Command + A
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General
Select all
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Command + Shift + A / F2
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General
Deselect all
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Enter
on main keyboard
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General
Rename selected layer, composition, folder, effect, group, or mask
|
Enter
on numeric keypad
|
General
Open selected layer, composition, or footage item
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Command + Option + Arrow Down / Arrow Up
|
General
Move selected layers, masks, effects, or render items down (back) / up (forward) in stacking order
|
Command + Option + Shift + Arrow Down / Arrow Up
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General
Move selected layers, masks, effects, or render items to bottom (back) / top (front) of stacking order
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Shift + Arrow Down / Arrow Up
|
General
Extend selection to next item / previous item in Project panel, Render Queue panel, or Effect Controls panel
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Command + D
|
General
Duplicate selected layers, masks, effects, text selectors, animators, puppet meshes, shapes, render items, output modules, or compositions
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Command + Q
|
General
Quit
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Command + Z
|
General
Undo
|
Command + Shift + Z
|
General
Redo
|
Command + Option + [ / on numeric keypad
|
General
Purge all
|
Esc
|
General
Interrupt running a script
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Command + Option + N
|
Projects
New project
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Command + O
|
Projects
Open project
|
Command + Option + Shift + P
|
Projects
Open most recent project
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Command + Option + Shift + N
|
Projects
New folder in Project panel
|
Command + Option + Shift + K
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Projects
Open Project Settings dialog box
|
Command + F
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Projects
Find in Project panel
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Option +click bit-depth button at bottom of Project panel
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Projects
Cycle through color bit depths for project
|
Click bit-depth button at bottom of Project panel
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Projects
Open Project Settings dialog box
|
Command + Option + ;
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Preferences
Open Preferences dialog box
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Hold down Command + Option + shift while starting After Effects
|
Preferences
Restore default preferences settings
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Command + 0 (zero)
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Project panel
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Command + Option + 0 (zero)
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Render Queue panel
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Command + 1
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Tools panel
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Command + 2
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Info panel
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Command + 3
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Preview panel
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Command + 4
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Audio panel
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Command + 5
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Effects and Presets panel
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Command + 6
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Character panel
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Command + 7
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Paragraph panel
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Command + 8
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Paint panel
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Command + 9
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Brushes panel
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F3 / Command + Shift + T
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open or close Effect Controls panel for selected layer
|
Command + F11
|
Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Open Flowchart panel for project flowchart
|
Shift + f10 , shift + f11 , / Shift + F12
|
Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Switch to workspace
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Command + W
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Close active viewer window or panel (closes content first)
|
Command + Shift + W
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Close all active viewer wwindow or panels
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Command + Option + Shift + N
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Split the frame containing the active viewer and create a new viewer with opposite locked/unlocked state
|
` (accent grave)
|
Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Maximize or restore panel under pointer
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Command + \
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Resize application window or floating window to fit screen. (Press again to resize window so that contents fill the screen.)
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Command + Option + \
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Move application window or floating window to main monitor; resize window to fit screen. (Press again to resize window so that contents fill the screen.)
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\
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Toggle activation between Composition panel and Timeline panel for current composition
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Shift + , / .
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Cycle to previous / to next item in active viewer (for example, cycle through open compositions)
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Option + Shift + , / .
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Cycle to previous / to next panel in active frame (for example, cycle through open Timeline panels)
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Click with middle mouse button
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Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Activate a view in a multi-view layout in the Composition panel without affecting layer selection
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Option +click tool button in Tools panel
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Activating Tools
Cycle through tools
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V
|
Activating Tools
Activate Selection tool
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H
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Activating Tools
Activate Hand tool. To temporarily activate Hand tool: Hold down spacebar or the middle mouse button and press h
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Z
|
Activating Tools
Activate Zoom In tool. Add option/Option to zoom out
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W
|
Activating Tools
Activate Rotation tool
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C
|
Activating Tools
Activate and cycle through Camera tools
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Y
|
Activating Tools
Activate Pan Behind tool
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Q
|
Activating Tools
Activate and cycle through Mask and Shape tools
|
G
|
Activating Tools
Activate and cycle through Pen tools. Add command/Command to temporarily activate Selection tool when pen tool is selected
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Command + Option
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Activating Tools
Temporarily activate Pen tool when the Selection tool is selected and pointer is over a path (Add Vertex tool when pointer is over a segment; Convert Vertex tool when pointer is over a vertex)
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Command + B
|
Activating Tools
Activate and cycle through Brush, Clone Stamp, and Eraser tools
|
Command + T
|
Activating Tools
Activate and cycle through Type tools
|
Command + P
|
Activating Tools
Activate and cycle through Puppet tools
|
Option + W
|
Activating Tools
Activate Roto Brush tool
|
Option (in shape layer)
|
Activating Tools
Temporarily convert Selection tool to Shape Duplication tool
|
Command (in shape layer)
|
Activating Tools
Temporarily convert Selection tool to Direct Selection tool
|
Command + N
|
Compositions Work Area
New composition
|
Command + K
|
Compositions Work Area
Open Composition Settings dialog box for selected composition
|
B / N
|
Compositions Work Area
Set beginning or end of work area to current time
|
Command + Option + B
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Compositions Work Area
Set work area to duration of selected layers or, if no layers are selected, set work area to composition duration
|
tap on shift
|
Compositions Work Area
Open Composition Mini-Flowchart for active composition
|
Shift + Esc
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Compositions Work Area
Activate the most recently active composition that is in the same composition hierarchy as currently active composition
|
Option + Shift + J
|
Time Navigation
Go to specific time
|
Shift + Home / End
|
Time Navigation
Go to beginning / to end of work area
|
J / K
|
Time Navigation
Go to previous / to next visible item in time ruler
|
Home / End / Command + Option + Arrow Left / Arrow Right
|
Time Navigation
Go to beginning / to end of composition, layer, or footage item
|
Page Down / page up
or Command + Arrow Right / Arrow Left
|
Time Navigation
Go forward 1 frame / backward 1 frame
|
Shift + Page Down / page up
or Command + Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left
|
Time Navigation
Go forward 10 frames / backward 10 frames
|
I
|
Time Navigation
Go to layer In point
|
O
|
Time Navigation
Go to layer Out point
|
Command + Option + Shift + Arrow Left / arrow/right
|
Time Navigation
Go to previous / to next In point or Out point
|
D
|
Time Navigation
Scroll to current time in Timeline panel
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Space
|
Previews
Start or stop standard preview
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0 (zero)
on numeric keypad
|
Previews
RAM preview
|
Shift + 0
on numeric keypad
|
Previews
RAM preview with alternate settings
|
Command +click RAM Preview button
or press Command + 0 on numeric keypad
|
Previews
Save RAM preview
|
Command + Shift +click RAM Preview button
or press Command + Shift + 0 on numeric keypad
|
Previews
Save RAM preview with alternate settings
|
.
on numeric keypad
|
Previews
Preview only audio, from current time
|
Option + .
on numeric keypad
|
Previews
Preview only audio, in work area
|
Drag / Option +drag current-time indicator, depending on Live Update setting
|
Previews
Manually preview (scrub) video
|
Command +drag current-time indicator
|
Previews
Manually preview (scrub) audio
|
Option + 0 (zero)
on numeric keypad
|
Previews
RAM preview number of frames specified by Alternate RAM Preview preference (defaults to 5)
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[ /
on numeric keypad
|
Previews
Show current frame on video preview device
|
Command + [ /
on numeric keypad
|
Previews
Toggle Output Device preference between Desktop Only and video preview device
|
Shift + F5 / F6 / F7 / F8
|
Previews
Take snapshot
|
F5 / F6 / F7 / F8
|
Previews
Display snapshot in active viewer
|
Command + F5 / F6 / F7 / F8
|
Previews
Purge snapshot
|
Shift + [ /
on numeric keypad
|
Views
Turn display color management on or off for active view
|
Option + 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
|
Views
Show red / green / blue / alpha channel as grayscale
|
Option + Shift + 1 / 2 / 3
|
Views
Show colorized red / green / blue channel
|
Option + Shift + 4
|
Views
Toggle showing straight RGB color
|
Option + 5
|
Views
Show alpha boundary (outline between transparent and opaque regions) in Layer panel
|
Option + 6
|
Views
Show alpha overlay (colored overlay on transparent regions) in Layer panel
|
Double-click Hand tool
|
Views
Reset view in the Composition panel to 100% and center composition in the panel
|
. / ,
|
Views
Zoom in / zoom out in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel
|
/
|
Views
Zoom to 100%
|
Shift + /
|
Views
Zoom to fit
|
Option + /
|
Views
Zoom up to 100%
|
Command + J / Command + Shift + J / Command + Option + J
|
Views
Set resolution to Full / Half / Custom in Composition panel
|
Command + Option + U
|
Views
Open View Options dialog box for active Composition panel
|
= / -
|
Views
Zoom time in / out
|
; / Shift + ;
|
Views
Zoom in / zoom out Timeline panel to single-frame units (Press again to zoom out to show entire composition duration.)
|
Caps Lock
|
Views
Suspend image updates
|
'
|
Views
Show or hide safe zones
|
Command + '
|
Views
Show or hide grid
|
Option + '
|
Views
Show or hide proportional grid
|
Command + R
|
Views
Show or hide rulers
|
Command + ;
|
Views
Show or hide guides
|
Command + Shift + '
|
Views
Turn snapping to grid on or off
|
Command + Shift + ;
|
Views
Turn snapping to guides on or off
|
Command + Option + Shift + ;
|
Views
Lock or unlock guides
|
Command + Shift + H
|
Views
Show or hide layer controls
|
Command + I
|
Footage
Import one file or image sequence
|
Command + Option + I
|
Footage
Import multiple files or image sequences
|
Option -double-click
|
Footage
Open movie in an After Effects Footage panel
|
Command + /
|
Footage
Add selected items to most recently activated composition
|
Command + Option + /
|
Footage
Replace selected source footage for selected layers with footage item selected in Project panel
|
Option +drag footage item from Project panel onto selected layer
|
Footage
Replace source for a selected layer
|
Command + Backspace
|
Footage
Delete a footage item without a warning
|
Command + Option + G
|
Footage
Open Interpret Footage dialog box for selected footage item
|
Command + Option + C
|
Footage
Remember footage interpretation
|
Command + E
|
Footage
Edit selected footage item in application with which it’s associated (Edit Original)
|
Command + H
|
Footage
Replace selected footage item
|
Command + Option + L
|
Footage
Reload selected footage items
|
Command + Option + P
|
Footage
Set proxy for selected footage item
|
Command + Shift + E
|
Effects and Animation Presets
Delete all effects from selected layers
|
Command + Option + Shift + E
|
Effects and Animation Presets
Apply most recently applied effect to selected layers
|
Command + Option + Shift + F
|
Effects and Animation Presets
Apply most recently applied animation preset to selected layers
|
Command + Y
|
Layers
New solid layer
|
Command + Option + Y
|
Layers
New adjustment layer
|
Command + Option + Shift + Y
|
Layers
New null layer
|
0 ... 9
on numeric keypad
|
Layers
Select layer (1-999) by its number (enter digits rapidly for two-digit and three-digit numbers)
|
Shift + 0 ... 9
on numeric keypad
|
Layers
Toggle selection of layer (1-999) by its number
|
Command + Arrow Down / Arrow Up
|
Layers
Select next layer / previous layer in stacking order
|
Command + Shift + Arrow Down / Arrow Up
|
Layers
Extend selection to next / previous layer in stacking order
|
Command + Shift + A
|
Layers
Deselect all layers
|
X
|
Layers
Scroll topmost selected layer to top of Timeline panel
|
Shift + F4
|
Layers
Show or hide Parent column
|
F4
|
Layers
Show or hide Layer Switches and Modes columns
|
Option +click solo switch
|
Layers
Turn off all other solo switches
|
Command + Option + Shift + V
|
Layers
Turn Video (eyeball) switch on or off for selected layers
|
Command + Shift + V
|
Layers
Turn off Video switch for all video layers other than selected layers
|
Command + Shift + Y
|
Layers
Open settings dialog box for selected solid, light, camera, null, or adjustment layer
|
Command + Option + V
|
Layers
Paste layers at current time
|
Command + Shift + D
|
Layers
Split selected layers (If no layers are selected, split all layers.)
|
Command + Shift + C
|
Layers
Precompose selected layers
|
Command + Shift + T
|
Layers
Open Effect Controls panel for selected layers
|
Double-click a layer
|
Layers
Open layer in Layer panel (opens source composition for precomposition layer in Composition panel)
|
Option -double-click a layer
|
Layers
Open source of a layer in Footage panel (opens precomposition layer in Layer panel)
|
Command + Option + R
|
Layers
Reverse selected layers in time
|
Command + Option + T
|
Layers
Enable time remapping for selected layers
|
[ / ]
|
Layers
Move In point / Out point of selected layers to current time
|
Option + [ / ]
|
Layers
Trim In point / Out point of selected layers to current time
|
Option +click stopwatch
|
Layers
Add or remove expression for a property
|
Double-click effect selection in Effects and Presets panel
|
Layers
Add an effect (or multiple selected effects) to selected layers
|
Command + Shift + , / Command + Option + ,
|
Layers
Set In point or Out point by time-stretching
|
Option + Home / End
|
Layers
Move In point / move Out point of selected layers to beginning of composition
|
Command + L
|
Layers
Lock selected layers
|
Command + Shift + L
|
Layers
Unlock all layers
|
Command + U / Command + Shift + U / Command + Option + Shift + U
|
Layers
Set Quality to Best / Draft / Wireframe for selected layers
|
Shift + - / [ + ]
|
Layers
Cycle forward / cycle backward through blending modes for selected layers
|
Command + F
|
Layers
Find in Timeline panel
|
Command + F
|
Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Find in Timeline panel
|
Command + ` (accent grave)
|
Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Toggle expansion of selected layers to show all properties
|
Command +click triangle to the left of the property group name
|
Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Toggle expansion of property group and all child property groups to show all properties
|
A
|
Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Anchor Point property (for lights and cameras, Point Of Interest)
|
L
|
Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Audio Levels property
|
F
|
Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Mask Feather property
|
M
|
Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Mask Path property
|
tt
|
Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Mask Opacity property
|
T
|
Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Opacity property (for lights, Intensity)
|
P
|
Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Position property
|
R
|
Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Rotation and Orientation properties
|
S
|
Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Scale property
|
rr
|
Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Time Remap property
|
ff
|
Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only instances of missing effects
|
E
|
Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Effects property group
|
mm
|
Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Mask property groups
|
aa
|
Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Material Options property group
|
ee
|
Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Expressions
|
uu
|
Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only modified properties
|
pp
|
Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Paint Strokes, Roto Brush strokes, and Puppet pins
|
ll
|
Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only Audio Waveform
|
U
|
Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only properties with keyframes or expressions
|
ss
|
Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Show only selected properties and groups
|
Option + Shift +click property / group name
|
Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Hide property or group
|
Shift +property / group shortcut
|
Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Add or remove property or group from set that is shown
|
Option +property shortcut
|
Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Add or remove keyframe at current time
|
Command + ` (accent grave)
|
Properties in the Effect Controls Panel
Toggle expansion of selected effects to show all properties
|
Command +click triangle to the left of the property group name
|
Properties in the Effect Controls Panel
Toggle expansion of property group and all child property groups to show all properties
|
Drag property value
|
Modifying Layer Properties
Modify property value by default increments
|
Shift +drag property value
|
Modifying Layer Properties
Modify property value by 10x default increments
|
Command +drag property value
|
Modifying Layer Properties
Modify property value by 1/10 default increments
|
Command + Shift + O
|
Modifying Layer Properties
Open Opacity dialog box for selected layers
|
Command + Shift + R
|
Modifying Layer Properties
Open Rotation dialog box for selected layers
|
Command + Shift + P
|
Modifying Layer Properties
Open Position dialog box for selected layers
|
Command + Option + O
|
Modifying Layer Properties
Open Auto-Orientation dialog box for selected layers
|
Command + Home
|
Modifying Layer Properties
Center selected layers in view (modifies Position property to place anchor points of selected layers in center of current view)
|
Arrow Keys
|
Modifying Layer Properties
Move selected layers 1 pixel at current magnification (Position)
|
Shift + Arrow Keys
|
Modifying Layer Properties
Move selected layers 10 pixels at current magnification (Position)
|
Option + Page Up / Page Down
|
Modifying Layer Properties
Move selected layers 1 frame earlier / 1 frame later
|
Option + Shift + Page Up / Page Down
|
Modifying Layer Properties
Move selected layers 10 frames earlier / 10 frames later
|
[ + ] / -
on numeric keypad
|
Modifying Layer Properties
Increase / decrease Rotation (Z Rotation) of selected layers by 1°
|
Shift + [ + ] / -
on numeric keypad
|
Modifying Layer Properties
Increase / decrease Rotation (Z Rotation) of selected layers by 10°
|
Command + Option + [ + ] / -
on numeric keypad
|
Modifying Layer Properties
Increase / decrease Opacity (or Intensity for light layers) of selected layers by 1%
|
Command + Option + Shift + [ + ] / -
on numeric keypad
|
Modifying Layer Properties
Increase / decrease Opacity (or Intensity for light layers) of selected layers by 10%
|
Command + [ + ] / - / Option + [ + ] / -
on numeric keypad
|
Modifying Layer Properties
Increase / decrease Scale of selected layers by 1%
|
Command + [ + ] / - / Option + Shift + [ + ] / -
on numeric keypad
|
Modifying Layer Properties
Increase / decrease Scale of selected layers by 10%
|
Shift +drag with Rotation tool
|
Modifying Layer Properties
Modify Rotation or Orientation in 45° increments
|
Shift +drag layer handle with Selection tool
|
Modifying Layer Properties
Modify Scale, constrained to footage frame aspect ratio
|
Double-click Rotation tool
|
Modifying Layer Properties
Reset Rotation to 0°
|
Double-click Selection tool
|
Modifying Layer Properties
Reset Scale to 100%
|
Command + Option + F
|
Modifying Layer Properties
Scale and reposition selected layers to fit composition
|
Command + Option + Shift + H
|
Modifying Layer Properties
Scale and reposition selected layers to fit composition width, preserving image aspect ratio for each layer
|
Command + Option + Shift + G
|
Modifying Layer Properties
Scale and reposition selected layers to fit composition height, preserving image aspect ratio for each layer
|
F10
|
3D Layers
Switch to 3D view 1 (defaults to Front)
|
F11
|
3D Layers
Switch to 3D view 2 (defaults to Custom View 2)
|
F12
|
3D Layers
Switch to 3D view 3 (defaults to Active Camera)
|
Esc
|
3D Layers
Return to previous view
|
Command + Option + Shift + L
|
3D Layers
New light
|
Command + Option + Shift + C
|
3D Layers
New camera
|
Command + Option + Shift + \
|
3D Layers
Move the camera and its point of interest to look at selected 3D layers
|
F
|
3D Layers
With a camera tool selected, move the camera and its point of interest to look at selected 3D layers
|
Command + Shift + F
|
3D Layers
With a camera tool selected, move the camera and its point of interest to look at all 3D layers
|
Option + Shift + C
|
3D Layers
Turn Casts Shadows property on or off for selected 3D layers
|
Shift + F3
|
Keyframes and Graph Editor
Toggle between Graph Editor and layer bar modes
|
Click property name
|
Keyframes and Graph Editor
Select all keyframes for a property
|
Command + Option + A
|
Keyframes and Graph Editor
Select all visible keyframes and properties
|
Shift + F2 / Command + Option + Shift + A
|
Keyframes and Graph Editor
Deselect all keyframes, properties, and property groups
|
Option + Arrow Right / Arrow Left
|
Keyframes and Graph Editor
Move keyframe 1 frame later / earlier
|
Option + Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left
|
Keyframes and Graph Editor
Move keyframe 10 frames later / earlier
|
Command + Option + K
|
Keyframes and Graph Editor
Set interpolation for selected keyframes (layer bar mode)
|
Command + Option + H
|
Keyframes and Graph Editor
Set keyframe interpolation method to hold or Auto Bezier
|
Command +click in layer bar mode
|
Keyframes and Graph Editor
Set keyframe interpolation method to linear or Auto Bezier
|
Command + Option +click in layer bar mode
|
Keyframes and Graph Editor
Set keyframe interpolation method to linear or hold
|
F9
|
Keyframes and Graph Editor
Easy ease selected keyframes
|
Shift + F9
|
Keyframes and Graph Editor
Easy ease selected keyframes in
|
Command + Shift + F9
|
Keyframes and Graph Editor
Easy ease selected keyframes out
|
Command + Shift + K
|
Keyframes and Graph Editor
Set velocity for selected keyframes
|
Option + Shift +property shortcut
|
Keyframes and Graph Editor
Add or remove keyframe at current time (For property shortcuts, see Showing properties and groups in the Timeline panel (keyboard shortcuts).)
|
Command + Option + Shift + T
|
Text
New text layer
|
Command + Shift + L
|
Text
Align selected horizontal or vertical text left
|
Command + Shift + C
|
Text
Align selected horizontal or vertical text center
|
Command + Shift + R
|
Text
Align selected horizontal or vertical text right
|
Arrow Keys
|
Text
Move insertion point one character left/right/up/down
|
Command + Arrow Left / Arrow Right
|
Text
Move insertion point one word left / one word right
|
Command + Arrow Up / Arrow Down
|
Text
Move insertion point one paragraph up / one paragraph down
|
Home / End
|
Text
Move insertion point to beginning / to end of line
|
Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left
|
Text
Extend / reduce selection by one character to right/left in horizontal text (or one/down in vertical text)
|
Shift + Arrow Up / Arrow Down
|
Text
Extend / reduce selection by one line up/down in horizontal text (or right/left in vertical text)
|
Command + Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left
|
Text
Extend / reduce selection by one word to right/left in horizontal text (or up/down in vertical text)
|
Shift + Home / End
|
Text
Select text from insertion point to beginning / to end of line
|
Command + Shift + Home / End
|
Text
Select text from insertion point to beginning / to end of text frame
|
Shift +click
|
Text
Select text from insertion point to mouse click point
|
Double-click text layer
|
Text
Select all text on a layer
|
Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, / quintuple-click with Type tool
|
Text
Select word, line, paragraph, or entire text frame
|
Command + Shift + K
|
Text
Turn All Caps on or off for selected text
|
Command + Option + Shift + K
|
Text
Turn Small Caps on or off for selected text
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Command + Shift + =
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Text
Turn Superscript on or off for selected text
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Command + Option + Shift + =
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Text
Turn Subscript on or off for selected text
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Command + Shift + X
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Text
Set horizontal scale to 100% for selected text
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Command + Option + Shift + X
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Text
Set vertical scale to 100% for selected text
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Command + Option + Shift + A
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Text
Auto leading for selected text
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Command + Shift + Q
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Text
Reset tracking to 0 for selected text
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Command + Shift + J
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Text
Justify paragraph; left align last line
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Command + Option + Shift + J
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Text
Justify paragraph; right align last line
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Command + Shift + F
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Text
Justify paragraph; force last line
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Command + Shift + , / .
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Text
Decrease / increase font size of selected text by 2 units
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Command + Option + Shift + , / .
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Text
Decrease / increase font size of selected text by 10 units
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Option + Arrow Up / Arrow Down
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Text
Increase / decrease leading by 2 units
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Command + Option + Arrow Down / Arrow Up
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Text
Increase / decrease leading by 10 units
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Option + Shift + Arrow Down / Arrow Up
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Text
Decrease / increase baseline shift by 2 units
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Command + Option + Shift + Arrow Down / Arrow Up
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Text
Decrease / increase baseline shift by 10 units
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Option + Arrow Left / Arrow Right
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Text
Decrease / increase kerning or tracking 20 units (20/1000 ems)
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Command + Option + Arrow Left / Arrow Right
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Text
Decrease / increase kerning or tracking 100 units (100/1000 ems)
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Command + Option + Shift + T
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Text
Toggle paragraph composer
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Command + Shift + N
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Masks
New mask
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Option +click mask
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Masks
Select all points in a mask
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Option + ` (accent grave) / Option + Shift + `
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Masks
Select next / select previous mask
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Double-click mask with Selection tool / select mask in Timeline panel and press Command + T
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Masks
Enter free-transform mask editing mode
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Esc
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Masks
Exit free-transform mask editing mode
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Command +drag
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Masks
Scale around center point in Free Transform mode
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Arrow Keys
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Masks
Move selected path points 1 pixel at current magnification
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Shift + Arrow Keys
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Masks
Move selected path points 10 pixels at current magnification
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Command + Option +click vertex
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Masks
Toggle between smooth and corner points
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Command + Option +drag vertex
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Masks
Redraw Bezier handles
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Command + Shift + I
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Masks
Invert selected mask
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Command + Shift + F
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Masks
Open Mask Feather dialog box for selected mask
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Command + Shift + M
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Masks
Open Mask Shape dialog box for selected mask
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X
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Paint Tools
Swap paint background color and foreground colors
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D
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Paint Tools
Set paint foreground color to black and background color to white
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Option +click
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Paint Tools
Set foreground color to the color currently under any paint tool pointer
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Command + Option +click
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Paint Tools
Set foreground color to the average color of a 4-pixel x 4-pixel area under any paint tool pointer
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Command +drag
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Paint Tools
Set brush size for a paint tool
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Command +drag, then release Command while dragging
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Paint Tools
Set brush hardness for a paint tool
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Hold shift while beginning stroke
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Paint Tools
Join current paint stroke to the previous stroke
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Option +click
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Paint Tools
Set starting sample point to point currently under Clone Stamp tool pointer
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Command + Shift
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Paint Tools
Momentarily activate Eraser tool with Last Stroke Only option
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Option + Shift +drag with Clone Stamp tool
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Paint Tools
Show and move overlay (change Offset value of aligned Clone Stamp tool or change Source Position value of unaligned Clone Stamp tool)
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3 … 7
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Paint Tools
Activate a specific Clone Stamp tool preset
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Option +click the button for the preset
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Paint Tools
Duplicate a Clone Stamp tool preset in Paint panel
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1 … 9
on numeric keybaord
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Paint Tools
Set opacity for a paint tool (e.g. 1=10%, 9=90%)
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.
on numeric keybaord
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Paint Tools
Set opacity for a paint tool to 100%
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Shift + 1 … 9
on numeric keybaord
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Paint Tools
Set flow for a paint tool (e.g. 1=10%, 9=90%)
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Shift + .
on numeric keybaord
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Paint Tools
Set flow for a paint tool to 100%
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Command + Page Up / Page Down
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Paint Tools
Move to earlier / move to later by number of frames specified for stroke Duration (alternatively use 1/2)
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Command + G
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Shape Layers
Group selected shapes
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Command + Shift + G
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Shape Layers
Ungroup selected shapes
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Select Path property in Timeline panel and press Command + T
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Shape Layers
Enter free-transform path editing mode
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Page Up / page down when dragging to create shape
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Shape Layers
Increase / decrease star inner roundness
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Arrow Up / arrow down when dragging to create shape
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Shape Layers
Increase / decrease number of points for star or polygon; increase / decrease roundness for rounded rectangle
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Hold spacebar when dragging to create shape
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Shape Layers
Reposition shape during creation
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arrow left when dragging to create shape
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Shape Layers
Set rounded rectangle roundness to 0 (sharp corners); decrease polygon and star outer roundness
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arrow right when dragging to create shape
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Shape Layers
Set rounded rectangle roundness to maximum; increase polygon and star outer roundness
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shift when dragging to create shape
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Shape Layers
Constrain rectangles to squares; constrain ellipses to circles; constrain polygons and stars to zero rotation
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Command when dragging to create shape
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Shape Layers
Change outer radius of star
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*
on numeric keypad
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Markers
Set marker at current time (works during RAM preview and audio-only preview) and/or open marker dialog box
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Shift + 0 ... 9
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Markers
Set and number a composition marker (0-9) at the current time
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0 ... 9
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Markers
Go to composition marker 0-9
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Option +click the markers / keyframes
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Markers
Display the duration between two layer markers or keyframes in the Info panel
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Command +click marker
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Markers
Remove marker
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Arrow Keys
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Motion Tracking
Move feature region, search region, and attach point 1 pixel at current magnification
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Shift + Arrow Keys
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Motion Tracking
Move feature region, search region, and attach point 10 pixels at current magnification
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Option + Arrow Keys
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Motion Tracking
Move feature region and search region 1 pixel at current magnification
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Option + Shift + Arrow Keys
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Motion Tracking
Move feature region and search region 10 pixels at current magnification
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Command + S
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Saving, Exporting, and Rendering
Save project
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Command + Option + Shift + S
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Saving, Exporting, and Rendering
Increment and save project
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Command + Shift + S
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Saving, Exporting, and Rendering
Save As
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Command + Shift + /
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Saving, Exporting, and Rendering
Add active composition or selected items to render queue
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Command + Option + S
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Saving, Exporting, and Rendering
Add current frame to render queue
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Command + Shift + D
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Saving, Exporting, and Rendering
Duplicate render item with same output filename as original
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