App: Fast Collections
Developer: LateNite Films Pty Ltd
Genres: Photo & Video, Utilities

Fast Collections is a Final Cut Pro Workflow Extension that allows you to quickly create a Smart Collection from a list of Keywords.

If you're working on massive long-form projects in Final Cut Pro, such as feature-length documentaries with lots of footage and keywords, the Final Cut Pro interface can grind to a halt when using the Smart Collection panel.

This simple Workflow Extension allows you to create a new Smart Collection, using a list of supplied keywords very quickly.

You can manually write a list of keywords, or use the "Paste" button to paste them from another application.

You can also Generate a list of sequential numbers, for example, Scene 01, Scene 02, Scene 03, etc. This is very handy for long-form projects.

Alternatively, you can also drag a Final Cut Pro Event from the Browser to the text box, and all the keywords in that event will be populated.

You can then untick any keywords you don't want to store in the new Smart Collection. You can also easily filter the keywords.

Type the name of your new Smart Collection, then press the "Generate Smart Collection" button. 

Once done, you can drag the blue icon at the bottom into your Final Cut Pro Event. 

A new Smart Collection with the ticked keywords will now be created in the event.

You can also Load and Save Keywords in the interface, for times when you're using recurring keywords.

It's a very simple Workflow Extension, but can save a lot of time when working on really big libraries with lots of keywords.

After running the "Fast Collections" application once, you can access the "Fast Collections" Workflow Extension from the "Window > Extensions" menubar item in Final Cut Pro, or via the "Fast Collections" icon in the Workflow Extensions button in the toolbar.

Fast Collections requires Final Cut Pro 10.6.5 or later (including the latest Final Cut Pro 10.6.9).

Fast Collections was created by LateNite - the same team behind CommandPost, BRAW Toolbox, Gyroflow Toolbox, Marker Toolbox, Transfer Toolbox and the FCP Cafe, Resolve Cafe & Unreal Cafe websites.

Release notes:
NEW FEATURES:
- Added a "Generate Text" button. This opens up a new screen, allowing you to generate a list of items. For example, you could generate a list of scenes - Scene 01, Scene 02, etc. Thanks for suggesting Vigneswaran Rajkumar!
- Added a "Generate Keywords" button, which allows you to send only keywords to Final Cut Pro, without a Smart Collection. This is useful if you just want to import a list of generated keywords.

IMPROVEMENTS:
- The Wrapper Application will now close when you close the main window.