B. Keyboard Shortcuts
General controls | 547 | Opening application windows | 548 | Selecting, cutting, copying, and pasting | 548 | Navigation | 548 | Finding items | 549 | Scrolling | 549 | Screen layout and display | 549 | Projects and sequences | 549 | Browser | 549 | Timeline | 549 | Logging and Capturing | 550 | Playing video | 550 | In and Out points | 550 | Markers | 550 | Tool selection | 551 | Editing | 551 | Output | 552 | Compositing and special effects | 552 | Quick Navigation Keys and Modifiers | 553 | General controls |
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F UNCTION | K EY COMMAND |
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Open file | O | Open selected item |
| Open Item in separate window | | Open Item in Editor | | Close window | W | Quit | Q | Save | S | Save all | S | Undo | Z | Redo | Z | Audio scrub on or off | S | Snapping on or off | N | Toggle Loop Playback | L | Close Tab | W | Open text generator | X | Opening application windows |
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F UNCTION | K EY COMMAND |
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Viewer | 1 | Canvas | 2 | Timeline | 3 | Browser | 4 | Audio Meters | 4 | Effects | 5 | Trim Edit | 7 | Log and Capture | 8 | Item Properties | 9 | Sequence Settings | 0 (zero) | User Preferences | Q | Selecting, cutting, copying, and pasting |
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F UNCTION | K EY COMMAND |
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Copy | C | Cut | X | Duplicate | D | Select In to Out | A | Paste | V | Paste attributes | V | Paste Insert | V | Select all | A | Deselect all | A | Navigation |
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F UNCTION | K EY COMMAND |
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Forward one frame |
| Back one frame |
| Forward one second | | Back one second | | Match frame in Master clip | F | Match frame in Source file | F | Next edit | E or ' or 8 | Previous edit | E or ; or 7 | To next edit or In/Out |
| To previous edit or In/Out |
| Go to In point | I | Go to Out point | O | Next gap | G | Previous gap | G | To beginning of media |
| To end of media | or | To next marker | or M | To previous marker | or M | Shuttle backward fast | J (tap repeatedly to increase speed) | Shuttle backward slow | J + K | Pause | K | Shuttle forward fast | L (tap repeatedly to increase speed) | Shuttle forward slow | L + K | Finding items |
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F UNCTION | K EY COMMAND |
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Find | F | Find Next (in Find results) | G or | Find previous (in Find results) | | Projects and sequences |
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F UNCTION | K EY COMMAND |
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New project | N | New sequence | N | New Sequence with Presets prompt | N | Import file | I | Scrolling |
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F UNCTION | K EY COMMAND |
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Horizontal scroll left | | Horizontal scroll right | | Vertical scroll up |
| Vertical scroll down |
| Browser |
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F UNCTION | K EY COMMAND |
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New folder | B | Open folder (List view) |
| Close folder (List view) |
| Toggle Browser View | H | Screen layout and display |
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F UNCTION | K EY COMMAND |
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Custom Layout 1 | U | Custom Layout 2 | U | Standard layout | U | Timeline |
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F UNCTION | K EY COMMAND |
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Create or break link | L | Create or break stereo pair | L | Toggle track sizes | T | Clip overlays on or off | W | Delete and leave gap |
| Ripple Delete (no gap) | | Ripple Cut to Keyboard | X | Fit sequence in window | Z | Lock video track + track no. | + track no. | Lock all video tracks | | Lock audio track + track no. | + track no. | Lock all audio tracks | | Toggle Audio Waveforms | W | Linked Selection on or off | L | Modify Duration | D | Zoom Timeline In | + (plus sign) or = | Zoom Timeline Out | (minus sign) | Logging and Capturing |
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F UNCTION | K EY COMMAND |
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Capture Project | C | Capture Now | C | Playing video |
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F UNCTION | K EY COMMAND |
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Play | L or | Pause/Stop | K or | Play around current | \ (backslash) | Play every frame | P or \ (backslash) | Play here to Out | P | Play in reverse | or J | Play In to Out | \ (backslash) | In and Out points |
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F UNCTION | K EY COMMAND |
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Set In point | I or / (slash) on keypad | Set Out point | O or * (asterisk) on keypad | Clear In | I | Clear Out | O | Clear In and Out | X | Make selection an In or Out | A | Mark clip | X | Mark to Markers | A | Go to In point | I | Go to Out point | O | Set video In only | I | Set video Out only | O | Set audio In only | I | Set audio Out only | O | Markers |
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F UNCTION | K EY COMMAND |
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Add marker | or ` (accent grave) | Add and name marker | + | Delete marker | ` (accent grave) | Extend marker | ` (accent grave) | Reposition marker | ` (accent grave) | Next marker | M or | Previous marker | M or | Clear All Markers | ` (accent grave) | Mark to Markers | A | Tool Selection |
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F UNCTION | K EY COMMAND |
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Tool Selection | A | Tool Edit Select | G | Tool Group Select | G+G | Tool Range Select | G+G+G | Tool Track Forward Select | T | Tool Track Backward Select | T+T | Tool Track Select | T+T+T | Tool All Tracks Forward Select | T+T+T+T | Tool All Tracks Backward Select | T+T+T+T+T | Tool Roll Edit | R | Tool Ripple Edit | R + R | Tool Slip | S | Tool Slide | S+S | Tool Razor Blade | B | Tool Razor Blade All | B + B | Tool Hand | H | Tool Zoom In | Z | Tool Zoom Out | Z + Z | Tool Crop | C | Tool Distort | D or C + C | Tool Pen | P | Tool Pen Delete | P + P | Tool Pen Smooth | P + P + P | Editing |
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F UNCTION | K EY COMMAND |
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Select Closest Edit | V | Add Edit | V | Toggle Ripple/Roll Tool Type | U or R | Add Default Video Transition | T | Add Default Audio Transition | T | Extend edit | E | Insert edit* |
| Insert with transition* | | Overwrite* |
| Overwrite with transition | | Replace* |
| Fit to fill | | Superimpose |
| Make subclip | U | Slip edit | Click In or Out point | Split edit | Click In or Out point | Set target video + track no. | + track no. | Set target video to None | | Set target Audio 1 + track no. | + track no. | Set target Audio 1 to None | | Set target Audio 2 + track no. | + track no. | Set target Audio 2 | to None | Trim backward one frame | [(left bracket) or, (comma) | Trim backward x frames | [(left bracket)or , (comma) | Trim forward one frame | ](rt. bracket) or . (period) | Trim forward x frames | ] (rt. bracket) or . (period) | *These FCE commands are overridden by Mac OS Exposé shortcuts | Output |
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F UNCTION | K EY COMMAND |
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Show Current Frame on External Video | | Toggle External Video | | Compositing and special effects |
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F UNCTION | K EY COMMAND |
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Nest Items | C | Add Motion Keyframe | K | Add Audio Keyframe | K | Next Keyframe | K | Previous Keyframe | K | Make still frame | N | Render selection | R | Render sequence | R | Disable Rendering |
| Speed | J | Toggle Image/Wireframe view | W | Toggle RGB/RGB+A/Alpha | W | Fit in window | Z | Nudge position down | | Nudge position left | | Nudge position right | | Nudge position up | | Sub pixel down | | Sub pixel left | | Sub pixel right | | Sub pixel up | | Zoom in | = (equal sign) | Zoom out | (minus sign) | Add Motion Keyframe | K | Mixdown Audio | R |
Quick Navigation Keys and Modifiers This group of keyboard shortcuts for marking and navigation are arranged in what is known as a "Set-Clear-Go" scheme. The simple key command sets the edit, marker, or point. plus the key command advances to the next edit, marker, or point. plus the key command advances to the previous edit, marker, or point.
K EY | N O M ODIFIER | + K EY | + K EY |
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I | Set In | Go to In | Clear In | O | Set Out | Go to Out | Clear Out | M | Set Marker | Next Marker | Previous Marker | E | Extend Edit | Next Edit | Previous Edit | G | | Next Gap | Previous Gap | K | | Next Keyframe | Previous Keyframe | K | Add Motion Keyframe | | |
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