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Audio shortcuts
Option + click Pan slider Alt + click Pan slider Snaps to Mid in Audio Mix tool
Option + click Audio Track Monitor Selects track for audio scrub
Alt + click Audio Track Monitor button
button monitoring
Option + click Track Solo button Alt + click Track Solo button
keyboard keyboard
monitor
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= Command Key
useful information
Using the shortcut, click on the Clip (the icon in Text View
+Click Ctrl+Alt+Click
or the frame image in Frame View or Script View) or the
"Tidy-up."
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Capturing Shortcuts
When you are in Capture Mode (a.k.a. Digitize Mode), the Avid Media Composer takes control of your "F" keys.
Whatever you may have mapped to them is replaced by the functions detailed below.
While capturing (but not Batch Capturing), pressing F1 will mark the In-Point of a
F1 subclip. If you press F1 at a later time (before pressing the F2 key) the in-Point will be
updated.
While capturing (but not Batch Capturing), pressing F2 will mark the Out-Point of a
F2
subclip.
Editing Shortcuts
= Command Key
Option+ Alt+ Clipboard, but into the Source Window. This makes it very
Option+ Alt+ selected tracks, and places it immediately into the Source
Window.
Option+ Alt+ the selected tracks, and places it immediately into the
Source Window.
Option + double-click on a Alt + double-click on a Clip, Opens the selected item(s) in a pop-up monitor.
Clip, Sequence, or Title icon Sequence, or Title icon in a
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in a bin bin
Opt+ Alt+ Mark based on the two nearest transitions to the blue
Position Indicator.
= Command Key
Tab (in Effect Editor) Tab (in Effect Editor) Moves from one active slider to next.
Shift + Left or Right Arrow Shift + Left or Right Arrow Moves 10 units on a slider instead of 1 unit.
Option + drag corner, side, Alt + drag corner, side, or Displays the image as you move it, rather than displaying
or center of wire frame center of wire frame just a wire frame outline.
With the Keyframe Position Bar active, this will select all
+A Ctrl + A
the keyframes.
drag video image (with video image (with image for moving an enlarged video image around in the
image zoomed in) zoomed in) Record Monitor. This is also useful for moving the working
Press P while rendering Press P while rendering Displays the percentage of the render that is complete.
+ . (period) Ctrl + . (period) not. Keeping the rendered portion means that the next
time you render that effect it will pick up where you left
off.
This will quickly take you out of Effect Mode and return
Click anywhere in the Click anywhere in the
you to Source/Record Mode. Note: this shortcut does not
Timecode track Timecode track
work in Avid Xpress Pro.
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Opt + Alt +
Steps forward or backward 10 frames.
or or
Opt + Alt +
Steps forward or backward 1 field.
or or
Opt + Alt + monitors), you can grab the marks with the hand icon
Opt + Alt +
Marks an In or an Out.
or or
Opt + Alt +
Goes to Mark In or Mark Out
or or
follows:
time.
Holding Holding This will scrub the audio forward or reverse at just 8fps.
and then Holding and then Holding
NOTE: This shortcut also works when in Trim Mode.
or or
This will scrub the audio forward or reverse just one frame
Holding Holding
at a time.
and then Tapping and then Tapping
Timeline Shortcuts
= Command Key
Windows Details
Macintosh
Hold down the Option key (Mac) or the Control key (PC), then place your
Opt + drag Ctrl + drag cursor between two tracks. The resize icon will appear. Now when you
hold the mouse button down you make the track wider or narrower. In the example
Shows more or less detail in the Timeline. "More Detail" and "Less Detail" are also
+ [ or ] Ctrl + [ or ]
selections from the Timeline Fast Menu, if you'd like to map these functions to your
(left or right (left or right
keyboard. A common location to map these functions to are the up arrow and down
bracket) bracket)
arrow keys.
Opens the "Find" dialog box. This allows you to search the timeline for clip names,
+F Ctrl + F
source (tape) names that are displayed, text in locators, etc.
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Opens a dialog box which allows you to add a specifically numbered audio or video
Opt + + Y Alt + Ctrl + Y
track.
Opens a dialog box which allows you to add a specifically numbered audio or video
Opt + + U Alt + Ctrl + U
track.
Shift + click
Shift + click
segments
segments
when in
when in Allows you to select multiple segments.
Segment
Segment Mode
Mode or Effect
or Effect Mode
Mode
+ drag a
Ctrl + drag a
segment
segment when Snaps the "head" of the selected segment(s) to a transition (that occurs on any track
when in
in Segment in the Timeline), as well as to Mark In, Mark Out and the blue position indicator.
Segment
Mode
Mode
Alt + Ctrl +
Opt + +
drag a
drag a Snaps the "tail" of the selected segment(s) to a transition (that occurs on any track in
segment when
segment the Timeline), as well as to Mark In, Mark Out and the blue position indicator.
in Segment
when in
Mode
Segment
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Mode
Shift + Ctrl +
Ctrl + drag up Allows you to move segments to a higher or lower track without letting them move left
drag up or
or down or right, and thus getting out of sync.
down
You must begin by clicking in the Timeline Window (the area with no tracks), then
Lasso one or Lasso one or
lasso the segments by going from LEFT to RIGHT, making sure your lasso totally
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surrounds the desired segments. This will place you into Segment Mode, specifically
segments segments
the last one you used during that session.
one or more one or more Same as above, except you can now lasso segments inside the timeline tracks.
segments segments
You must begin by clicking in the Timeline Window (the area with no tracks), then
Lasso a Lasso a
lasso only a transition (on one or multiple tracks) making sure your lasso totally
transition transition
surrounds the desired transition(s). This will place you into Trim Mode.
Ctrl + Lasso Alt + Lasso Same as above, except you can now lasso transitions inside the timeline tracks.
You must begin by clicking in the Timeline Window (the area with no tracks), then
Lasso one or Lasso one or
lasso just one segment per track by going from RIGHT to LEFT, making sure your lasso
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totally surrounds the desired segments. This will place you into Trim Mode, specifically
segments segments
the "Slip" function of trimming.
Ctrl + Lasso Alt + Lasso Same as above, except you can now lasso segments inside the timeline tracks.
Shift + Shift +
De-selects all tracks
+A Ctrl + A
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Opt + Performs a match-frame, but does not remove previously placed Mark In or Mark out
Alt +
points.
Opt + For the clip on the top-most selected track, this opens the bin in which that clip resides
Alt +
(if located within the project).
+/ Ctrl + /
slash) slash)
Allows the editor to select an area of the timeline to "zoom" into. The smaller the
+M Ctrl + M
slection, the greater the magnification.
After using the "Zoom" shortcut above, this shortcut allows the editor to return to the
+J Ctrl + J
previously used timeline magnification.
Opt + Alt + Ignores the track selector panel configuration and will
Opt + Alt + Trim Mode and into the Trim Roller configuration that was
last used.
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Tools Shortcuts
= Command key
+ = (equals) Ctrl + = (equals) the related settings. To open the Trim settings, you must
+6 Ctrl + 6 Console