Effects Pallette

`Ctrl` + `8`

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` + `1` … `8` )
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`