Re: Forward Select Tool in FCP X?

I could've shaved a million keystrokes off your tttt method by now. Press T. You're in T mode. Press hold shift and you're in TTTT mode. Release shift and you're in T mode.

The method being discussed works in the timeline index, which seems a bit convoluted. Easier to just shift+z and draw a marquee around everything from where you are, down.

But that and TTTT can be prone to error. In X, and how Avid used to be and probably still is, the best method is to insert something or roll something out to make the space.

Inserting a gap takes one keystroke. Then rolling out the gap longer to make space is another mouse click/drag. So far, 2 stokes/clicks shorter than just choosing the TTTT key.

The other obvious concept is that there is not much reason to shift everything down. Pick your spot and start inserting. Since the timeline is in ripple mode by default and you can't lock tracks, you're not going to knock anything out of sync.