The timeline player (see Timeline Preview Player [VE UG]) and the timeline (see Timeline Area [VE UG]) are strongly connected. As a consequence, many keyboard shortcuts work in both main focus areas. This section gives an overview for the shortcut key and interaction on the timeline.
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Key |
Interaction |
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Ctrl + Z |
Undo |
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Ctrl + Shift + Z |
Redo |
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Ctrl + Y |
Redo |
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+ |
Zoom Timeline in small steps |
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- |
Zoom Timeline out small steps |
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= |
Zoom Timeline in small steps |
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Shift + Arrow up |
Scroll timeline left big steps |
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Shift + Arrow down |
Scroll timeline right big steps |
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Shift + Arrow right |
Scroll timeline left small steps |
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Shift + Arrow left |
Scroll timeline right small steps |
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S |
Toggle snap tool |
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B |
Toggle ripple mode |
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. (dot) |
Toggle move / overwrite mode |
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R |
Start Voice Over Recording |
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M |
Add Marker |
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Shift + M |
Open Context Menu on selected Segment(s) |
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Menu Key |
Open Context Menu on selected Segment(s) |
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Ctrl + S |
Save Timeline manually |
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Ctrl + A |
Select / Deselect all Timeline segments (Toggle behavior) |
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Ctrl + Shift + A |
Deselect all selected segments |
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Ctrl + C |
Copy selected segments |
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Ctrl + X |
Cut selected segments |
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Ctrl + V |
Paste segments |
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Ctrl + E |
Export FCP XML Dialogue |
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Ctrl + Shift + C |
Copy Effects settings of single selected segment |
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Ctrl + Shift + V |
Paste Effects settings to selected segments (Multi and single select) |
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Delete |
Delete selected segment(s) |
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Shift + Delete |
Ripple delete selected segment(s) |
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Ctrl + L |
Link / Unlink selected segment |
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C |
Cut segment of selected track at Playhead position |
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Ctrl + K |
Cut all segments at Playhead position |
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Ctrl + P |
Open Publish Dialogue |
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Alt + S |
Add video soft dissolve as cross fade transition with default length if playhead is on cut position |
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Alt + X |
Add video soft dissolve as fade out transition with default length if playhead is on cut position |
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Alt + W |
Add video soft dissolve as fade in transition with default length if playhead is on cut position |
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Alt + A |
Add audio cross fade as cross fade with default length if playhead is on cut position |
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Alt + Z |
Add audio cross dissolve as fade out transition with default length if playhead is on cut position |
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Alt + Q |
Add audio cross dissolve as fade in transition with default length if playhead is on cut position |
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Ctrl + G |
Group multi selected segments |
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Ctrl + Shift + G |
Ungroup grouped segments |
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Trim Segment + Esc |
Stop trim and snap back to original position |
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Shift + S |
Toggle Audio Scrubbing / Trim |
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Ctrl + F |
Match Frame |