Final Cut Pro User Guide for Mac
- Welcome
- What’s new
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- Intro to importing media
- If it’s your first import
- Organize files during import
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- Import from Image Playground
- Import from iMovie for macOS
- Import from iMovie for iOS or iPadOS
- Import from Final Cut Pro for iPad
- Import from Final Cut Camera
- Import from Photos
- Import from Music
- Import from Apple TV
- Import from Motion
- Import from GarageBand and Logic Pro
- Import using workflow extensions
- Record into Final Cut Pro
- Memory cards and cables
- Supported media formats
- Import third-party formats with media extensions
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- Intro to effects
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- Intro to transitions
- How transitions are created
- Add transitions and fades
- Quickly add a transition with a keyboard shortcut
- Set the default duration for transitions
- Delete transitions
- Adjust transitions in the timeline
- Adjust transitions in the inspector and viewer
- Merge jump cuts with the Flow transition
- Adjust transitions with multiple images
- Modify transitions in Motion
- Add adjustment clips
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- Add storylines
- Use the precision editor
- Conform frame sizes and rates
- Use XML to transfer projects
- Glossary
- Copyright and trademarks
Change the workspace layout in Final Cut Pro for Mac
Final Cut Pro comes with a set of predefined workspace layouts that determine the size and location of the main areas of the Final Cut Pro window, including the browser, the viewer, the inspector, and the timeline.
If none of the existing workspace layouts meet your needs, you can create and save additional layouts. After you save a custom workspace layout, you can easily share it with others. When you create custom layouts, you can include additional areas, such as the timeline index, the event viewer, the comparison viewer, and the audio meters.
Choose a workspace layout
In Final Cut Pro, choose Window > Workspaces, then choose a layout from the submenu.
Save custom workspace layouts
In Final Cut Pro, arrange the areas of the main window the way you want them.
Choose Window > Workspaces > “Save Workspace as.”
Enter a name for the new layout, then click Save.
The new layout is added to the Workspaces submenu.
Tip: To save a change to an existing custom layout, make the change, then choose Window > Workspaces > Update [name] Workspace.
Share custom workspace layouts
You can easily copy custom workspace layouts to another computer or share them with friends and colleagues.
In Final Cut Pro, save a custom workspace layout.
See Save custom workspace layouts, above.
Choose Window > Workspaces > Open Workspace Folder in Finder.
The Workspaces folder, with all the custom layouts you created, opens in the Finder.
In the Finder, select the custom layout files you want to share, then choose File > Compress.
Note: Compressing the files prevents any change to custom layouts during transit.
Transfer the resulting ZIP file (with the filename extension .zip) to your friend or colleague using email or another convenient method.
On the receiving Mac, double-click the ZIP file to decompress it.
In the Finder, hold down the Option key and choose Go > Library.
Drag the custom layout files to the following location in the Library folder:
/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Final Cut Pro/Workspaces/
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