Keyboard shortcuts
On Windows Ctrl works instead of ⌘. The keys do nothing while the cursor is in a text field.
Zoom and scrolling
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| + or = | Zoom in, from the centre of the screen. |
| − | Zoom out. |
| 0 | Show the whole shoot and go back to the start. |
| ⌘ + wheel, pinch on a trackpad | Zoom in or out around the cursor. |
| Shift + wheel | Scroll along the timeline. |
| Wheel, two fingers | Scrolling with no modifier: vertical with a mouse, in any direction with a trackpad. |
The playhead
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| A click on an empty spot of a track | Puts the playhead there. The timecode appears under the ruler. |
| ← → | One frame back or forward. The view follows on its own. |
| Shift + ← → | Ten frames. |
| Esc | Remove the playhead and clear the selection. |
Selecting and deleting
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| A click on a clip | Select one clip. |
| Shift + click | Select the range from the previous clip to this one. |
| ⌘ + click | Add a clip to the selection or take it out. |
| A click on a track label | Select the whole track. With Shift or ⌘ add the track to the selection. |
| ⌘ + A | Select everything. |
| Delete or Backspace | Remove the selection from the project. The files on disk are untouched. |
| ⌘ + Z | Bring back what was removed, step by step. |
| Right click | The context menu: remove, select the track, undo. |
Tracks
| Gesture | Action |
|---|---|
| Drag a track label up or down | Move the track. Video among video, sound among sound. |