago and was immediately outside shaking my fist yelling at the clouds asking Apple why they don’t just show us these things 😭😂
Nice one! Thanks for this. I've known about Dylan's expand tip, but never found this undocumented capability. Apple doesn't even know what they've got!
Thanks for this, Dylan! I just wish FCP would let me create keyboard shortcuts for J and L cuts. So you’d select the edit point, hit your “J” shortcut, and it might apply a 1-second overlap and also expand the audio so you could customize. A boy can dream.
I explained in a comment just after yours, if you mouse over the clip but make sure you’re closer to the waveform (bottom half) and just double click, it will expand audio. I thought the same thing for a while but it’s been game changing doing it this way. Hope this helps!
What would be super nice! They did add the audio crossfade. Maybe an auto J or L cut can happen someday too. I’d be curious if this could be accomplished with macros using something like a loupe deck. Might be worth exploring!
@@dbelden click on the bottom half of the clip. It’ll expand exactly as expand audio does. You have to be pretty specific, but once you do it a few times you’ll get the hang of it
I haven’t even had time to update as I’ve been traveling a ton! That said, it’s generally safest to wait until a .1 update is released for OS’s before updating. You’ll also want to wait for plugin developers to be able to update their plugins. So if you’re not in desperate need of Sonoma’s features, it might be worth holding off a couple more weeks.
I could definitely see some seeing it that way! I actually quite enjoy working with audio in FCP compared to something like Resolve or Premiere. But that’s obviously personal preference! Appreciate you watching!
I actually detach my audio so much that I changed my Z key to detaching audio. Running a 'howto' channel, I do a lot of ew ee's and uh uh's when the camera is not on my face. My timeline looks crazy because my audio all looks close to each other so that there's no blank spaces. I'll even speed up parts and add my speaking voice over so that people aren't watching mundane tasks in normal speed. So, I've gotta disagree a little with you, Dylan. In my line of work, detaching the audio and cutting out blanks spots as well as overwriting mistakes that I made is what keeps viewers engage and my sanity in check. Otherwise, you'd a million cuts in my video with my hands jitterying all over the screen. It just streamlines it. Now when I narrate with my face in front of the camera, I'll definitely use this.
I’ve definitely been there! When you expand your audio, you can use the range selection tool on just your audio and delete specific parts, while still keeping everything attached! But I make those exact same edits that you described, while still doing the expand audio method. But in the end, really it just comes down to whatever helps you edit the best, and there’s definitely going to be many places where you need to edit in a different way because not every single video is the same. Appreciate you sharing your workflow! 👊
An audio crossfade is different than a J or L cut. While you can fade the audio with a J or L cut, these two cuts are primarily used to introduce audio before the visuals kick in. I’d definitely watch that linked video in the description to learn more about them!
I agree expanding audio is best. I tend to double click on the waveform portion to expand them.
This was exactly what I needed! Thanks so much :)
Great video, Dylan! Can you make a video explaining your story and background about how you came to be so knowledgeable and skilled as the Final Cut Bro? Did you go to school for it? Years of experience? Would love to hear as a subscriber. Good job!
I love learning from you Dylan. Making it easy to understand and fun
man you never stop to suprise me, keep those videos about little things in final cut its very important
Dylan, excellent tip, makes a lot of sense and it safes a lot of pain in the future. Thank you!
Excellent video and your "Open Clip" tip was something I never even knew about. I typically record my talking head bits using OBS on my PC with multiple audio tracks (CamLink 4K, boom mic through Rodecaster Pro, desktop audio if needed) and then import the MP4 file into Final Cut Pro on my Mac. Always deal with syncing issues between scratch recordings on camera and the boom mic, and prefer to adjust sync in post instead of in OBS. I don't want to go through my workflow from before, but this literally fixes the issue in seconds vs. my old method. Thank you so much for that!
What a great video. Fantastic information without nonsense. Thanks so much.
This is the best j and l tutorial I’ve seen and the others I’ve watched still left me confused.. I actually gave up on trying to make them, but this tutorial helps so much!
Now for the question… at 2:28, you have two overlapping clips.. does that mean this is nondestructive to any of the audio? If so, a person would want to adjust the volume in portions where there is significant audio on both tracks. I saw that your waveform shows little to no conflicting overlapping audio, so no need to adjust audio levels in this case.
Am I correct in noticing this?
And there I thought I was being clever, using the detach audio method. So glad I found your channel!
another great video! so close to 50k!
It’s coming soon!!
So useful! Thanks Dylan 😊👍🏻
This was a GAME CHANGER... Thanks again
%100 correct , not even sure why people would detach audio 😮 great post !
I think it just comes from needing to do a specific task, and not seeing the other options available. But even more frequently, I think it comes from working with Premiere!
Oh my g………… 10 years of editing….. I can’t believe I didn’t know this 😂😂😂😂😂
Hope this helps going forward!
Duuuude these are the best videos. Helping so much with my videos!
Your content is SO GOOD! Thanks so much Dylan!,
Aannnnndd… guilty of detaching the audio 😮.
Thx mate for the tip!
It'll come in handy!! Thanks!
Had to come back here AGAIN and remind myself how this works. Thanks again Dylan.
See you again in three months, probably.
You can also double click the audio track portion of the clip to expand it.
Very may thanks Dylan. Another very useful video. My problem is my brain and mouth always seem to be out of sync! Scotland LOVES you!!!
I can relate all too well 😂
Thank you! This is great!
so much easier!!! Thank you so much!
Huge! Thank you!
Dylan, my hero of my dreams, yeah i made this error in the past and i am little bit new in the J and L cut thing with the magnetic timeline
Amazing tip, Dylan! ✨As always! 🥇
Wow! This is new! Thank you Dylan! I will never detached my audio again hahah
OMG. Thankyou Dylan! Thanks Bro 👍🏼🤟
Thank you!!
Thanks for sharing.
What plugin do you use to zoom the focused area (with border) from the entire screen in this video please?
This comes from a plugin called MarkUp and also my Pro Zooms plugin over the top!
I just bought your Prozoom plugin now@@TheFinalCutBro
Thank you!
Absolutely f'n brilliant. I used the same comment on Dylan John's video today but its appropriate for both.
So I found a shortcut to the expand audio and it’s so good.
All I do is bring my cursor over the clip, make sure I’m closer to audio waveform (so the bottom half) and just double click. Want to collapse it? Double click on the waveform again!
Boom, expanded audio. Realized this by accident a few months ago and was immediately outside shaking my fist yelling at the clouds asking Apple why they don’t just show us these things 😭😂
Nice one! Thanks for this. I've known about Dylan's expand tip, but never found this undocumented capability. Apple doesn't even know what they've got!
Yep that’s the right way! Thanks for making this, X-premiere users need it lol
Wow, didn’t know that. I was one of the guys using the detach feature 😬
Thanks for this, Dylan! I just wish FCP would let me create keyboard shortcuts for J and L cuts. So you’d select the edit point, hit your “J” shortcut, and it might apply a 1-second overlap and also expand the audio so you could customize. A boy can dream.
I explained in a comment just after yours, if you mouse over the clip but make sure you’re closer to the waveform (bottom half) and just double click, it will expand audio. I thought the same thing for a while but it’s been game changing doing it this way.
Hope this helps!
What would be super nice! They did add the audio crossfade. Maybe an auto J or L cut can happen someday too. I’d be curious if this could be accomplished with macros using something like a loupe deck. Might be worth exploring!
@@TechMixr For me, this just opens the full transition itself (often handy) but doesn’t expand the audio like CTRL-S.
@@dbelden click on the bottom half of the clip. It’ll expand exactly as expand audio does. You have to be pretty specific, but once you do it a few times you’ll get the hang of it
@@TechMixr yeah I’ve tried that but can’t seem to find the sweet spot. :)
How are u doing these smooth zoom ins and outs ?
My Pro Zooms plugin! There’s a link in the description 👊
really nice. Practical.
hello Dylan I would like to update os sonoma has anyone encountered problems with final cut and various plugins thank you
I haven’t even had time to update as I’ve been traveling a ton! That said, it’s generally safest to wait until a .1 update is released for OS’s before updating. You’ll also want to wait for plugin developers to be able to update their plugins. So if you’re not in desperate need of Sonoma’s features, it might be worth holding off a couple more weeks.
Amen!
Audio is the Achilles’ heel of the magnetic timeline in my experience.
I could definitely see some seeing it that way! I actually quite enjoy working with audio in FCP compared to something like Resolve or Premiere. But that’s obviously personal preference! Appreciate you watching!
I actually detach my audio so much that I changed my Z key to detaching audio. Running a 'howto' channel, I do a lot of ew ee's and uh uh's when the camera is not on my face. My timeline looks crazy because my audio all looks close to each other so that there's no blank spaces. I'll even speed up parts and add my speaking voice over so that people aren't watching mundane tasks in normal speed.
So, I've gotta disagree a little with you, Dylan. In my line of work, detaching the audio and cutting out blanks spots as well as overwriting mistakes that I made is what keeps viewers engage and my sanity in check. Otherwise, you'd a million cuts in my video with my hands jitterying all over the screen. It just streamlines it. Now when I narrate with my face in front of the camera, I'll definitely use this.
I’ve definitely been there! When you expand your audio, you can use the range selection tool on just your audio and delete specific parts, while still keeping everything attached! But I make those exact same edits that you described, while still doing the expand audio method. But in the end, really it just comes down to whatever helps you edit the best, and there’s definitely going to be many places where you need to edit in a different way because not every single video is the same.
Appreciate you sharing your workflow! 👊
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Why not just select all and automatically Apply Audio Fades in one shot?
An audio crossfade is different than a J or L cut. While you can fade the audio with a J or L cut, these two cuts are primarily used to introduce audio before the visuals kick in. I’d definitely watch that linked video in the description to learn more about them!
Bro tip power level 10k 😎
🤔 But if it is a music video being over laid over a music track…🤷🏻♂️🎸🎶
If it's a music video, then you're probably not using J & L cuts!
Winnar is me.
Thanks!!