“Repeat to fill selection” is one of the most useful commands to use while editing. It is located in the edit menu under “paste special”, and can also be accessed using the shortcut option+command+v.
There are 2 handy ways to use this command…
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by Major on August 24th, 2009 in Keyboard Shortcuts, Post ProductionToggle Transport Master
by Major on August 13th, 2009 in Keyboard Shortcuts, Post ProductionFor those of you using machine control, you can forget this annoying menu:
To toggle through the transport master option (Pro Tools/Machine/MMC) hit Command+Backslash (/)
It will make you smiiiiiiiiile!
5 things that are still broken in Pro Tools 8 cs3
by Major on July 8th, 2009 in BugsThough we love Pro Tools, there are still several persistent bugs that are still not fixed in Pro Tools 8 cs3. Hopefully they will get fixed in cs4, but until then here are some possible work-arounds.
Audio Pull up/down
by Major on May 18th, 2009 in Post ProductionThis post is extremely post production related. So I apologize in advance if you are not in audio post. I would suggest however if you are a student, learn as much about video as you can now, because chances are you’ll end up in post anyway!
I. Frame Rates
The are several frame rates that you will come across in the post production world.
Export Session Info as Text: Not as useless as it sounds!
by Major on April 1st, 2009 in FeaturesExport Session Info as Text (located in the file menu) is an often overlooked feature that has several great uses, especially in post production. I will go over two ways that I have used it in the past week, though there are many other ways to use it.
Compact: Not just for trash anymore.
by Major on March 20th, 2009 in Features
One great feature that can come in handy, especially in the long format post production world, is hidden in the region list menu. The “compact” feature will ‘destructively edit’ your regions.
For example: You just finished laying off a 2 hour movie, but you want to trim some extra time off of the end. Instead of making the edit, then exporting a whole new set of files, just make the edit, select the region, and hit compact. After you read the paragraph explanation that pops up, set your handles to 0ms, and click “compact” Your source file will now match the region on the timeline. A great time saver!
This Just In: “control-shift-option-3″ Saves Baby From Burning Building
by Major on March 17th, 2009 in Keyboard Shortcuts
“control-shift-option-3″ saved my life when I was a child growing up in a burning building. Now I am paying it back by bringing it to the masses. Make a selection on the time-line and hit “control-shift-option-3″ (A riff on “shift-option-3″:Consolidate selection) and you will get a sparkling new region of 1k sine wave at -20db.
