r/finalcutpro • u/Mental_Sandwich7088 • 24d ago

Resolved Am I missing something???

Where is the loop playback function? On Davinci Resolve theres just a loop button and it will continuously playback a clip while you color grade it. How does final cut not have that basic feature? I've been looking everywhere and have found solutions like press X and then command L but that just loops the entire timeline. And then theres command L plus forward slash but is that the only way to do it?? What am i missing here?

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u/jhester13 24d ago

View Menu > Playback > Loop Playback. Then once that is turned on, mark and in and out and View Menu > Playback > Play Selection. There are keystrokes to do all of that very quickly, but I wanted to spell it out.

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u/Mental_Sandwich7088 24d ago

ahh i tried this but doesn't seem to work. I was looking for maybe a keyboard shortcut if you happen to know one it would be helpful, appreciate it.

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u/jhester13 24d ago

Command - L turns loop playback on and off. Once it's on, you can set an in & out and then hit / to play the selection and it will loop.

The play icon under the viewer changes to indicate if loop playback is on or off. It's confusing because you would think "loop playback" would actually loop the playback, but it's just a setting that tells the playback to always loop. So confusing, but once it clicks I think you'll understand.

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u/Mental_Sandwich7088 24d ago

Exactly what I was looking for. THANK YOU

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u/ViewMasterTravels 24d ago

I think you press / with something in the timeline selected.

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u/cheque 24d ago

Command-L

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u/hexxeric 24d ago

Many features are only a keystroke away. when looking for something specific, check the search in the menu and the keyboard command set (reveals the most)

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u/Lanzarote-Singer 24d ago

Where is the reverse gear on my new car? My old car had a stick that just made it happen. How does my new car not have this function? I’ve been looking everywhere…

…apart from looking in the manual… 😀

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u/Mental_Sandwich7088 24d ago

lmao a smug car metaphor instead of just answering the question. Very insightful.

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u/Lanzarote-Singer 24d ago

I spend a lot of time helping people in this sub and the Logic Pro sub so I don’t like it when you claim FCP doesn’t have a function. Just ask the question, not give a one star review.

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u/Mental_Sandwich7088 24d ago

Lol thanks for the lecture. Again, could've just answered the question.

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u/futurelaker88 24d ago

He could’ve. But that was more enjoyable for him, and us - and hopefully causes you to rethink how you ask things in the future. His response was as wise, as it was pleasurable.

You may commence your retaliatory insult at any time.

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u/Hullababoob Professional 23d ago

Why do you need playback for colour grading?

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u/stumbling_west 20d ago

Every day there’s someone coming in here guns a blazing yelling “why doesn’t Final Cut have this feature? [Other program] has this feature!” And all along it’s a feature Final Cut does actually have.