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How To Use These Keyboard Shortcuts
Here are some details on what the keyboard shortcuts above do in case you are not 100% clear on what you get out of pressing those keys. Note that on a Mac you will have to use the Command Key instead of CTRL and use the Option Key instead of SHIFT.
Move Back / Forward
Scrubbing through your timeline with the mouse can be cumbersome. Fortunately, Premiere Pro offers shortcuts to move your play head either by a single frame or by 5 frames at a time with (SHIFT +) LEFT and RIGHT.
Move to Previous / Next Edit
If you are working with anything beyond a simple project, you will likely have a lot of edits, or cuts, in your sequence. Rather than navigating based on frame, it is often much more useful to navigate between these edit points within your project. You can jump the play head to the previous or next edit point using the UP / DOWN arrow keys.
Editing Tools
Knowing the keyboard shortcuts for your editing tools like the back of your hand is absolutely essential in making sure you don’t waste time during your edits. Here is a full list of all the editing tools at your disposal as well as their shortcuts:
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For some strange reason, Adobe has not yet added any shortcut keys to the new Type and Shape tools available in Premiere Pro CC April 2017.
Unselect All
Sometimes you simply want to unselect whatever you may still have highlighted within your sequence without having to click around the interface. The keyboard shortcut CTRL + SHIFT + A should sort you out.
Add Edit at Current Play Head Position
Changing over to the Razor Tool (C) and clicking on the clip you want to cut is not a very efficient method if you are editing a large project. You can add an edit to all clips underneath the current play head by pressing CTRL + SHIFT + K. Note that only the audio and video tracks marked as active will be cut. Click on the track name to toggle the active flag (blue highlight) on or off.
Nudge Clip
No-one likes dragging clips around the timeline, especially when you are trying to move them just by a few frames. While you could disable Snap Mode (S), drag the clip and then re-enable snap, you are much better off simply using the keyboard shortcuts (SHIFT +) ALT + LEFT / RIGHT. Holding down SHIFT will nudge the clip forward / back by 5 frames at a time.
Extend Previous / Next Edit to Play Head
This is a rather less used shortcut, but a useful one nonetheless. If you want to extend the previous clip on your timeline to your current cursor position, you can simply press SHIFT + Q on your keyboard. To extend the following clip back all the way to your play head, simply press SHIFT + W.
Unlink Audio and Video
Whether you are creating L / J cuts or are simply wanting to disconnect your audio and your visuals, simply select your clips on the timeline and press CTRL + L to either link or unlink their respective audio and video tracks.
Add Default Transition
Most of us use the same transition over and over. Rather than having to dig it out of the Video Effects panel and dragging it onto your timeline, you can simply select the two touching clips and press CTRL + D to add your current default transition to the edit. You can mark any video transition as the default transition by right clicking on them in the Effects panel and selecting ‘Set Selected as Default Transition’. You can also configure the duration of the default transition in your Preferences.
Speed & Duration
I often speed up or slow down my clips to make watching my tutorials more pleasant for the viewer. Rather than right clicking reach clip and locating the Speed/Duration option, you can simply highlight the clip(s) and press CTRL + R to bring up the Clip Speed & Duration dialog.
Set In / Out Points
Before you can export your project you have to define the start and end point of your edit. You can achieve this by moving your play head to where you want your project to start and pressing I on your keyboard to set the In Point. Then move to the end of your sequence (or wherever you want to export up to) and press O to mark the Out Point. A little highlighted area in your sequence will tell you the area you have currently defined.
Mark Selected Clip
If you want to export a specific clip from your sequence, rather than setting the In and Out points separately, you can simply select the clip(s) and press X. This will define your In and Out points to include the selected clips only.
Exporting Your Sequence
Finally, to export your finished sequence, simply use the keyboard shortcut CTRL + M to bring up the Export dialog.
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For a complete list of all available keyboard shortcuts, make sure you check out the official Adobe Help Page on Keyboard Shortcuts for Premiere Pro.
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Premiere Pro CC features additional helpful keyboard shortcuts. This is a list of Timeline Shortcuts that will speed up your video editing and let you work smarter.
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I previously looked at time saving tips in Premiere Pro CS6here and here. In addition, Adobe Premiere Pro CC has added a lot of shortcuts to the Default keyboard settings, which saves you the time of adding them individually.
To clarify keyboard shortcuts: Mac users have Command & Option, PC users have Control & Alt. The following shortcuts are written with Command & Option. Simply sub these keys out for Control & Alt on a PC.
All the Default Shortcuts for Premiere Pro CC are listed here.Let’s dive into some of the must know timeline shortcuts for Premiere Pro CC:
Premiere Keyboard Shortcut For Razor Tool Mac Shortcut
Toggle Audio Scrub:
Shift + SSometimes you want to hear audio when you scrub, sometimes you don’t. Turning off scrubbing increases processing power.Toggle Trim Type:
Control + T (Shift on PC)Toggles between standard trim (leaves a gap), ripple and roll.Ripple Trim:
Next Edit – W , Previous Edit – QLets you trim the head or tail of a clip, a quick way to work.Slip Clip in Sequence:
Option+ Command + left/right keys
Add Shift to move 5 framesChanges the in and out points of the clip in the Premiere Pro timeline. Note, it doesn’t change the length of the clip.Slide Clip in Sequence:
Option + , (left) or Option +. (right)
Add Shift to move 5 framesLooks at 3 clips, slides the middle clip left or right. Thehe clips to the left/right adjust in length (the middle clip stays the same length).Add keyframes to Opacity/Volume:
Command Click with Selection ToolThis is quicker than switching to the pen tool to add keyframes and then switching back to the selection tool. If you don’t see the white line for opacity/volume, go to the wrench (Timeline Display Settings) and select “Show Video Keyframes” or “Show Audio Keyframes”.Nudge (move a clip up or down):
Up or Down ArrowsHold Alt/Option to select just video or audio (or click the linked selection button), then use the up or down arrow. This will add tracks if they don’t already exist (similar to the FCP behavior)Nest:
No Default (I use Option + C)
Shift + T reveals clips in nestSelect the clips you want to Nest, then press Option + C. Name the Nest a specific, useful name. Do not use the defaults. If I then wanted to step into the Nest I created, Shift + T will show me the original clips. I previously covered Nesting here.Edit Clip in Audition:
No Default (I use Shift + A)You can right click on a clip to do this, but I use this a lot and this is quicker. This is a round-trip, in that you make your changes in Audition and they show up back in Premiere Pro. I have written on this in more detail here.Replace with After Effects Comp:
No Default (I use Shift + E)You can also right click on a clip to this, but again I use this often and this Premiere Pro CC shortcut quicker. This is also a round-trip, in that you make your changes in After Effects and they show up back in Premiere Pro. Use this when you need to just send a clip to After Effects for something that cant be done in Premiere Pro (like Motion Tracking). If this is new to you, check the Adobe Help for more info.Group Clips:
Command + GSelect the clips you want to group and press Command + G. When you click on a clip in a group, they all turn grey (selected). Grouping allows you to move multiple clips as one clip.Some things to know about Groups in Premiere Pro:
– If you click on the edge of a clip, it trims just that clip.
– If you select the group first, clocking on an edge trims the group
– Grouping will let you swap edit multiple clips as one clip.Add Edit:
Command + K (for targeted tracks)Similar to using the Razor Tool, but it cuts tracks that are targeted (will cut all tracks that are targeted). To view your add edits in a Sequence, click the wrench icon and select “Show Through Edits”.Replace with Clip from Source:
No Default (I use Shift + R)Replace Edits looks at where the playheads are in the Source & Sequence (ignoring the In and Out). I have a video tutorial on this here for more detail.Add Default Transitions to Selection:
Shift + DThis will apply the default transition to all selected clips. This shortcut now applies the transition to all clips. It didn’t work on the first and last clip in Premiere Pro CS6.Do you have Premiere Pro shortcuts that you can’t live without?
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