Playback Shortcuts

  • J Key: Shuttle left (plays backward). Each key press faster the playback speed from earlier speed.
  • K Key: Shuttle stop (pause playback)
  • L Key: Shuttle right (plays forward). Each key press faster the playback speed from earlier speed.
  • K and L Key : Shuffle right in slow motion
  • J and K Key: Shuffle left in slow motion
  • Spacebar: Play-Stop toggle
  • Hold K, press and then release L : One frame at time in forward
  • Hold K, press and release J : One frame at time in backward
  • Ctrl + Shift + Spacebar (Option + K): Playback marked area i.e. between Mark In(I) and Mark Out (O)

Shortcuts For Timeline

  • Backslash (\) : Zoom sequence to show everything in the timeline. Press it again to return to your initial zoom level
  • Up Arrow : Move to left track item from the current track item
  • Down Arrow Key : Move to right track item from the current track item

Zoom Shortcuts

  • – Key: Zoom in
  • + Key: Zoom out

Top and Tail Editing

Top and Tail editing allows to trim the In or Out point of a clip to the playhead along with rippling all adjacent clips in the timeline after the edit is performed.

  • To perform the edit to the In point, press Q.
  • To perform the edit to the Out point, press W.

Reference

Navigating in the Timeline