SONY VEGAS Pro Shortcut keys :

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Ctrl+N Ctrl+Shft+N Alt+F4 Ctrl+F4 Ctrl+O Alt+Enter Ctrl+S Create new project Create new project and bypass the Project Properties dialog Exit Vegas Close the current project Open existing project Project properties Save project

Magnification and view

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Alt+0 Alt+1 Alt+2 Alt+3 Alt+4 Alt+5 Alt+6 Alt+7 Alt+8 Alt+9 Ctrl+Alt+1 Ctrl+Alt+2 Ctrl+Alt+3 Ctrl+Alt+4 B Ctrl+Shft+B Ctrl+Shft+K Ctrl+Shft+I Ctrl+Shft+W Ctrl+Shft+C Ctrl+Shft+T Set focus to track view Show Explorer window (show/hide window if not docked) Show Trimmer window (show/hide window if not docked) Show Mixer window (show/hide window if not docked) Show Video Preview window (show/hide window if not docked) Show Project Media window (show/hide window if not docked) Show Edit Details window (show/hide window if not docked) Show Transitions window (show/hide window if not docked) Show Video FX window (show/hide window if not docked) Show Media Generators window (show/hide window if not docked) Show Plug-In Manager window (show/hide window if not docked) Show Video Scopes window (show/hide window if not docked) Show Surround Panner window (show/hide window if not docked) Show Media Manager window (show/hide window if not docked) Show/hide audio bus tracks Show/hide video bus track Show/hide event media markers Show/hide active take information Show/hide waveforms and frame images on events in the timeline Show/hide Event Pan/Crop and Video FX buttons in video events Show/hide event fade lengths between selected and nonselected events: Toggles the display of the frame under the cursor when you perform edge trimming. For example, when you drag the edge of a video event with this command selected, the Video Preview window will update to draw the last. frame in the event as you drag. When the command is not selected, a static frame is displayed. Show/hide envelopes Show next window

Ctrl+Shft+O

Ctrl+Shft+E F6 or Ctrl+Tab

Shft+F6 or Ctrl+Shft+Tab Alt+D, then press 0-9 Ctrl+Alt+D, then press 0-9 Tab

Show previous window Recall window layout Save window layout Toggle focus between track list and timeline (and bus track list and timeline if bus tracks are visible)

Alt+Shft+Up/Down Switch focus to previous/next track or bus track Arrow Ctrl+Shft+Down Decrease height of all tracks or bus tracks (depending which has focus) Arrow Ctrl+Shft+Up Increase height of all tracks or bus tracks (depending which has focus) Arrow ' Minimize all tracks Ctrl+' Set track heights to default height F11 or Alt+' Minimize/restore the window docking area Ctrl+F11 or Maximize/restore the timeline vertically and horizontally (window Ctrl+Alt+' docking area and track list will be hidden) Shft+F11 or Minimize/restore the track list Shft+Alt+' Up/Down Arrow Zoom in/out horizontally in small increments (if timeline has focus) Ctrl+Up/Down Zoom in/out horizontally in large increments or zoom to selection (if Arrow one exists) Alt + Up Arrow Zoom in time until each video thumbnail represents one frame Shft+Up/Down Zoom waveforms in/out vertically (audio only) Arrow

Cursor placement, loop region, and time selection

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Note \ Ctrl+G Ctrl+Shft+G Home End Ctrl+Home or W Ctrl+End Shft+Q Backspace Page Up Page Down Left or Right Arrow Ctrl+Left/Right Arrow Alt+Left or Right Arrow Ctrl+Alt+Left/Right Arrow F3/F9 0-9 keys (not numeric keypad) Ctrl+Comma Ctrl+Period Comma Period I (in)and O (out) Ctrl+Shft+drag with mouse Most of the cursor placement commands, when combined with the Shift key, also perform selection. Center view around cursor Go to Set end of time selection Go to beginning of time selection or viewable area (if no time selection) Go to end of time selection or viewable area (if no time selection) Go to beginning of project Go to end of project Select loop region Restore previous five time selections Move left by grid marks Move right by grid marks Move left/right one pixel (when Quantize to Frames is turned off) Move to previous/next marker Move one frame left/right Move left/right to event edit points (including fade edges) Jog left/right (when not in edge-trimming mode or during playback) Move cursor to corresponding marker or select corresponding region Move to previous CD track Move to next CD track Move to previous CD index or region Move to next CD index or region Set in and out points Create time selection while dragging on an event

General editing

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Ctrl+X or Shft+Delete Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Insert Ctrl+V or Shft+Insert Ctrl+Shft+V Ctrl+B Delete Ctrl+T Ctrl+M Ctrl+Z or Alt+Backspace Ctrl+Shft+Z or Ctrl+Y Shft+F5 Ctrl+D D Shft+D Event selection and editing Cut selection Copy selection Paste from clipboard Paste insert Paste repeat Delete selection Trim event to selection Render to new track Undo Redo Rebuild audio peaks Switch to normal editing tool Switch to next editing tool Switch to previous editing tool

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Shft+click events Ctrl+click individual events Ctrl+A Ctrl+Shft+A Ctrl+X or Shft+Delete Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Insert Ctrl+V or Shft+Insert Ctrl+Shft+V Ctrl+B Delete S Ctrl+T Range select Multiple select Select all Unselect all Cut selection Copy selection Paste from clipboard

Paste insert Paste repeat Delete selection Split events at cursor Trim/crop selected events Enter edge-trimming mode and select event start; move to previous event edge Numeric Keypad In this mode, 1, 3, 4, and 6 on the numeric keypad trim the selected event 7 or [ edge. Hold Ctrl while pressing 1, 3, 4, or 6 to time compress/stretch, or hold Alt while pressing 1, 3, 4, or 6 to slip trim, or hold Ctrl+Alt while pressing 1, 3, 4, or 6 to slide a transition or crossfade. Enter edge-trimming mode and select event end; move to next event Numeric Keypad edge. 9 or ] In this mode, 1, 3, 4, and 6 on the numeric keypad trim the selected event

F3/F9 Numeric Keypad 5 Numeric Keypad 1/3 Numeric Keypad 4/6 Numeric Keypad 8/2 Alt+drag inside the event Alt+drag edge of event Ctrl+Alt+drag edge of event Ctrl+Alt+drag middle of event Ctrl+Alt+drag over a crossfade Ctrl+drag edge of event = (not numeric keypad) Ctrl+= Shft+= =- (not numeric keypad) Ctrl+Shft+Ctrl+Shft+= or Ctrl+Shft+T Shft+T Numeric Keypad / Numeric Keypad * Numeric Ke Ctrl+Numeric Keypad / Ctrl+E

edge Trim left/right (when in edge-trimming mode) Exit edge-trimming mode Move or trim selected events one frame left/right Move or trim selected events one pixel left/right Move selected events up/down one track Slip: move media within event without moving the event Slip trim: moves the media with the edge as it is trimmed Trim adjacent: trims selected event and adjacent event simultaneously Slide: trims both ends of event simultaneously Slide crossfade: moves crossfade Stretch (compress) the media in the event while trimming Raise pitch one semitone Raise pitch one cent Raise pitch one octave Lower pitch one semitone Lower pitch one cent Lower pitch one octave Reset pitch Select next take Select previous take

Convert cut to transition

Convert transition to cut Open in audio editor

Red eye reduction

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Right/Left Arrow Scroll Left/Right (Press Shift to scroll quickly) + Up/Down Arrow Scroll Up/Down (Press Shift to scroll quickly) + Page Up/Down Jump to top/bottom of image + Shft+Home/End Home/End Jump to left/right edge of image + Shft+Page Up/Down \ or Numeric Keypad * Jump to horizontal center of image + Shft+\ or Shft+Numeric Keypad * Jump to vertical center of image + C Jump to horizontal and vertical center of image + Playback, recording, and preview

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Ctrl+Alt+R Arm track for record track header) + Ctrl+Alt+Shft+R Arm for record and set recording path + Ctrl+R Record (transport bar) + Q or Ctrl+Shft+L Looped playback + Shft+Spacebar or Shft+F12 Play from start + Spacebar Start playback + Ctrl+Spacebar or F12 Play from any window + Enter or Ctrl+F12 Play/pause + Spacebar or Esc Stop playback + Ctrl+Home Go to start of project + Ctrl+End Go to end of project + Ctrl+Shft+F12 Dim (attenuate) mixer output + Numeric Keypad 0 Preview cursor position. + J, K, or L Scrub playback + Shft+M Selectively prerender video + Ctrl+Shft+M Preview in player + Shft+B Build dynamic RAM preview + Alt+Shft+4 Toggle external monitor preview. + F7 Generate MIDI timecode + Shft+F7 Generate MIDI clock Ctrl+F7 Trigger from MIDI timecode

Timeline and track list

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Ctrl+Q Ctrl+Shft+Q Insert new audio track Insert new video track Change audio track volume or video track compositing level Left/Right Arrow (when focus is on track list) Change audio track panning or video track fade-to-color Shft+Left/Right Arrow setting (when focus is on track list) Z Mute selected tracks Mute selected track and remove other tracks from mute Shft+Z group X Solo selected tracks Shft+X Solo selected track and remove other tracks from solo group Shft+drag Override snapping Alt+F8 Quantize to frames F8 Enable/disable snapping Ctrl+F8 Snap to grid Shft+F8 Snap to markers F Post-edit ripple affected tracks Post-edit ripple affected tracks, bus tracks, markers, and Ctrl+F regions Ctrl+Shft+F Post-edit ripple all tracks, markers, and regions Ctrl+L Auto ripple mode Ctrl+Shft+X Automatic crossfades Ctrl+M Render to new track G Group selected events U Ungroup selected events Ctrl+Shft+U Ignore event grouping Ctrl+U Clear group without deleting events Shft+G Select all events in group V Insert/show/hide track volume envelope Shft+V Remove track volume envelope P Insert/show/hide track panning envelope Shft+P Remove track panning envelope E and Shft+E Cycle through effect automation envelopes Ctrl+Shft+E Show/hide envelopes Adjust envelope point up/down by one pixel (Select 8 or 2 on the numeric keypad envelope point and hold the mouse button) Adjust envelope point left /right by one pixel (Select 4 or 6 on the numeric keypad envelope point and hold the mouse button) Ctrl+ drag envelope point or Adjust envelope point value in fine increments without segment changing the point's timeline position Ctrl+Alt+ drag envelope point Adjust envelope point value in normal increments without or segment changing the point's timeline position Adjust envelope point's timeline position without changing Alt+ drag its value C Insert command marker

M R N Shft+N Trimmer commands

Insert marker Insert region Insert CD track region Insert CD track index

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A Add media from cursor Shft+A Add media to cursor T Transfer time selection from timeline to Trimmer after cursor Shft+T Transfer time selection from timeline to Trimmer before cursor Tab Toggle selected stream: audio/video/both Ctrl+Shft+ Up/Down Arrow Toggle audio/video stream height H Sort Trimmer history Ctrl+Shft+H Clear Trimmer history Ctrl+H Remove current media from Trimmer history S Save markers/regions Shft+S Toggle automatic marker/region saving Ctrl+E Open in audio editor Track motion

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1-6 (not numeric keypad) Change 3D layout A Lock aspect ratio C Scale about center O Edit in object space X, Y, and Z Prevent movement Shft+X, Shft+Y and Shft+Z Prevent scaling F8 Enable snapping Shft+F8 Enable rotation

Surround panner

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Shft+drag the pan point (only when Move Freely i Alt+drag the pan point (only when Move Freely is Alt+Shft+drag the pan point (only when Move Freel Up/Down Arrow or Page Up/Page Down or Mouse wheel Left/Right Arrow or Shft+Page Up/Page Down or Shi Numeric Keypad Ctrl+Numeric Keypad 1,3,7,9 Constrain motion to a line through the center of the surround panner Constrain motion to a constant radius from the center Constrain motion to the maximum circle that will fit in the Surround Panner Move the pan point forward/back (when the pan point is selected) Move the pan point left/right (when the pan point is selected) Move the pan point to a corner, edge, or center of the Surround Panner (when the pan point is selected) Move the pan point to a corner on the largest circle that will fit in the Surround Panner (when the pan point is selected)

Miscellaneous

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F1 Online Help Shft+F1 What's this help Shft+F10 Shortcut menu Ctrl+drag Make fine fader/slider adjustments Alt+drag keyframes Change relative keyframe spacing Alt+drag region tag Move region without changing length Multimedia keyboard

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Play/Pause Shft+Play/Pause Stop Mute Shft+Mute Ctrl+Mute Ctrl+Shft+Mute Volume Up/Down Shft + Volume Up/Down Next/Prev Track Mouse wheel shortcuts Play/Pause Play from start Stop Mute track Mute track and remove other tracks from mute group Solo track Solo track and remove other tracks from solo group Change audio track volume or video track compositing level (when focus is on track list) Change audio track panning or video track fade-to-color setting (when focus is on track list) Change track focus

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Wheel Ctrl+wheel Shft+wheel Ctrl+Shft+wheel Zoom in/out Scroll vertically Scroll horizontally Move the cursor in small increments. Trim the selected event edge one pixel (if you're in edge-trimming mode). Adjust scrub rate during playback Move the cursor by frames. Trim the selected event edge one frame (if you're in edge-trimming mode). Adjust scrub rate during playback

Ctrl+Alt+Shft+wheel

Click wheel button and move Auto-scroll mouse In plug-in windows, click the Move fader/slider (Hover over handle and use wheel) ctrl first to giv Ctrl+hover over fader and Move fader/slider in fine increments use wheel