Timeline Shortcuts
The timeline player (see Timeline Preview Player) and the timeline (see Timeline Area) 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.
Key | Interaction |
Ctrl + Z | Undo |
Ctrl + Shift + Z | Redo |
Ctrl + Y | Redo |
+ | Zoom Timeline in small steps |
- | Zoom Timeline out small steps |
= | Zoom Timeline in small steps |
Shift + Arrow up | Scroll timeline left big steps |
Shift + Arrow down | Scroll timeline right big steps |
Shift + Arrow right | Scroll timeline left small steps |
Shift + Arrow left | Scroll timeline right small steps |
S | Toggle snap tool |
B | Activate ripple edit mode |
N | Activate rolling edit mode |
. (dot) | Toggle move / overwrite mode |
R | Start Voice Over Recording |
M | Add Marker |
Alt + Mouse dragging on Position Marker | Transform position marker to span marker |
Shift + M | Open Context Menu on selected Segment(s) |
Menu Key | Open Context Menu on selected Segment(s) |
Ctrl + S | Save Timeline manually |
Ctrl + A | Select / Deselect all Timeline segments (Toggle behavior) |
Ctrl + Shift + A | Deselect all selected segments |
Ctrl + C | Copy selected segments |
Ctrl + X | Cut selected segments |
Ctrl + V | Paste segments |
Ctrl + E | Export FCP XML Dialogue |
Ctrl + Shift + C | Copy Effects settings of single selected segment |
Ctrl + Shift + V | Paste Effects settings to selected segments (Multi and single select) |
Delete | Delete selected segment(s) |
Shift + Delete | Ripple delete selected segment(s) |
Ctrl + L | Link / Unlink selected segment |
C | Cut segment of selected track at Playhead position |
Ctrl + K | Cut all segments at Playhead position |
Ctrl + P | Open Publish Dialogue |
Alt + S | Add video soft dissolve as cross fade transition with default length if playhead is on cut position |
Alt + X | Add video soft dissolve as fade out transition with default length if playhead is on cut position |
Alt + W | Add video soft dissolve as fade in transition with default length if playhead is on cut position |
Alt + A | Add audio cross fade as cross fade with default length if playhead is on cut position |
Alt + Z | Add audio cross dissolve as fade out transition with default length if playhead is on cut position |
Alt + Q | Add audio cross dissolve as fade in transition with default length if playhead is on cut position |
Ctrl + G | Group multi selected segments |
Ctrl + Shift + G | Ungroup grouped segments |
Trim Segment + Esc | Stop trim and snap back to original position |
Shift + S | Toggle Audio Scrubbing / Trim |
Ctrl + F | Match Frame |
V | Toggle Cut Mode to be on / off |