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Hi, I'm transitioning from iMovie to FCP and not finding the latter as easy to use as iMovie. I dragged down photos and then selected them all and changed them to 2 secs each. This created gaps between the photos and I can't find anywhere how to easily snap the photos together. This doesn't happen in iMovie. As a result, I've gone back to using iMovie.
Sorry, creating a magnetic storyline will not get rid of the gaps.
You need to click on each grey gap and hit the delete key.
Do not take photos of your desktop. It is much easier and better to take a screenshot.
Hold down the Shift and Command keys as you press the number 3. This will create a screenshot on your desktop.
To add to what LocaAlicia has said, your music track is on the normal storyline track.
You can turn your photos into a magnetic storyline by selecting all of them and pressing Command G
The dark grey lane on the timeline is the primary storyline and is magnetic. If you place your images onto a lane above this, it is not magnetic so changes to duration will not result in what you want.
Depending on your workflow and the type out media you work with, iMovie may be a great choice. If you need more of the professional features in FCP, you can save yourself many, many hours of frustration by watching these free tutorials:
Steve at Ripple Training’s 60 minute FCP tutorial overview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqUP7Zgeuck
Final Cut Bro getting started https://youtu.be/L3bZ-ETKZ8U
Izzy Video tutorials. Recorded several years ago so the UI looks different but the concepts are still correct. https://youtu.be/_jvyrnQpR1E?list=PLp5SAgbM8S87n1qvv34-PAU2zMHLlXyfb
Please show me two screenshots: one with the photos lined up on the timeline, and one with the photos changed to 2 seconds. Please take a screenshot with shift+⌘3.
Thanks. I am dragging the pictures onto the grey lane. There's only one row. The pictures are sitting above an audio track. I'll look at those you tube videos. Thanks for sending that through
The reason for the gap is that the photos are not placed on the basic storyline (black line). The basic storyline has a function that automatically fills in gaps between placed clips.
Gaps between pictures FCP
