Faster way to jog/scrub timeline than 10 frames?

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Faster way to jog/scrub timeline than 10 frames?

I recently purchased a logitech mx creative console to use for editing in FCP. While I really like it so far, I find the jog wheel leaves much to be desired. The wheel is tied to a keyboard command (Shift + Right Arrow) in this case. A full turn of my jog wheel (at 100% sensitivity) only gets me about 20% through one row of film strip set at 5 second intervals (I'll attach a screen shot). I'd like for one full turn to get me from the beginning to end of one row of film strip (around the "27" in this picture).

Is there anyway to set a keyboard command to jump further than 10 frames? Or is there some sort of macro I can create that I can tie into a keyboard command? Has anyone faced this issue with the same or similar jog wheels? and if so, is there a workaround to speed things along? thank you.

(one full turn sets the playhead just left of the "53" I'm wanting one full turn to get me around "27")

MacBook Pro (M4)

Posted on Mar 19, 2025 2:00 PM

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Answer 1

fox_m

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Mar 19, 2025 7:15 PM in response to ms1592

I'm going to say that the best way, probably, is to use the J,K,L keys. Tap L from one to five times to scrub forward; tap J up to five times to scrub backwards and type the K key stop ("kill") the scrubbing.

You can use the up and down arrows to skip from "cut" to "cut".

I don't think there is any way to adjust the 10 frame skip shortcut. You might be able to use Automator to create a macro that will do what you want.

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Answer 2

Mar 20, 2025 1:59 AM in response to ms1592

Check out the free CommandPost application. One of its great features is the ability to assign custom commands to not just keys but also controls in several input devices like jog wheel ls. It has a bit of a learning curve but the possibilities are endless. I expect that there are people on this forum who actually use this and can probably give more detailed advice but I am sure that CommandPost is worth a serious look.

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