How to Turn Off Magnetic Timeline in FCP

I hate to break it to you but you can’t turn off the magnetic timeline in Final Cut Pro…BUT here are some tools tricks you can use to avoid magnetic timeline headaches. I’ll show you how to stop messing up your video timing when you move and delete clips. Then I’ll share my top 8 tools for working in harmony with the magnetic timeline and at the end I’ll reveal one keyboard shortcut I wish I knew when I started out over a decade ago. Let’s get down to business! 00:00 - Intro 00:26 - Work above timeline - don’t recommend it 01:12 - Position Tool 04:12 - Turn on - Select Tool 04:29 - Trim Tool 05:34 - Delete with Shift or fn 06:03 - Lift from primary storyline 06:29 - Nudging 07:04 - Snapping 07:49 - Skimming 08:28 - Timeline appearance 09:12 - Connected clips - Grave Key 10:35 - Outro Happy editing! Let me know if you need any help or have any questions. This video was edited with plugins from Stupid Raisins https://stupidraisins.com/