February 2011 has come and gone and with the onset of March, the 2011 edition of the Editblog’s 28 Days of Quicktips has come to a close. We first did this in 2009 and with all the positive feedback I received back then I thought we’d try it again for 2011, with a twist. This time we were asking for Reader Quicktips as well and we received quite a few good ones. As a bonus, I thought I’d pick the best Reader Submitted Quicktip and give the creator of that Quicktip their choice of a book. Read on to see the winner winners.

Here are links to all of the 28 31 tips from the 2011 28 Days of Quicktips.

Day 01: Apply multiple FCP bin comments at once.
February 1, 2011 – right + click to apply multiple comments to clips at once in FCP bin

Day 02: Manifesto title tool can spell check.
February 2, 2011 – The recent free FxFactory title update includes a title tool that can spell check

Day 03: Scrub the FCP thumbnail column thumb
February 3, 2011 – You can scrub the thumbnail displayed in the FCP thumbnail column

Day 04: Save a comment specific column layout in FCP
February 4, 2011 – I like to save a specific bin column layout for comments only and then edit to my liking

Day 05: Change Sequence Timecode in Media Composer 5
Avid moved the change sequence timecode command in MC 5 and didn’t tell us

Day 06: The mappable Avid Smart Tool button
There’s a single button in Media Composer 5 that can disable and enable the Smart Tool

Day 07: changing FCP filters lengths partially applied to a clip
February 7, 2011 – Moving and extending the length of a filter applied to only part of a clip is a powerful feature

Day 08: Add and Edit markers in FCP 7 for speed
February 8, 2011 – This Reader Quicktip was an addition to the FCP 7 update and one of the best

Day 09: A bunch of FCP tips from Digital Rebellion
February 9, 2011 – These are some oldies but goodies

Day 10: Map Media Composer keyboard arrows to FF and REW
February 10, 2011 – This Reader Quicktip can speed along Avid Media Composer navigation

Day 11: Playhead of your timeline to match FCP edit to tape In point
February 11, 2011 – This Reader Quicktip isn’t for everyone but if editing to tape it is a very good one

Not everyone has to perform edits to tape these days but if you do then I think the Day 11 tip is a great one to have for Final Cut Pro. Ben Scott’s tip saves a bit of time when setting up FCP to perform an insert edit to tape. This tip was one of my favorites. Ben gets a book and the iOS software.

Day 12: Dupe detection in Avid, FCP and kinda in Premiere Pro but not really
February 10, 2011 – showing duplicate frames / clips used in an edit is a super handy function

Day 13: Overwrite bin column layout upon changes
February 13, 2011 – I change my column headings all the time and overwrite the old ones

Day 14: Better performance for .motn files in FCP Timeline
February 14, 2011 – This Reader Quicktip is for all those that use Motion projects in FCP

Day 15: Create audio synced subclips from overcranked footage
February 15, 2011 – This Reader Quicktip might be especially helpful for the music video people

Day 16: Restore Default Patch in Avid Media Composer
February 16, 2011 – This Reader Quicktip is a one click option when editing from a sequence in the Source monitor

This Avid Media Composer Quicktip from Josh Petok is really just a simple reminder of an Avid function but I have to admit that it’s one that I often forget about. In fact I had found myself, just a few days before he sent in this tip, manually patching a sequence to edit from Avid’s Source to Record. The instant I saw this tip I was reminded that there was an easier way. Josh gets a book too.

Day 17: Using extended markers to create subsclips
February 17, 2011 – This Reader Quicktip explores FCP’s extended markers and making subclips from them

Day 18: Two FCP tips for today’s Quicktip
February 18, 2011 – There’s 2 Reader Quicktips here, timeline preferences and preferred effects

Day 19: Rename your Avid MXF folders
February 19, 2011 – This Reader Quicktip can help with the organization of your Avid media folders

Day 20: One of the most simple, handy Quicktips ever
February 20, 2011 – This Quicktip is so simple, yet so brilliant and can be utilized by most anyone

Day 21: Change multiple FCP audio clip levels at once
February 21, 2011 – This Reader Quicktip is an option for changing levels and parameters for multiple FCP audio clips

Day22: Add Virtual Cuts to Avid Clip Based on Tracks Beneath
February 22, 2011 – This Reader Quicktip could be a real Avid Media Composer timesaver

Day 23: moving all keyframes on a shot in FCP
February 23, 2011 – If you’ve keyframed a shot in FCP you can move all the keyframes at once in the FCP timeline

Day 24: Access FCP’s timeline keyframe editor
February 24, 2011 – You can animate and keyframe filters and motion parameters right in the FCP timeline

Day 25: Two Avid tips for Friday
February 25, 2011 – These Reader Quicktips are great for the advanced Media Composer user

Day 26: Use a zero in front of a number for better sorting
February 26, 2011 – Putting a zero in front of single digit numbers sorts them properly

Day 27: Speed up FCP’s XDCAM export
February 27, 2011 – Conforming XDCAM can take a while but this tips speeds it up

Day 28: Playback Media Composer clips via thumbnails
February 28, 2011 – When in Frame view in an Avid bin you can playback the thumbnails

Day 29: Unlocking bins in Avid Unity
February 29, 2011 – Here’s a tip for dealing with locked bins when working in Avid Unity

Day 30 follow-up for the Day 27 Speed up FCP’s XDCAM export
Further tests from this Reader Quicktip shows there might be more to this than originally posted

Day 31: Using the FCP Change Speed Segment
March 3, 2011 – This little known FCP speed tool can help with clip speed manipulation