SOFTLINK — EDITING KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS REFERENCE CARD ===================================================== Version 1.0 | Softlink Editorial Team Free for personal and commercial use ============================================================ ADOBE PREMIERE PRO ============================================================ PLAYBACK --------- Space Play / Pause J Rewind (press multiple times to increase speed) K Stop / Pause L Fast Forward Home Go to beginning of sequence End Go to end of sequence Page Up Go to previous edit point Page Down Go to next edit point Left Arrow Step back 1 frame Right Arrow Step forward 1 frame Shift+Left Step back 5 frames Shift+Right Step forward 5 frames MARKS AND SELECTION ------------------- I Set In Point O Set Out Point X Mark Clip M Add Sequence Marker A Selection Tool V Selection Tool (from other tools) EDITING -------- Q Ripple Trim Previous (trim left edge back to playhead) W Ripple Trim Next (trim right edge to playhead) E Extend Edit to playhead Delete Ripple Delete selected clip Backspace Delete selected clip (leaves gap) Ctrl/Cmd+D Apply default video transition Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+D Apply default audio transition Ctrl/Cmd+Z Undo Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Z Redo TIMELINE ZOOM -------------- = (Equals) Zoom in - (Minus) Zoom out Shift+= Zoom to fit CLIPBOARD ---------- Ctrl/Cmd+C Copy Ctrl/Cmd+X Cut Ctrl/Cmd+V Paste Ctrl/Cmd+Alt+V Paste Attributes PANELS ------- Shift+1 Project panel Shift+2 Source Monitor Shift+3 Timeline Shift+4 Program Monitor Shift+5 Effect Controls Shift+8 Media Browser Tilde (~) Maximize / restore current panel Tab Hide / show all panels ============================================================ ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS ============================================================ LAYER PROPERTIES ----------------- P Position S Scale R Rotation T Opacity (Transparency) A Anchor Point M Mask Path F Mask Feather U Reveal all keyframes UU Reveal all modified properties E Reveal expressions TIMELINE NAVIGATION ------------------- I Go to In Point of selected layer O Go to Out Point of selected layer Alt/Opt+[ Trim In to current time Alt/Opt+] Trim Out to current time B Set work area start N Set work area end Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+D Split layer at current time COMPOSITION ------------ Ctrl/Cmd+N New Composition Ctrl/Cmd+K Composition Settings Ctrl/Cmd+D Duplicate layer Ctrl/Cmd+Y New Solid layer PREVIEW -------- Space Play / Pause 0 (numpad) RAM Preview . (numpad) Preview audio only Enter (numpad) Render RAM preview KEYFRAMES ---------- F9 Easy Ease (in and out) Shift+F9 Easy Ease In Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+F9 Easy Ease Out Ctrl/Cmd+Alt+A Select all visible keyframes EFFECTS AND MASKS ----------------- Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+E Remove all effects from layer Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+M New Mask F Mask Feather VIEW ----- ~ (Tilde) Toggle maximize/restore panel Ctrl/Cmd+R Show/hide rulers Ctrl/Cmd+; Show/hide guides ============================================================ CUSTOMIZE YOUR SHORTCUTS ============================================================ Premiere Pro: Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows) Premiere Pro > Keyboard Shortcuts (macOS) After Effects: Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts Both apps allow exporting custom shortcut sets to a file. Save your custom set and back it up. CREDITS: Softlink Editorial Team