Final Cut Pro (FCP) shortcut to reset playhead in timeline using "return".

Don’t you wish you could press return to reset the playhead in FCP? Learn how to solve this issue, and create your own custom commands.

If you or your students are frustrated using final cut pro because the return key doesn’t reset the playhead to the beginning of the timeline similar to GarageBand and Logic, you can easily create a custom key command to fix this using the video or instructions below.   

1) Open Final Cut Pro. In the menu bar click “Final Cut Pro”.

2) “Final Cut Pro” → “Command Sets" → “Customize…” or shortcut Option+Command+K (⌥⌘K). 

Step 2: Creating your own custom key commands in Final Cut Pro.

Step 3: Creating your own Custom Command Set.

Step 4: Duplicating the Default Command Set to begin create a Custom Command Set.

5) Rename the Command Set as desired or use the name “Custom” and press “Ok”. 

Step 5: Renaming the Copy of the Default name.

6) In Command Editor dialogue box, use the search field in the upper/right corner. 

Step 6: Using the search to help find the command "Go to Beginning".

7) Search “Go to Beginning”. The command will appear in the lower/center, indicating the Home Key on the extended keyboard to execute. 

Step 7: Search "Go to Beginning" to filter commands in the viewer for selection.

8) Click, Drag, and release the command “Go to Beginning” and hover it over the return key which should be grey. A green plus (+) icon will appear. 

Step 8: Assigning the command "Go to Beginning" to the return key.

9) Press “Save” in the bottom/right corner. And close dialogue box window by clicking the red "x" or using the shortcut command+W (⌘W). This process can be used to create more custom shortcuts adding them to your new custom command set and pressing save.