
Built-in keyboard shortcuts in Compressor
You can use keyboard shortcuts to quickly accomplish many tasks in Compressor. Keyboard shortcuts for common commands are listed in the table below.
Compressor general keyboard shortcuts
Action | Shortcut |
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Add a file | Command-I |
Add a set of image sequence files | Option-Command-I |
Add a set of surround sound files | Control-Command-I |
Navigate up the list of jobs (in the batch area) | Up Arrow |
Navigate down the list of jobs (in the batch area) | Down Arrow |
Play/Pause the video | Space Bar |
Play the video in reverse | J |
Stop playback | K |
Play the video | L |
Set the In point | I |
Set the Out point | O |
Add a marker | M |
Go to the previous marker or In/Out point | Control-Semicolon (;) |
Go to the next marker or In/Out point | Control-Apostrophe (’) |
Start transcoding the batch | Command-B |
Compressor window keyboard shortcuts
Action | Shortcut |
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Show the Current view | Command-1 |
Show the Active view | Command-2 |
Show the Completed view | Command-3 |
Show or hide the inspector pane | Command-4 |
Show or hide the Presets/Locations pane | Command-5 |
Show Presets | Shift-Command-1 |
Show Locations | Shift-Command-2 |
Show the Errors & Warnings window | Command-E |
Show the Compressor Settings window | Command-Comma (,) |
Minimize the Compressor window | Command-M |
Close the Compressor window | Command-W |
Quit Compressor | Command-Q |
Note: You can set the window layout back to its default state by choosing Window > Reset to Default Layout.
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