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24. Keyboard shortcuts

Alex Ferrer started summarizing most of the keyboard shortcuts. Most of the keys work without any modifier like <SHIFT> or <CTRL>. Most windows can be closed with a CTRL-w. Most operations can be cancelled with <ESC> and accepted with <RET>.


24.1 Program window shortcuts


24.1.1 Editing Media shortcuts

zUndo
SHIFT ZRe-Do
xCut
cCopy
vPaste
DelClear
SHIFT SpacePaste Silence
mMute region
aSelect all
SHIFT + clickWhen done over an edit causes the highlighted selection to extend to the cursor position. When done over the boundary of an effect causes the trim operation to apply to one effect.
eToggle between Drag-and-Drop and Cut-and-Paste editing modes

24.1.2 Editing Labels and In/Out Points shortcuts

[Toggle In point
]Toggle Out point
lToggle label at current position
CTRL <-Go to Previous Label
CTRL ->Go to Next Label

24.1.3 Navigation shortcuts

Right arrowMove the timeline right (not the insertion point) *
Left arrowMove the timeline left (not the insertion point) *
Up arrowZoom time out *
Down arrowZoom time in *
CTRL UpExpand current curve amplitude
CTRL DnShrink current curve amplitude
CTRL Alt UpExpand all curve amplitude
Ctrl Alt DnShrink all curve amplitude
Alt UpExpand curve amplitude
Alt DnShrink curve amplitude
fFit time displayed to selection
Alt fMake the range of all the automation types. Fit the maximum and minimum range of the current highlighted selection
Ctrl Alt fMake the range of the currently selected automation type fit the maximum and minimum range of the current highlighted selection
Alt LeftMove the insertion point left one edit
Alt RightMove the insertion point right one edit
Page UpMove the timeline up *
Page DnMove the timeline down *
Ctrl Page UpExpand track height
Ctrl Page DnShrink track height
HomeMove insertion point to beginning of timeline *
EndMove insertion point to end of timeline *

* You may have to click on the timeline to deactivate any text boxes or tumblers before these work.


24.1.4 File operations shortcuts

nNew project
oLoad Files
sSave Project
rRecord
SHIFT RRender
qQuit
SHIFT PPreferences
SHIFT BBatch Render
SHIFT FSet Format

24.1.5 Key frame editing shortcuts

SHIFT XCut keyframes
SHIFT CCopy keyframes
SHIFT VPaste keyframes
SHIFT DelClear keyframes
Alt cCopy default keyframe
Alt vPaste default keyframe

24.1.6 Track Manipulation shortcuts

tAdd Audio Track
uInsert default Audio Transition
SHIFT TAdd Video Track
SHIFT UInsert Default Video Transition
dDelete last Track
SHIFT LLoop playback
TABToggle single track arming status
SHIFT-TABToggle every other track’s arming status

24.1.7 What is drawn on the timeline shortcuts

1Show titles
2Show transitions
3Fade keyframes
4Mute keyframes
5Mode keyframes
6Pan keyframes
7Camera keyframes
8Projector keyframes
9Plugin keyframes
0Mask keyframes
-Camera Zoom
=Projector Zoom

24.2 Viewer and compositor windows shortcuts

xCut
cCopy
vPaste
vSplice
bOverwrite
[Toggle In point
]Toggle Out point
lToggle label at current position
Ctrl <-Go to Previous Label
Ctrl ->Go to Next Label
HomeGo to beginning
EndGo to end
zUndo
SHIFT ZRe-Do
+Zoom in
-Zoom out

24.3 Playback transport shortcuts

Transport controls work in any window which has a playback transport. They are accessed through the number pad with num lock disabled.

4Frame back5Reverse Slow6Reverse+Reverse Fast
1Frame Forward2Forward Slow3PlayEnterFast Forward
0Stop

<SPACE> is normal Play, Hitting any key twice is Pause.

Hitting any transport control with <CTRL> down causes only the region between the in/out points to be played, if in/out points are defined.


24.4 Record window shortcuts

SpaceStart and pause recording of the current batch
lToggle label at current position

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