Simple Keyboard Shortcut Survey…

[Lawrence Eaton]

Bill,

I’ll plumb for the following:

Shift+C = Crop
Shift+T = Trim
Shift+CMD = Distort
Shift+CMD+V=Paste Attributes
Cmd+K = Keywords
Shift=CMD+2 = show/ hide Timeline index

(sorry Bill, that’s 6)
I think with any shortcuts, the less time on the mouse and the more time taken in with ‘hardcore’ editing, cuts down the editing time and gives better value to the client – or conversely, more time to solving a problem.

Lawrence

[Andy Neil]

I’ve mapped my 3 most used timeline views to SHIFT 1-3 on the numeric keyboard. I find it extremely helpful to jump between them when cutting.

I’ve also mapped each one of the effects broswers to SHIFT+function keys.

Probably my most used shortcuts are:

Tops and Tails (OPT+] and [ ). I use this so much that I’ve remapped them so it’s a single button press.

Freeze connections ( ~ ). Always helpful for swapping shots in the primary when you don’t want to displace music, VO, sfx, or broll connected to the clip you’re moving.

Hold Frame ( SHIFT+H ).

Matchframe ( SHIFT+F ) Wish it worked better, but I still use it a ton.

Insert Gap ( OPT+W )

Expand/Collapse Audio Components ( CTL+OPT+S ). I’ve actually remapped these to CMD+SHIFT+S because I found CTL+OPT to be a bit unwieldy as a modifier combo.

Andy

https://www.timesavertutorials.com

[Bret Williams]

My most used have been mentioned so I’ll throw these out-

custom maps…
cmd+(up or down arrow) enlarges or shrinks the clip height (clip appearance) for me
shift+E to expand all
shift+cmd+E to collapse all

shift+Z to zoom to fit (in the viewer or the timeline) I do this all day to navigate the timeline
cmd++/- to zoom in / out
z to zoom in with a marquee
ctrl+R to render selection

[Andy Neil]

[Bret Williams] “shift+E to expand all”

I’ve always wondered why people map this. I mean, I’ve never needed ALL my clips expanded at once, and in the unlikely scenario that I do, I can just hit CMD+A to select all my clips and then my regular expand shortcut. Collapse All Clips, I totally get. I’ve just never seen the need to waste an entire shortcut on something so easy with existing shortcuts.

Andy

https://www.timesavertutorials.com

[Bret Williams]

Because I save a step? Because I don’t have to remember the normal expand shortcut and add the secondary select all shortcut (which I would then also have to DESELECT all of course because after expanding, why would I want all my clips selected?

I keep my timelines collapsed most of the time. If I’m working on a small section of audio, I generally would want the 3 or 4 visible clips on the screen. My method, I just press shift+E and they’re all expanded. I didn’t have to select them or select all. Then like you said, collapse all makes perfect sense. It’s not that I need the others expanded, but it’s more of a view toggle. View the timeline in audio edit mode, or in rough-in mode.

Want to do something annoying? Take a big complex timeline. Select all. Then press ctrl+v to expand all the key framing. Then, press ctrl+v to reclose them all. Oops! Some of your clips weren’t expanded becuase they had transitions or were audio, etc. So guess what? They won’t collapse because it’s a toggle and some are expanded and some aren’t. Now the keyframes of each expanded clip have to be unexpanded manually. Any one know of a shortcut to close all video animation? I haven’t really looked.

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Andy Neil] “Expand/Collapse Audio Components ( CTL+OPT+S ).”

What about command-s? It’s so much easier! 😉

Expand audio components (shift-e)
Expand only splits (option-shift-e)
Collapse all (control-shift-e)

tilde. Tilde tilde tilde. And use it combination with other commands, like make an Audition.

Remap command-b (cut) to just b. This make cutting anything much easier, especially if you have clip skimming on. Command-b should be blade all.

Clip skimming, map it (I use command-s for it), and know the difference of clip skimming and regular skimming (s) and how the two can operate independently of each other.

Open in timeline – “Zero”

View Event Browser as filmstrip – “1”
As list – “2”

Select audio edges and how they work.

[Bill Davis]

Love all these. Thanks and keep them coming.

When I saw that X had 300 plus keywords already in place, I realized that many are kinda “modal” and one editor, for example, who does little multicam switching could benefit from remapping the “1” key – where an editor who does a lot of multi-cam might not want to muddy the “take camera 1” waters.

Again, I appreciate the input.

I’m trying to get a head start on the Users Group meeting since I have both an out of town 3-day seminar and a full week in San Diego (Comicon with the family!) screwing up my work schedule this month.

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[Jeremy Garchow]

[Bill Davis] “When I saw that X had 300 plus keywords already in place, I realized that many are kinda “modal” and one editor, for example, who does little multicam switching could benefit from remapping the “1” key – where an editor who does a lot of multi-cam might not want to muddy the “take camera 1″ waters.”

That’s what the numpad is for!

[Andy Neil]

[Bret Williams] “Because I save a step? Because I don’t have to remember the normal expand shortcut and add the secondary select all shortcut (which I would then also have to DESELECT all of course because after expanding, why would I want all my clips selected?”

Save a step makes sense, but don’t tell me you have trouble remembering the shortcut for Select All and Deselect All. It’s the same shortcut in pretty much every single program on a mac. 😉

[Bret Williams] “If I’m working on a small section of audio, I generally would want the 3 or 4 visible clips on the screen. My method, I just press shift+E and they’re all expanded. I didn’t have to select them or select all. Then like you said, collapse all makes perfect sense.”

This was my point. I’m the same as you. I only want the few clips expanded that I happen to be working on. I just do a quick lasso and then the expand shortcut. Then use collapse all to tidy up my timeline.

Andy

https://www.timesavertutorials.com

[Andy Neil]

CTL+OPT+S is Apple’s shortcut, not mine. To me CMD+SHIFT+S is as easy as CMD+S because my fingers are in the same exact place for both. Besides. CMD+S is reserved for savin…oh. 🙂

Andy

https://www.timesavertutorials.com