Using Keywords in Final Cut Pro X - HOW and WHY you should use them!

Using Keywords in Final Cut Pro X - HOW and WHY you should use them!

Have you ever used keywords in Final Cut Pro X? If not it can be a great way to find your clips. In this video, I'll show you how to use them and why it can be a great way to organise your clips.

Really handy if you want to categories your clips.

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[LaurieRussellDesign]

Hi Mark, this is a great tip about keywords! I didn't know you could add them to clips by draggin them. 😊👍 Another way I've added them in bulk which is super helpful is during import, if you have footage sorted in a Finder folder and you drag the whole folder into FCP the clips automatically get tagged with a keyword that's the name of the finder folder. (yep, that's my Type-A organization coming out again, lol) Have a good day! Keep the vids coming!!

[rapaent]

Thank you Mark for this awesome tutorial!! Is there a way to remove a keyword that's not in my keyword list anymore but, keeps showing up in my left Library window? Thanks again! 👍😊

[marceleast]

Hi, does anyone know how to get to that screen on the thumbnail... where you can assign the ^1, ^2, ^3 etc keys?? I think it's called keyword shortcuts and I can't find it in this video. Thanks!!

[AshkarNazer]

Hi I've got a question
I have 2 to 3 keyword collection in one event with more than like 100 clips
.but whenever I go from one keyword collection to another and scroll through that collection and came back to previous collection the position will not be the same where I left I need to scroll up/ down again and it cost me a lot of time..is there any command for it...(in premiere pro the scroll bar automatically stays at the position we left before moving in to another keyword collection)
Hope you understand my concern and expecting a solution..it will be mean a lot to me if you help to overcome this issue
thanks

[BlakelyPete]

Are these keywords library specific? Or if you import same clip into different library later will keyword show up in new library?

[nounix]

not working... All the events in my library have their event name as a keyword, but when i select the library and search for a word (part of the event name that i'm looking to find results for) nothing happens... I just dont see how we can search for these keywords (AND get results for them lol)... Is there a different way to search?