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TIP: When holding down the Shift key while nudging to do a “fast nudge,” the duration
of the nudge is customizable in the Editing panel of the User Preferences. By default
it’s five frames, but you can set it to whatever you want.
Important Trimming Keyboard Shortcuts
When trimming using the keyboard, the following keyboard shortcuts are important for you to
remember. Most of these commands, and many more that haven’t been assigned to keyboard
shortcuts, can also be found in the Trim menu. You can remap many of these commands to
different keyboard shortcuts using the Keyboard Mapping panel of the User Preferences.
Formore information, see Chapter 3, “System and User Preferences.”
Key Shortcut Function
T Trim mode, ripples edits and slips or slides clips.
A Selection mode, resizes edits and moves clips.
Command-L and J Fast trim commands, lets you dynamically trim the selection at 100%
forward and reverse speeds.
W Dynamic trim or resize mode, uses JKL to trim the selection.
S Toggles between Slip and Slide mode when a clip is selected in Trim
mode.
V Selects the edit point closest to the playhead, and moves the playhead
there.
Shift-V Selects the clip or gap that intersects the playhead. If there are
superimposed clips, turn off the Auto Select controls of tracks
containing clips you don’t want to select.
Shift A modifier that temporarily disables the 2- and 4-up display that
appears when trimming edits and clips with either the pointer or
keyboard shortcuts.
Option-F1 through F9 Toggles Auto Select for video tracks 1 through 9, making it possible to
restrict certain selection and trim operations performed with the
keyboard.
Command-Option F1
through F9
Toggles Auto Select for audio tracks 1 through 9, making it possible to
restrict certain selection and trim operations performed with the
keyboard.
U Toggles the currently selected edit point among the outgoing,
centered, or incoming part of the edit.
Option-U Toggles the currently selected edit point or clip among Video+Audio,
Video Only, or Audio Only.
Comma (,) After you’ve made a selection, nudges selected edits or clips one
frame to the left. Shift-Comma nudges 5 frames (the duration is
customizable in the Editing panel of the User Preferences).
Period (.) After you’ve made a selection, nudges selected edits or clips one
frame to the right. Shift-Period nudges 5 frames (the duration is
customizable in the Editing panel of the User Preferences).
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