How to recover (2 hours) worth of ranges

I've just spent two hours positioning multiple ranges on an imported clip in FCPX. While trying to drag them to a timeline, I accidentally pressed something and they all disappeared.


"Undo" does not restore them. I'm so distraught I could throw the computer through the window. Is there a way to get these back?


FCPX apparently does "saves" every so often, but I can't see a way to look back in a history list so that I can reset the ui to just a few minutes ago so that I can get them back. Is there a way to do this?


I'm sorry now that I'm using ranges; I see how very fragile they are. I think it would be better to just drag the whole clip to the timeline and use the cut tool. At least that way (I assume) there wouldn't be a single accidental keystroke that could ruin hours worth of work.


Michael

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 13.5

Posted on Sep 22, 2023 5:15 PM

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Sep 22, 2023 6:11 PM in response to michaelveloz

I just tried this in 10.6.5 and after I cleared the ranges with Opt+X an Undo doesn't bring them back.


Have you considered using Favorite ranges instead? Select a range, hit 'f' to mark it as a Favorite, rinse, repeat. Then, in the browser popup menu, choose Favorites (or Ctl F). Select all your favorites and drop into your timeline. If you do accidentally Unrate them as Favorites (U), an Undo will bring them back.


Seems like doing a Range clear should be undoable. Send Apple your feedback via Final Cut Pro->Provide Final Cut Pro Feedback...  or use this link Feedback - Final Cut Pro - Apple


Sep 23, 2023 1:57 AM in response to michaelveloz

Selections are transient, much as they are in, say, a text document: you click somewhere else and they are gone. Using Favorites is adequate: you make a selection that you plan to use later and just press F and that’s it.


I suppose you are working on a rather long clip. You could indeed put it on a timeline and use the blade tool. Or you could use a technique that I learned from Steve Martin of rippletraining, and which he called “reverse favoriting”. It takes advantage of the fact that it is much easier to ve precise in the timeline than in the browser, and works like this:

drag the clip to a temporary project;

select ranges as desired, press Shift-F to reveal that selection in the browser;

press F to mark as favorite;

repeat

How to recover (2 hours) worth of ranges

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