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Keyboard Shortcuts in This Chapter
Here’s a list of of keyboard shortcuts you might find helpful that relate to topics found in
this chapter.
Key Shortcut Function
A Selection tool/mode
V Select nearest edit to playhead
Shift-V Select clip intersecting playhead
U Select incoming, outgoing, or centered part of edit
Option-U Toggle selection among video+audio, video only, and audio only
Up, Down Arrow Keys Move selection to previous/next edit or clip
Comma, Period
“Nudge” keys to move a selected edit or clip left or right a
frame at a time
Shift-Comma, Period
“Fast Nudge” keys to move a selected edit or clip left or right
5 frames at a time (customizable)
Shift-Left, Right Bracket ([, ])
Trim Start to Playhead and Trim End to Playhead to trim a clip
at the position of the playhead
E Extend edit to move a selected edit point to the playhead
B Razor blade tool for adding cuts to clips using the pointer
Command-Backslash (\)
Insert edit; adds a cut to the clip(s) at the position of the
playhead
Delete Delete clip and leave gap (lift edit)
Forward Delete
Ripple delete; deletes a clip and moves the rest of the Timeline
left to fill the gap
N Toggle timeline snapping off and on
Command-Shift-L Toggle linked selection off and on
Command-D Change clip duration
Command-Shift (modifier)
While dragging, holding Command-Shift lets you “shuffle” or
“swap” edit clips forward or backward to rearrange clips in the
Timeline
D Disable/Enable selected clips
Command-X Cut selected clips, leave gap
Command-Shift-X Ripple cut selection; close gap left by cut clip(s)
Command-C Copy selected clips
Command-V Paste clips
Command-Shift-V Paste insert clips
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