Little needles on clips (attached to storyline)

how do I keep them at the beginning of the clip?

when I trim backward, the needle stays put. How do I move that little thingie with it?

To change the connection point, do command-option-double click at the desried position.
Why do you want this? For some sense of "neatness"? Or is there a real need?

still can't cmd+option+double click to the beginning of the clip.

I don't know... when I have snap disabled it really irritates me that connection point is somewhere random.

I always thought that "Change clip connection" and the "Override connections" should be featured somehow in the FCPX interface (or now in the "What's new" pop up window) so first time users could learn those two commands right away.

canelson wrote: I always thought that "Change clip connection" and the "Override connections" should be featured somehow in the FCPX interface (or now in the "What's new" pop up window) so first time users could learn those two commands right away.

There is a manual, and tons of training videos.

I didn't even know how is it called

apparently its called "connection point" and i still can't find how to reset it to the *Beginning of the clip*

only says how to move it. (option+cmd + single click)

I know, but it would be easier for beginners when they launch FCPX for the first time to see a screen shot explaining each of the basic tools (select, trim, position, range, blade, zoom and hand) and a "pro tip" on how to connect and override a connection. Instead of reading a manual or search for a tutorial in youtube (which may be useful or misleading, depending on the knowledge of the creator of the video)

For example, when I started with FCPX I didn't knew I could move the connection point until I read Richard Taylor's tips for FCPX .

canelson wrote: I know, but it would be easier for beginners when they launch FCPX for the first time to see a screen shot explaining each of the basic tools (select, trim, position, range, blade, zoom and hand) and a "pro tip" on how to connect and override a connection. Instead of reading a manual or search for a tutorial in youtube (which may be useful or misleading, depending on the knowledge of the creator of the video)

For example, when I started with FCPX I didn't knew I could move the connection point until I read Richard Taylor's tips for FCPX .

Agreed, or maybe a "quick start" video with the basic concepts...

There's so many "basic concepts", which would you include? And even then, someone would complain you included the wrong ones. Help Doc is vital, use it.

okay aside trimming it back to the "connection point", and then doing a "slip" with trim tool to re-edit it, i still don't know how to reset the connection point.

There is no "reset" for connection stems, they exist where you need them. Do you need it set to the first frame of a clip in the Primary Storyline? Zoom in enough, Opt-Cmd-Click on that frame, done. Not sure what the issue is here, I'm obviously missing something.

Tilde/Grave key overrides the Connection Stem when doing edits, too, as previously mentioned.

BenB wrote: There's so many "basic concepts", which would you include? ....

yep, indeed, the 'needs' differ...

Being an 'enthusiastic hobbyist' myself, I would like to recommend
Lessons for FCPX << link to US-AppStore... again, who else , from rippletraining

the 20 lessons (first 10 for free) give an excellent and comprehensive overview of features and workflow, e.g. how important meta-data is etc.

Can not replace any book (I like Tom Wolsky's writing), nor profund hands-on-training (e.g. which Ben offers) ... but for a start ... as a side-effect, you learn the app-specific lingo.-



And, hey, 10$ for an hour of compact, profound info - what could possibly go wrong?

Nothing better than the official training text for learning the basics, self-paced and hands-on.
www.peachpit.com/store/apple-pro-trainin...sional-9780134384153

there is the "You can lead a horse to water…" maxim that applies to some whole swaths of society. I was as frustrated as the next at first with FCpX, but I'm not afraid to ask questions and really only paid for some MacProVideo tutorials, and watched all the freebees I could find.
For me, the Opt-W (insert gap) (and dragging to change the size of the gap), and opt-cmd-click to change connection pt, and the tilde (override connections) are HUGE tools that are rarely mentioned, especially by the folks who grumble about the trackless magnetic TL.
I dunno…the info is really all out there (and in here!) One big issue IMHO, is also that anyone can edit video these days, but until you have the story-telling chops and know what you want to do, it is hard to ask the precise question about how to get it done.
I remember coming from film, and all the verbiage of FCP v.1 was so right on (Bins, Reels, etc), but still, I could KNOW I needed to make a cutaway so I could edit the audio of an interview, but geez! I had to go to the beach and read the manual before I could make the one cut!
Maybe FCP.co will be the aggregator of the little basic tutorials (from The Guru as well!) Is anyone actively aggregating here? Or is the tutorials forum just for individual posts?
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