Shortcut Keys Issue in Final Cut Pro

Whenever the application misbehaves, the first thing to do is to delete its preferences. To delete preferences, hold down command and option while starting the application and click Delete Custom Settings. The application will start with default settings and open an “Untitled” library. Adjust the settings, reopen the library you were working, and see how it works now.

Final-Cut-Pro-Issues wrote:

Thanks for the tip but I don't think this works for me, I'm using some custom settings that don't want to loos and have to go set up every time.

A few things:

1) When you do delete the preferences, a file called VideoDiagnostics.... or similar (with a timestamp in its name), is created on your Desktop. Inside you will find copies of destinations, workspaces, etc.

You can restore these to their locations and not lose most of these settings.

2) Workspaces and Command Sets are saved in ~/Library/Application Support/Final Cut Pro

You can make copies of them somewhere for safekeeping (though at least Command Sets are not deleted when deleting preferences, as far as I can tell).

3) There are so many issues that are fixed by deleting preferences, as we have seen here time and again. We can't guarantee that this will fix your problem, but I still think it's worth a try.

When you assign custom shortcuts, you have to create a new command set. Make sure you have your custom command set active, and not the FCP default command set.

If deleting the preferences does not fix things: Please run Etrecheck and post its full report here. Use the "additional text" button and paste the report into the text box.

There could be other software impinging on FCP, and the report may give us some clues.

Open the command editor with option+⌘K and show me the screenshot. Which keys (shortcuts) will be disabled?

terryb wrote:

In addition to Luis and LocaAlicia's suggestions, I recall someone here (BenB?) saying that System shortcuts can override FCP shortcuts. Maybe it was the Accessibility shortcuts? I can't find that post but maybe he'll chime in.

This could explain some shortcuts not working, but if I understood correctly, the OP says that at times all the shortcuts cease to work. I would be very upset if it happened to me, that is for sure.

Any Bluetooth equipment involved?

Al

In addition to Luis and LocaAlicia's suggestions, I recall someone here (BenB?) saying that System shortcuts can override FCP shortcuts. Maybe it was the Accessibility shortcuts? I can't find that post but maybe he'll chime in.