Avid Media Composer 7 (Windows)

Bin Shortcuts

Change the relink selection to Unlink

Shift + Ctrl + click Clip Menu

All hotkeys for Avid Media Composer 7 (Windows)

Audio Shortctucs
Snaps to Mid in Audio Mix tool

Alt + click Pan slider

Audio Shortctucs
Snaps to 0 dB in Audio EQ and Audio tools

Alt + click Volume slider

Audio Shortctucs
Selects track for audio scrub monitoring

Alt + click Audio Track Monitor button

Audio Shortctucs
Mutes selected track (1 to 8)

Alt + click Track Solo button (Automation Gain tool) / Alt + 18 )

Audio Shortctucs
Moves selected audio keyframe horizontally in Timeline

Alt + drag keyframe

Audio Shortctucs
Opens Audio Settings dialog box

Alt + click digital scrub parameters in Composer monitor

Bin Shortcuts
Creates a new bin

Ctrl + N

Bin Shortcuts
Selects all items in the active bin or the Project Window, if selected

Ctrl + A

Bin Shortcuts
Closes open windows, bins or dialog boxes

Ctrl + W

Bin Shortcuts
Prints the selected bin in whatever view you have selected (Text, Frame or Script View)

Ctrl + P

Bin Shortcuts
Duplicates selected clip(s), sequence(s), or title(s)

Ctrl + D

Bin Shortcuts
Creates a Group Clip from selected Master Clips or Sub Clips

Shift + Ctrl + G

Bin Shortcuts
Information: First, select clips or sequences in the bin, then use shortcut to open the Console window to display information

Ctrl + I

Bin Shortcuts
Change the relink selection to Unlink

Shift + Ctrl + click Clip Menu

Bin Shortcuts
Makes a copy of the clip.

Alt + drag clips between bins

Bin Shortcuts
Create a pop-up window of information about the selected item.

Ctrl + Alt + Click

Bin Shortcuts
Decrease / Increase Clip Frame Image (when in Frame View or Script View)

Ctrl + K / Ctrl + L

Bin Shortcuts
Tidy up: Align Clip to Grid (when in Frame View)

Ctrl + T

Capturing
While capturing (but not Batch Capturing), pressing F1 will mark the In-Point of a subclip. If you press F1 at a later time (before pressing the F2 key) the in-Point will be updated.

F1

Capturing
While capturing (but not Batch Capturing), pressing F2 will mark the Out-Point of a subclip.

F2

Capturing
Adds a Red locator to the clip

F3

Capturing
When in Capture Mode, F4 begins the capture. When in Log Mode, F4 logs a Master Clip to the bin.

F4

Capturing
Adds a Red locator to the clip

F5

Capturing
Adds a Green locator to the clip

F6

Capturing
Adds a Blue locator to the clip

F7

Capturing
Adds a Cyan locator to the clip

F8

Capturing
Adds a Magenta locator to the clip

F9

Capturing
Adds a Yellow locator to the clip

F10

Capturing
Adds a Black locator to the clip

F11

Capturing
Adds a White locator to the clip

F12

Editing
Undo

Ctrl + Z

Editing
Redo

Ctrl + R

Editing
Copy

Ctrl + C

Editing
Paste

Ctrl + V

Editing
Copy the material between a Mark In and Mark Out on the selected tracks, and places it not just into the Clipboard, but into the Source Window.

Alt + Clipboard Symbol

Editing
Lift the material between a Mark In and Mark Out on the selected tracks, and places it immediately into the Source Window.

Alt + Weight Lift Symbol

Editing
Extract the material between a Mark In and Mark Out on the selected tracks, and places it immediately into the Source Window.

Alt + Cut Symbol

Editing
Open the selected item(s) in a pop-up monitor.

Alt + double-click on a Clip, Sequence, / Title icon in a bin

Editing
Change the cursor/pointer to a hand-icon. You can now drag a subclip or a subsequence to a bin.

Alt + click on either the Source Monitor / Record Monitor

Editing
The clip(s) will be spliced into your Sequence at the Mark In position.

Alt + drag a clip (or multiple clips) into the Record monitor

Editing
The clip(s) will be overwritten into your Sequence at the Mark In position.

Shift + drag a clip (or multiple clips) into the Record monitor

Editing
Reduce / Enlarge Image (With Source or Record Monitor) or Reduce/Enlarge Track (with Timeline active)

Ctrl + K / Ctrl + L

Editing
Ignore the Track Selectors and places an In and Out Mark based on the two nearest transitions to the blue Position Indicator.

Alt + Track Symbol

Editing
Toggle between making the Source and Record monitors active.

Esc

Editing
Send selected window back to its default location.

Ctrl + '

Effect Mode
Moves from one active slider to next (In Effect Editor)

Tab

Effect Mode
Moves 10 units on a slider instead of 1 unit.

Shift + Arrow Left / Shift + Arrow Right

Effect Mode
Displays the image as you move it, rather than displaying just a wire frame outline.

Alt + drag corner, side, / center of wire frame

Effect Mode
Grab an active keyframe in the Keyframe Position Bar and move it earlier or later in time.

Alt + drag keyframe

Effect Mode
With the Keyframe Position Bar active, this will select all the keyframes.

Ctrl + A

Effect Mode
Remove an effect.

Select segment + Delete key

Effect Mode
Add an effect to a segment that already has an effect on it, creating a "Nest."

Select a segment, and then Alt + double-click an Effect in the Effect Palette / an Effect Template in a bin.

Effect Mode
Change Arrow Pointer to Hand Pointer for moving an enlarged video image around in the Record Monitor.

Ctrl + Alt + click and drag video image (with image zoomed in)

Effect Mode
Render to last drive selected, without bringing up the render dialog box.

Alt + Video Symbol

Effect Mode
Displays the percentage of the render that is complete.

Press P while rendering

Effect Mode
Displays render time completed and an estimated total render time.

Press T while rendering

Effect Mode
Stops the render process and displays a dialog box asking if you would like to keep the already rendered portion.

Ctrl + .

Effect Mode
Exit Effect Mode and return you to Source/Record Mode.

Click anywhere in the Timecode track

Timeline
Snaps the blue position indicator to the "head frame" (the first frame) of a segment. It also makes the blue position indicator snap to Mark In points or to the next audio keyframe.

Ctrl + click near a transition in the Timeline

Timeline
Snaps the blue position indicator to the "tail frame" (the last frame) of a segment. It also makes the blue position indicator snap to Mark In points or to the next audio keyframe.

Ctrl + Alt click near a transition in the Timeline

Timeline
Increases / Decreases the height of selected track(s).

Ctrl + L / Ctrl + K

Timeline
Hold key, then place cursor between two tracks. The resize icon will appear. Now when you hold the mouse button down you make the track wider or narrower

Ctrl + drag

Timeline
Shows more or less detail in the Timeline.

Ctrl + [ / ]

Timeline
Find

Ctrl + F

Timeline
Adds a new video track.

Ctrl + Y

Timeline
Adds a new audio track.

Ctrl + U

Timeline
Opens a dialog box which allows you to add a specifically numbered audio or video track.

Alt + Ctrl + Y

Timeline
Opens a dialog box which allows you to add a specifically numbered audio or video track.

Alt + Ctrl + U

Timeline
Solo 1 video track at a time (up to 16)

Ctrl + click on video / audio monitor icon in track selector panel

Timeline
Select multiple segments.

Shift + click segments when in Segment Mode / Effect Mode

Timeline
Snap the "head" of the selected segment(s) to a transition and to Mark In/Out and the blue position indicator.

Ctrl + drag a segment when in Segment Mode

Timeline
Snaps the "tail" of the selected segment(s) to a transition and to Mark In/Out and the blue position indicator.

Alt + Ctrl + drag a segment when in Segment Mode

Timeline
Allows you to move segments to a higher or lower track without letting them move left or right.

Shift + Ctrl + drag up / down

Timeline
Selects all tracks

Ctrl + A

Timeline
De-selects all tracks

Shift + Ctrl + A

Timeline
Perform a match-frame, but does not remove previously placed Mark In or Mark out points.

Alt +Video Icon

Timeline
For the clip on the top-most selected track, this opens the bin in which that clip resides

Alt +Track Icon

Timeline
Displays the entire Sequence in the Timeline Window.

Ctrl + /

Timeline
Allows the editor to select an area of the timeline to "zoom" into. The smaller the slection, the greater the magnification.

Ctrl + M

Timeline
After using the "Zoom" shortcut above, this shortcut allows the editor to return to the previously used timeline magnification.

Ctrl + J

Tools
First, select the Composer Window, a Bin, the Timeline or the Capture Tool, then use this shortcut to quickly open the related settings. To open the Trim settings, you must be in Trim Mode AND make sure that the Composer window is active (rather than the Timeline window).

Ctrl + = (equals)

Tools
Opens or selects the Timeline window

Ctrl + 0

Tools
Audio tool

Ctrl + 1

Tools
Avid Calculator

Ctrl + 2

Tools
Command Pallette

Ctrl + 3

Tools
Composer window

Ctrl + 4

Tools
Media Creation

Ctrl + 5

Tools
Console

Ctrl + 6

Tools
Capture Tool

Ctrl + 7

Tools
Effects Pallette

Ctrl + 8

Tools
Project window

Ctrl + 9

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Avid Media Composer 7 (MacOS)
Change the relink selection to Unlink
Bin Shortcuts

Shift + Ctrl + click Clip Menu