Keyboard shortcuts in Final Cut Pro for Mac

Hide Final Cut Pro

Hide Application

Command-H

Hide all applications except Final Cut Pro

Hide Other Applications

Option-Command-H

Open the Command Editor

Keyboard Customization

Option-Command-K

Minimize Final Cut Pro

Minimize

Command-M

Open an existing library or a new library

Open Library

Command-O

Quit Final Cut Pro

Quit

Command-Q

Redo the last command

Redo Change

Shift-Command-Z

Open the Final Cut Pro Settings window

Settings

Command-Comma (,)

Undo the last command

Undo Change

Command-Z

Adjust the audio volume across all selected clips to a specific dB value

Adjust Volume Absolute

Control-Option-L

Adjust the audio volume across all selected clips by the same dB value

Adjust Volume Relative

Control-L

Add the selection to the end of the storyline

Append to Storyline

E

Add the selected clip to the audition

Audition: Add to Audition

Control-Shift-Y

Create an audition with a timeline clip and a duplicate version of the clip, including applied effects

Audition: Duplicate as Audition

Option-Y

Duplicate the selected audition clip without applied effects

Audition: Duplicate from Original

Shift-Command-Y

Create an audition and replace the timeline clip with the current selection

Audition: Replace and Add to Audition

Shift-Y

Cut the primary storyline clip (or the selection) at the skimmer or playhead location

Blade

Command-B

Cut all clips at the skimmer or playhead location

Blade All

Shift-Command-B

Break the selected item into its component parts

Break Apart Clip Items

Shift-Command-G

Change the duration of the selection

Change Duration

Control-D

Collapse the selected group of connected clips or storylines into a connected storyline

Collapse to Connected Storyline

Shift-Command-Down Arrow

Connect the default lower third to the primary storyline

Connect Default Lower Third

Control-Shift-T

Connect the default title to the primary storyline

Connect Default Title

Control-T

Connect the selection to the primary storyline

Connect to Primary Storyline

Q

Connect the selection to the primary storyline, aligning the selection’s end point with the skimmer or playhead

Connect to Primary Storyline - Backtimed

Shift-Q

Copy the selection

Copy

Command-C

Create an audition from the selection

Create Audition

Command-Y

Create a storyline from a selection of connected clips that don’t overlap

Create Storyline

Command-G

Cut the selection

Cut

Command-X

Cut and switch the multicam clip to angle 1 of the current bank

Cut and Switch to Viewer Angle 1

1

Cut and switch the multicam clip to angle 2 of the current bank

Cut and Switch to Viewer Angle 2

2

Cut and switch the multicam clip to angle 3 of the current bank

Cut and Switch to Viewer Angle 3

3

Cut and switch the multicam clip to angle 4 of the current bank

Cut and Switch to Viewer Angle 4

4

Cut and switch the multicam clip to angle 5 of the current bank

Cut and Switch to Viewer Angle 5

5

Cut and switch the multicam clip to angle 6 of the current bank

Cut and Switch to Viewer Angle 6

6

Cut and switch the multicam clip to angle 7 of the current bank

Cut and Switch to Viewer Angle 7

7

Cut and switch the multicam clip to angle 8 of the current bank

Cut and Switch to Viewer Angle 8

8

Cut and switch the multicam clip to angle 9 of the current bank

Cut and Switch to Viewer Angle 9

9

Delete the timeline selection, reject the browser selection, or remove a through edit

Delete

Delete

Delete the selection and attach the connected clip or clips to the resulting gap clip

Delete Selection Only

Option-Command-Delete

Deselect all selected items

Deselect All

Shift-Command-A

Duplicate the browser selection

Duplicate

Command-D

Enable or disable playback for the selection

Enable/Disable Clip

V

View audio and video separately for selected clips

Expand Audio

Control-S

Expand or collapse audio components for the selection in the timeline

Expand/Collapse Audio Components

Control-Option-S

Extend the selected edit point to the skimmer or playhead position

Extend Edit

Shift-X

In the browser list view, add the next item to the selection

Extend Selection Down

Shift-Down Arrow

In the timeline, add the next item to the selection

Extend Selection to Next Clip

Control-Command-Right-Arrow

In the browser list view, add the previous item to the selection

Extend Selection Up

Shift-Up Arrow

Dissolve the audition and replace it with the audition pick

Finalize Audition

Option-Shift-Y

Insert the selection at the skimmer or playhead position

Insert

W

Insert a freeze frame at the playhead or skimmer location in the timeline, or connect a freeze frame from the skimmer or playhead location in the event to the playhead location in the timeline

Insert/Connect Freeze Frame

Option-F

Insert a gap clip at the skimmer or playhead position

Insert Gap

Option-W

Insert the default generator at the skimmer or playhead position

Insert Default Generator

Option-Command-W

Lift the selection from the storyline and connect it to the resulting gap clips

Lift from Storyline

Option-Command-Up Arrow

Lower the audio volume by 1 dB

Lower Volume 1 dB

Control-Hyphen (-)

Move the playhead by entering a timecode value

Move Playhead Position

Control-P

Create a new compound clip (if there’s no selection, create an empty compound clip)

New Compound Clip

Option-G

Nudge the selected audio edit point left by one subframe, creating a split edit

Nudge Audio Subframe Left

Option-Comma (,)

Nudge the selected audio edit point left by 10 subframes, creating a split edit

Nudge Audio Subframe Left Many

Option-Shift-Comma (,)

Nudge the selected audio edit point right by one subframe, creating a split edit

Nudge Audio Subframe Right

Option-Period (.)

Nudge the selected audio edit point right by 10 subframes, creating a split edit

Nudge Audio Subframe Right Many

Option-Shift-Period (.)

Nudge the selection down one unit

Nudge Down

Option-Down Arrow

Nudge the selection one unit to the left

Nudge Left

Comma (,)

Nudge the selection 10 units to the left

Nudge Left Many

Shift-Comma (,)

Nudge the selection one unit to the right

Nudge Right

Period (.)

Nudge the selection 10 units to the right

Nudge Right Many

Shift-Period (.)

Nudge the selection up one unit

Nudge Up

Option-Up Arrow

Open the selected audition

Open Audition

Y

Temporarily override clip connections for the selection

Override Connections

Grave Accent (`)

Overwrite at the skimmer or playhead position

Overwrite

D

Overwrite from the skimmer or playhead position back

Overwrite - Backtimed

Shift-D

Overwrite at the skimmer or playhead position in the primary storyline (with the selected connected clip)

Overwrite to Primary Storyline

Option-Command-Down Arrow

Paste the selection and connect it to the primary storyline

Paste as Connected

Option-V

Insert the Clipboard contents at the skimmer or playhead position

Paste Insert at Playhead

Command-V

Switch to the previous angle in the multicam clip

Previous Angle

Control-Shift-Left Arrow

Switch to the previous audio angle in the multicam clip

Previous Audio Angle

Option-Shift-Left Arrow

Select the previous clip in the Audition window, making it the audition pick

Previous Pick

Control-Left Arrow

Switch to the previous video angle in the multicam clip

Previous Video Angle

Shift-Command-Left Arrow

Raise the audio volume by 1 dB

Raise Volume 1 dB

Control-Equal Sign (=)

Rename the selected clip in the timeline

Rename Clip

Control-Command-R

Replace the selected clip in the timeline with the browser selection

Replace

Shift-R

Replace the selected clip in the timeline with the browser selection, starting from its start point

Replace from Start

Option-R

Replace the selected timeline clip with a gap clip

Replace with Gap

Shift-Delete

Select all clips

Select All

Command-A

Select the clip under the pointer in the timeline

Select Clip

C

Select the clip above the current timeline selection at the skimmer or playhead location

Select Clip Above

Command-Up Arrow

Select the clip below the current timeline selection at the skimmer or playhead location

Select Clip Below

Command-Down Arrow

For audio/video clips in expanded view, select the left edge of the audio edit point

Select Left Audio Edge

Shift-Left Bracket ([)

Select the left edge of the edit point

Select Left Edge

Left Bracket ([)

For audio/video clips in expanded view, select the left and right edges of the audio edit point

Select Left and Right Audio Edit Edges

Shift-Backslash (\)

Select the left and right edges of the edit point

Select Left and Right Edit Edges

Backslash (\)

For audio/video clips in expanded view, select the left and right edges of the video edit point

Select Left and Right Video Edit Edges

Control-Backslash (\)

For audio/video clips in expanded view, select the left edge of the video edit point

Select Left Video Edge

Control-Left Bracket ([)

Switch to the next angle in the multicam clip

Select Next Angle

Control-Shift-Right Arrow

Switch to the next audio angle in the multicam clip

Select Next Audio Angle

Option-Shift-Right Arrow

Move the playhead and the selection to the next topmost timeline clip in the same role

Select Next Clip

Command-Right Arrow

Select the next clip in the Audition window, making it the audition pick

Select Next Pick

Control-Right Arrow

Switch to the next video angle in the multicam clip

Select Next Video Angle

Shift-Command-Right Arrow

Move the playhead and the selection to the previous topmost timeline clip in the same role

Select Previous Clip

Command-Left Arrow

For audio/video clips in expanded view, select the right edge of the audio edit point

Select Right Audio Edge

Shift-Right Bracket (])

Select the right edge of the edit point

Select Right Edge

Right Bracket (])

For audio/video clips in expanded view, select the right edge of the video edit point

Select Right Video Edge

Control-Right Bracket (])

Set an additional range selection end point at the playhead or skimmer location

Set Additional Selection End

Shift-Command-O

Set an additional range selection start point at the playhead or skimmer location

Set Additional Selection Start

Shift-Command-I

When an edit point is selected, show or hide the precision editor

Show/Hide Precision Editor

Control-E

Turn snapping on or off

Snapping

N

Solo the selected items in the timeline

Solo

Option-S

Turn on audio/video mode to add the video and audio portion of your selection to the timeline

Source Media: Audio & Video

Shift-1

Turn on audio-only mode to add the audio portion of your selection to the timeline

Source Media: Audio Only

Shift-3

Turn on video-only mode to add the video portion of your selection to the timeline

Source Media: Video Only

Shift-2

Replace the selected captions with abutting single-line captions, one for each line of text in the original captions.

Split Caption

Control-Option-Command-C

Switch the multicam clip to angle 1 of the current bank

Switch to Viewer Angle 1

Option-1

Switch the multicam clip to angle 2 of the current bank

Switch to Viewer Angle 2

Option-2

Switch the multicam clip to angle 3 of the current bank

Switch to Viewer Angle 3

Option-3

Switch the multicam clip to angle 4 of the current bank

Switch to Viewer Angle 4

Option-4

Switch the multicam clip to angle 5 of the current bank

Switch to Viewer Angle 5

Option-5

Switch the multicam clip to angle 6 of the current bank

Switch to Viewer Angle 6

Option-6

Switch the multicam clip to angle 7 of the current bank

Switch to Viewer Angle 7

Option-7

Switch the multicam clip to angle 8 of the current bank

Switch to Viewer Angle 8

Option-8

Switch the multicam clip to angle 9 of the current bank

Switch to Viewer Angle 9

Option-9

Turn on or turn off continuous scrolling in the timeline during playback

Timeline Scrolling

Option-Shift-S

Turn on or turn off the ability to build storylines when dragging clips in the timeline

Toggle Storyline Mode

G

Trim the end of the selected or topmost clip to the skimmer or playhead position

Trim End

Option-Right Bracket (])

Trim the clip start point to the skimmer or playhead position

Trim Start

Option-Left Bracket ([)

Trim clip start and end points to the range selection

Trim to Selection

Option-Backslash (\)

Connect a basic lower-third title to the primary storyline

Add Basic Lower Third

Control-Shift-T

Connect a basic title to the primary storyline

Add Basic Title

Control-T

Add the Color Adjustments effect

Add Color Adjustment

Option-Command-O

Add the default audio effect to the selection

Add Default Audio Effect

Option-Command-E

Add the default transition to the selection

Add Default Transition

Command-T

Add the default video effect to the selection

Add Default Video Effect

Option-E

Add a Magnetic Mask to the selection

Add Magnetic Mask

Control-Command-M

Add the Color Adjustments effect and turn on Enhance Light and Color for all parameters

Enhance Light and Color

Control-Option-Command-O

Reset the controls in the current Color Board pane

Color Board: Reset Current Board Controls

Option-Delete

Switch to the Color pane in the Color Board

Color Board: Switch to the Color Pane

Control-Command-C

Switch to the Exposure pane in the Color Board

Color Board: Switch to the Exposure Pane

Control-Command-E

Switch to the Saturation pane in the Color Board

Color Board: Switch to the Saturation Pane

Control-Command-S

Copy the selected effects and their settings

Copy Effects

Option-Command-C

Copy the selected keyframes and their settings

Copy Keyframes

Option-Shift-C

Apply a crossfade to the audio edit point between the selected clips

Crossfade

Option-T

Cut the selected keyframes and their settings

Cut Keyframes

Option-Shift-X

Turn Balance Color corrections on or off

Enable/Disable Balance Color

Option-Command-B

Match the sound between clips

Match Audio

Shift-Command-M

Match color between clips

Match Color

Option-Command-M

Navigate to the next text item

Next Text

Option-Tab

Paste selected attributes and their settings to the selection

Paste Attributes

Shift-Command-V

Paste effects and their settings to the selection

Paste Effects

Option-Command-V

Paste keyframes and their settings to the selection

Paste Keyframes

Option-Shift-V

Navigate to the previous text item

Previous Text

Option-Shift-Tab

Remove selected attributes from the selection

Remove Attributes

Shift-Command-X

Remove all effects from the selection

Remove Effects

Option-Command-X

Show or hide the retime editor

Retime Editor

Command-R

Set the selection to play at normal (100 percent) speed

Retime: Create Normal Speed Segment

Shift-N

Create a 2-second hold segment

Retime: Hold

Shift-H

Reset the selection to play forward at normal (100 percent) speed

Retime: Reset

Option-Command-R

Show one effect at a time in the Video Animation editor

Solo Animation

Control-Shift-V

Collect all the Motion content for the selected item in one location (on one storage device)

Consolidate Motion Content

Option-Shift-Command-C

Delete the timeline selection, reject the browser selection, or remove a through edit

Delete

Delete

Show or hide the Filter window (in the browser) or the timeline index (in the timeline)

Find

Command-F

Make the event viewer active

Go to Event Viewer

Option-Command-3

Import media from a device, a camera, or an archive

Import Media

Command-I

Open the Library Properties inspector for the current library

Library Properties

Control-Command-J

Move the selection to the Finder Trash

Move to Trash

Command-Delete

Create a new project

New Project

Command-N

Open the Properties inspector for the current project

Project Properties

Command-J

Start all rendering tasks for the current project

Render All

Control-Shift-R

Start rendering tasks for the selection

Render Selection

Control-R

Reveal the selected event clip’s source media file in the Finder

Reveal in Finder

Shift-Command-R

Add a caption to the active language subrole at the playhead location

Add Caption

Option-C (or Control-Option-C if the caption editor is open)

Add a marker at the location of the skimmer or playhead

Add Marker

M

Change the browser filter settings to show all clips

All Clips

Control-C

Add a marker and edit the marker’s text

Add Marker and Modify

Option-M

Apply keyword 1 to the selection

Apply Keyword Tag 1

Control-1

Apply keyword 2 to the selection

Apply Keyword Tag 2

Control-2

Apply keyword 3 to the selection

Apply Keyword Tag 3

Control-3

Apply keyword 4 to the selection

Apply Keyword Tag 4

Control-4

Apply keyword 5 to the selection

Apply Keyword Tag 5

Control-5

Apply keyword 6 to the selection

Apply Keyword Tag 6

Control-6

Apply keyword 7 to the selection

Apply Keyword Tag 7

Control-7

Apply keyword 8 to the selection

Apply Keyword Tag 8

Control-8

Apply keyword 9 to the selection

Apply Keyword Tag 9

Control-9

Clear the range selection

Clear Selected Ranges

Option-X

Clear the range’s end point

Clear Range End

Option-O

Clear the range’s start point

Clear Range Start

Option-I

Delete the selected marker

Delete Marker

Control-M

Delete all of the markers in the selection

Delete Markers in Selection

Control-Shift-M

Deselect all selected items

Deselect All

Shift-Command-A

Open the selected caption in the caption editor

Edit Caption

Control-Shift-C

Rate the browser selection as favorite

Favorite

F

Change the browser filter settings to show favorites

Favorites

Control-F

Change the browser filter settings to hide rejected clips

Hide Rejected

Control-H

Create a new Keyword Collection

New Keyword Collection

Shift-Command-K

Create a new Smart Collection

New Smart Collection

Option-Command-N

Make the Range Selection tool active

Range Selection Tool

R

Mark the current selection in the browser as rejected

Reject

Delete

Change the browser filter settings to show rejected clips

Rejected

Control-Delete

Remove all keywords from the browser selection

Remove All Keywords From Selection

Control-0

Apply Dialogue subroles to the selected clip’s components

Roles: Apply Dialogue Role

Control-Option-D

Apply Effects subroles to the selected clip’s components

Roles: Apply Effects Role

Control-Option-E

Apply Music subroles to the selected clip’s components

Roles: Apply Music Role

Control-Option-M

Apply the Titles role to the selected clip

Roles: Apply Titles Role

Control-Option-T

Apply the Video role to the selected clip

Roles: Apply Video Role

Control-Option-V

Select all clips

Select All

Command-A

Set the range selection to match the boundaries of the clip below the skimmer or playhead

Select Clip Range

X

Set an additional range selection end point at the playhead or skimmer location

Set Additional Range End

Shift-Command-O

Set an additional range selection start point at the playhead or skimmer location

Set Additional Range Start

Shift-Command-I

Set the end point for the range

Set Range End

O

Set the end point for the range while editing a text field

Set Range End

Control-O

Set the start point for the range

Set Range Start

I

Set the start point for the range while editing a text field

Set Range Start

Control-I

Transcribe all spoken words into captions

Transcribe to Captions

Shift-Command-C

Remove ratings from the selection

Unrate

U

Hide the selected browser clips

Hide Browser Clips

Option-H

Create a new event

New Event

Option-N

Create a new folder

New Folder

Shift-Command-N

Reveal the selected clip in the browser

Reveal in Browser

Shift-F

Reveal the open project in the browser

Reveal Project in Browser

Option-Shift-Command-F

Show or hide hidden clips in the browser

Show/Hide Hidden Clips

Option-Shift-H

Sync the selected event clips

Synchronize Clips

Option-Command-G

Turn audio skimming on or off

Audio Skimming

Shift-S

Play the pick in context in the timeline

Audition: Preview

Control-Command-Y

Turn clip skimming on or off

Clip Skimming

Option-Command-S

Turn on audio-only mode for multicam cutting and switching

Cut/Switch Multicam Audio Only

Option-Shift-3

Turn on audio/video mode for multicam cutting and switching

Cut/Switch Multicam Audio and Video

Option-Shift-1

Turn on video-only mode for multicam cutting and switching

Cut/Switch Multicam Video Only

Option-Shift-2

Go to the next item (in the browser) or the next edit point (in the timeline)

Down

Down Arrow

While editing a text field, go to the next item (in the browser) or the next edit point (in the timeline)

Down

Control-Down Arrow

Move the playhead to the next timeline clip containing the same duplicate range and select the clip

Duplicate Range: Go to Next Related Clip

Option-Command-Right Arrow

Move the playhead to the previous timeline clip containing the same duplicate range and select the clip

Duplicate Range: Go to Previous Related Clip

Option-Command-Left Arrow

Move the playhead back 10 frames

Go Back 10 Frames

Shift-Left Arrow

Move the playhead forward 10 frames

Go Forward 10 Frames

Shift-Right Arrow

Move the playhead to the beginning of the timeline or the first clip in the browser

Go to Beginning

Home key (or Fn-Left Arrow)

Move the playhead to the end of the timeline or to the last clip in the browser

Go to End

End key (or Fn-Right Arrow)

Display the next bank of angles in the current multicam clip

Go to Next Bank

Option-Shift-Apostrophe (’)

Move the playhead to the next edit point in the timeline

Go to Next Edit

Apostrophe (’)

Move the playhead to the next field in an interlaced clip

Go to Next Field

Option-Right Arrow

Move the playhead to the next focus point

Go to Next Focus Point

Option-Shift-Command-Right Arrow

Move the playhead to the next frame

Go to Next Frame

Right Arrow

Move the playhead to the next audio subframe

Go to Next Subframe

Option-Right Arrow

Display the previous bank of angles in the current multicam clip

Go to Previous Bank

Option-Shift-Semicolon (;)

Move the playhead to the previous edit point in the timeline

Go to Previous Edit

Semicolon (;)

Move the playhead to the previous field in an interlaced clip

Go to Previous Field

Option-Left Arrow

Move the playhead to the previous focus point

Go to Previous Focus Point

Option-Shift-Command-Left Arrow

Move the playhead to the previous frame

Go to Previous Frame

Left Arrow

Move the playhead to the previous audio subframe

Go to Previous Subframe

Option-Left Arrow

Move the playhead to the end of the range selection

Go to Range End

Shift-O

Move the playhead to the beginning of the range selection

Go to Range Start

Shift-I

Roll the 360° viewer clockwise

Look Clockwise

Control-Option-Command-Right Bracket

Roll the 360° viewer counterclockwise

Look Counterclockwise

Control-Option-Command-Left Bracket

Tilt the 360° viewer down

Look Down

Control-Option-Command-Down Arrow

Pan the 360° viewer to the left

Look Left

Control-Option-Command-Left Arrow

Pan the 360° viewer to the right

Look Right

Control-Option-Command-Right Arrow

Pan the 360° viewer up

Look Up

Control-Option-Command-Up Arrow

Turn looped playback on or off

Loop Playback

Command-L

Mirror the display of the connected VR headset in the 360° viewer

Mirror VR Headset

Control-Option-Command-9

Turn on or turn off audio monitoring for the angle being skimmed

Monitor Audio

Shift-A

Enter a negative timecode value to move the playhead back, move a clip earlier, or trim a range or clip, depending on your selection

Negative Timecode Entry

Hyphen (-)

Go to the next item (in the browser) or the next edit point (in the timeline)

Next Clip

Control-Command-Right Arrow

Move the playhead to the next marker

Next Marker

Control-Apostrophe (’)

Send 360° video to the connected VR headset

Output to VR Headset

Control-Option-Command-7

Move the playhead to the pasted timecode value

Paste Timecode

Option-Shift-Command-V

Play around the playhead position

Play Around

Shift-Question Mark (?)

Play forward (press L multiple times to increase the playback speed)

Play Forward

L

Play from the playhead position

Play from Playhead

Option-Space bar

Play full screen from the skimmer or playhead position

Play Full Screen

Shift-Command-F

Play at half the normal speed

Play Rate .5

Option-L

Play in reverse at half the normal speed

Play Rate -.5

Option-J

Play in reverse (press J multiple times to increase the reverse playback speed)

Play Reverse

J

Play in reverse while editing a text field (press J multiple times to increase the reverse playback speed)

Play Reverse

Control-J

Play in reverse

Play Reverse

Shift-Space bar

Play the selection

Play Selection

Slash (/)

Play from the playhead to the end of the selection

Play to End

Control-Shift-O

Start or pause playback

Play/Pause

Space bar

Start or pause playback while editing a text field

Play/Pause

Control-Space bar

Enter a positive timecode value to move the playhead forward, move a clip later, or trim a range or clip, depending on your selection

Positive Timecode Entry

Equal Sign (=)

Go to the previous item (in the browser) or the previous edit point (in the timeline)

Previous Clip

Control-Command-Left Arrow

Move the playhead to the previous marker

Previous Marker

Control-Semicolon (;)

Set the angle being skimmed as the monitoring angle

Set Monitoring Angle

Shift-V

Turn skimming on or off

Skimming

S

Start or stop recording audio from the Record Voiceover window

Start/Stop Voiceover Recording

Option-Shift-A

Stop playback

Stop

K

Stop playback while editing a text field

Stop

Control-K

Go back one level in the timeline history

Timeline History Back

Command-Left Bracket ([)

Go forward one level in the timeline history

Timeline History Forward

Command-Right Bracket (])

Go to the previous item (in the browser) or the previous edit point (in the timeline)

Up

Up Arrow

While editing a text field, go to the previous item (in the browser) or the previous edit point (in the timeline)

Up

Control-Up Arrow

Share the selected project or clip using the default destination

Share to Default Destination

Command-E

Make the Select tool active

Select (Arrow) Tool

A

Make the Blade tool active

Blade Tool

B

Make the Cinematic tool active and display onscreen controls for the selected clip or the topmost clip under the playhead

Cinematic Tool

Control-Shift-F

Make the Crop tool active and display onscreen controls for the selected clip or the topmost clip under the playhead

Crop Tool

Shift-C

Make the Distort tool active and display onscreen controls for the selected clip or the topmost clip under the playhead

Distort Tool

Option-D

Make the Hand tool active

Hand Tool

H

Make the Position tool active

Position Tool

P

Make the Transform tool active and display onscreen controls for the selected clip or the topmost clip under the playhead

Transform Tool

Shift-T

Make the Trim tool active

Trim Tool

T

Make the Zoom tool active

Zoom Tool

Z

Show or hide the Cinematic Editor for the selected timeline clips

Show/Hide Cinematic Editor

Control-Option-F

Depending on the clip name setting, display timeline clips with clip names, role names, or active angle names only

Clip Appearance: Clip Labels Only

Control-Option-6

Decrease the size of audio waveforms for timeline clips

Clip Appearance: Decrease Waveform Size

Control-Option-Down Arrow

Display timeline clips with large filmstrips only

Clip Appearance: Filmstrips Only

Control-Option-5

Increase the size of audio waveforms for timeline clips

Clip Appearance: Increase Waveform Size

Control-Option-Up Arrow

Display timeline clips with small audio waveforms and large filmstrips

Clip Appearance: Large Filmstrips

Control-Option-4

Display timeline clips with large audio waveforms and small filmstrips

Clip Appearance: Large Waveforms

Control-Option-2

Display timeline clips with audio waveforms and video filmstrips of equal size

Clip Appearance: Waveforms and Filmstrips

Control-Option-3

Display timeline clips with large audio waveforms only

Clip Appearance: Waveforms Only

Control-Option-1

Decrease the browser clip height

Decrease Clip Height

Shift-Command-Hyphen (-)

Increase the browser clip height

Increase Clip Height

Shift-Command-Equal Sign (=)

Expand or collapse subroles

Expand/Collapse Subroles

Control-Option-Command-S

Show fewer filmstrip frames in browser clips

Show Fewer Filmstrip Frames

Shift-Command-Comma (,)

Show or hide the Audio Animation editor for the selected clips or components

Show/Hide Audio Animation

Control-A

Show or hide audio lanes

Show/Hide Audio Lanes

Option-Shift-Command-S

Show or hide clip information when skimming in the browser

Show/Hide Skimmer Info

Control-Y

Show or hide the Video Animation editor for the selected timeline clips

Show/Hide Video Animation

Control-V

Show more filmstrip frames in browser clips

Show More Filmstrip Frames

Shift-Command-Period (.)

Show one frame per filmstrip

Show One Frame per Filmstrip

Option-Shift-Command-Comma (,)

Switch the browser between filmstrip view and list view

Toggle Filmstrip/List View

Option-Command-2

Zoom the timeline contents to fit the height of the timeline

Vertical Zoom to Fit

Option-Shift-Z

Show or hide clip names in the browser

View Clip Names

Option-Shift-N

Zoom in to the browser, viewer, or timeline

Zoom In

Command-Plus Sign (+)

Zoom out of the browser, viewer, or timeline

Zoom Out

Command-Minus Sign (–)

Zoom the contents to fit the size of the browser, viewer, or timeline

Zoom to Fit

Shift-Z

Turn zooming in to audio samples on or off

Zoom to Samples

Control-Z

Switch to the Anaglyph view (stereoscopic video)

Anaglyph

Control-Option-Command-3

Switch to the Anaglyph Monochrome view (stereoscopic video)

Anaglyph Monochrome

Control-Option-Command-4

Switch to the Anaglyph Outline view (stereoscopic video)

Anaglyph Outline

Control-Option-Command-5

Show or hide the Background Tasks window

Background Tasks

Command-9

View left and right eyes side by side in the viewer (stereoscopic video)

Both Eyes

Control-Option-Command-Grave Accent (`)

Narrow the field of view in the 360° viewer

Decrease Field of View

Control-Option-Command-Equal Sign (=)

View left and right eye differences in the viewer (stereoscopic video)

Difference

Control-Option-Command-7

Make the Audio Enhancements inspector active

Go to Audio Enhancements

Command-8

Make the browser active

Go to Browser

Command-1

Make the Color inspector active and add the Color Adjustments effect

Go to Color Inspector

Command-6

Make the current inspector active

Go to Inspector

Option-Command-4

Make the timeline active

Go to Timeline

Command-2

Make the viewer active

Go to Viewer

Command-3

Widen the field of view in the 360° viewer

Increase Field of View

Control-Option-Command-Minus Sign (–)

View only the left eye in the viewer (stereoscopic video)

Left Eye Only

Control-Option-Command-1

Go to the next pane in the inspector or the Color Board

Next Tab

Control-Tab

Go to the previous pane in the inspector or the Color Board

Previous Tab

Control-Shift-Tab

Show or hide the Record Voiceover window

Record Voiceover

Option-Command-8

Reset the point of view in the 360° viewer

Reset Angle

Control-Option-Command-0

Reset the field of view in the 360° viewer

Reset Field of View

Control-Option-Command-Delete

View only the right eye in the viewer (stereoscopic video)

Right Eye Only

Control-Option-Command-2

Show the horizon in the viewer

Show Horizon

Shift-Command-H

Show the vectorscope in the viewer

Show Vectorscope

Control-Command-V

Show the waveform monitor in the viewer

Show Video Waveform

Control-Command-W

Show or hide the angle viewer

Show/Hide Angles

Shift-Command-7

Show or hide the audio meters

Show/Hide Audio Meters

Shift-Command-8

Show or hide the browser

Show/Hide Browser

Control-Command-1

Show or hide the comparison viewer

Show/Hide Comparison Viewer

Control-Command-6

Show or hide the Effects browser

Show/Hide Effects Browser

Command-5

Show or hide the Transitions browser

Show/Hide Transitions Browser

Control-Command-5

Show or hide the event viewer

Show/Hide Event Viewer

Control-Command-3

Show or hide the inspector

Show/Hide Inspector

Command-4

Show or hide the keyword editor

Show/Hide Keyword Editor

Command-K

Show or hide the Libraries sidebar

Show/Hide Libraries

Command-1

Show or hide the Photos, Videos, and Audio sidebar

Show/Hide Photos, Videos, and Audio

Shift-Command-1

Show or hide the sidebar

Show/Hide Sidebar

Command-Grave Accent (`)

Show or hide the 360° viewer

Show/Hide 360° Viewer

Option-Command-7

Show or hide the timeline

Show/Hide Timeline

Control-Command-2

Show or hide the timeline index for the open project

Show/Hide Timeline Index

Shift-Command-2

Show or hide the Titles and Generators sidebar

Show/Hide Titles and Generators

Option-Command-1

Show or hide the video scopes in the viewer

Show/Hide Video Scopes

Command-7

View the left and right eyes superimposed in the viewer (stereoscopic video)

Superimpose

Control-Option-Command-6

Switch between the half-height view and full-height view in the inspector

Toggle Inspector Height

Control-Command-4