90 Moments Testing Final Cut Pro for iPad Live

Last Thursday, I streamed a live test of Apple’s new release of Final Cut Pro for iPad for about 2 hours, covering:

• learning the interface
• marking Ins/Outs while importing
• fine edits with the jog wheel
• workflow considerations,
• and much more

Overall, I added 90 chapter markers at each significant moment in the stream, so jump into the video and skip around to the bits that you’re interested in watching – I had some genuine moments of joy while discovering new features, like this one:

Here’s the full list of chapters:

• 0:00 – Waiting
• 1:30 – Introduction
• 3:24 – My Stream Setup
• 5:12 – Importing Footage From Mac
• 6:22 – Syncing Video & Audio with Multicam 
• 8:29 – Edit Angles & Audio Sync Issue Start
• 10:00 – Fixing Timestamp on Zoom Recorder
• 12:00 – Trying to Get Audio Sync
• 22:21 – Solved Subframe Audio Issue
• 24:46 – Angle Viewer & Keyboard Commands
• 26:50 – Customizing Workspace UI
• 28:13 – Zoom in Browser & Keyword Limitations
• 32:01 – Testing Editing & Keyboard Commands
• 33:26 – Discussing How I Edit A-Roll
• 34:40 – Pro Apps for iPad
• 35:30 – Stage Manager Shortcuts
• 36:21 – Edits
• 38:02 – Rejecting Clips & Waveform Issues
• 41:01 – Discovering Jog Wheel & Fist Pump
• 41:53 – Ins & Outs With Jog Wheel
• 42:46 – Showing Timeline For UI Comfort
• 43:45 – Editing Backwards For Best Take
• 45:00 – Waveform Issue
• 47:38 – Snapping Tests
• 48:45 – I Love iPad Editing
• 50:51 – Limitations of Range Point Jumps with Touch
• 51:44 – Discovering Jog Wheel Expand Gesture
• 53:00 – Discovering In & Out Handle Shifts
• 54:50 – Audio Scrubbing
• 55:17 – Jog Wheel Inertia Weirdness
• 55:53 – Forward & Reverse Controls
• 56:53 – I Love Drag Handles
• 57:15 – No More Excuses
• 58:00 – Jog Wheel Precision vs Speed
• 58:40 – Editing using Visual of Waveform
• 59:20 – Reject Workflow Revisit
• 1:00:04 – No Continuous Playback
• 1:00:52 – Editing Long Clips & Browser Space
• 1:01:34 – Pacing Yourself & Ergonomics & Break
• 1:02:52 – Resume Editing
• 1:04:09 – Final Cut on Mac
• 1:04:38 – Marking An “In” Point
• 1:05:05 – Finer Cuts With Keyboard Attached
• 1:05:37 – Assembly to B-Roll Method
• 1:06:07 – When To Hand Off To Mac Or Not
• 1:06:22 – “Go to Range In Point” to Reverse Issue
• 1:07:30 – Resetting For Multiple Takes
• 1:08:10 – Keyboard vs Touch Workflow
• 1:08:38 – “Go to Range In Point” Total Issue
• 1:09:30 – Apple Needs To Eat Their Own Dog Food
• 1:09:50 – Range Selection & Reverse Issues
• 1:10:30 – “I Think You Should Leave”
• 1:11:15 – Keyboard + Trackpad Combo
• 1:12:05 – Optimized For Touch to Keyboard
• 1:13:43 – Rejecting Ranges Between Favorites
• 1:14:55 – “Go To Range In Point” Issue Works?
• 1:16:06 – Errant Keyboard Command to Application Crash
• 1:17:15 – Use The Right Device For The Task Until You Need The Next
• 1:18:35 – Trouble Matching Intonation After Resets
• 1:19:02 – Speaking In Reverse & Gibberish
• 1:19:36 – Messing Up While Filming
• 1:21:28 – Trouble Dropping Playhead & Continued Editing
• 1:24:51 – Filming Cold Intros & Warming Up
•  1:26:15 – Editing Outros
• 1:27:05 – Renaming Clips Issue
• 1:27:46 – Point Where One Might Switch to Mac point
• 1:27:56 – Clip Import Temporary Issue
• 1:28:19 – Keyboard Commands and Browser Insert Issue
• 1:30:00 – Multicam Insert Does Not Respect Audio Choice
• 1:32:57 – Playhead Issue
• 1:33:50 – “Off” Button Cannot Be Tapped
• 1:34:15 – “Edit Angles” Shows Selected Audio Source Not Saved For Inserted Clips
• 1:34:56 – No Copy and Paste Edits
• 1:36:15 – “Position” Needs To Be Turned Off for Magnetic Timeline
• 1:40:00 – Doubting Thomas (Matthew)
• 1:40:21 – WWDC
• 1:40:33 – Why The “Position” Feature Fixes The Final Cut Pro Magnetic Timeline For Haters
• 1:41:48 – Timeline Editing With Jog Wheel & Select Modes
• 1:43:30 – Nudge Editing
• 1:45:05 – Understanding Playhead vs Nudge
• 1:46:15 – Detail Cut On The Action
• 1:47:20 – Cutting Out Filler Words
• 1:48:05 – Dead vs Alive
• 1:50:08 – Cut Tool
• 1:50:44 – Matthew’s Annoyed Face
• 1:51:45 – Start Clip Under Playhead & Select Clip & Skip Commands
• 1:53:28 – Trimming Clips & Cannot Select Next Clip
• 1:55:05 – iPad Pro = Keyboard
• 1:56:01 – Move Around With This
• 1:56:21 – Until Next Time & Workflow Consideration

Watch the full stream on YouTube.