If you are a relatively new user of Final Cut, you may not know that there is a powerful organizational tool hidden in the Browser. Why? Because nothing in the Browser indicates it’s there.
It’s called “Favorites.” This is a very fast way to highlight and organize the clips you like, without losing any clips you’ve already imported. Here’s how it works.
As you are reviewing clips, drag a gold selection box around a clip or a portion of a clip in the Browser that you like.
Type F for Favorite. At the top of the box a green bar appears, indicating this selection is now a favorite.
NOTE: The blue bar indicates a keyword was applied to that clip, or portion of a clip.
Once you are done looking at your clips, go to the top menu in the Browser and change it from Hide Rejected to Favorites.
Instantly, only those favorite sections appear, each with a green bar indicating the section you liked.
REMOVING CLIPS
There’s a similar option for hiding clips, or sections of clips, that you don’t like. Select the clip in the Browser, or highlight a section of a clip, and press Delete.
Instantly, the clip (or section) disappears.
While keywords provide greater sort and search capability, Favorites are fast and easy – once you know where they are.
One Response to Hidden Favorites in Apple Final Cut Pro
I find it useful to reject portions of the clip (I.e., head or tail) then hide the rejected in order to see only the useable portion of a clip. And if a portion from the middle of a clip is rejected (while rejects are hidden) you end up with two clips. You are right, favorites is more powerful than it seems.