Media Pane Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts available when working with the Media pane are listed in the following tables.
For more information on the pane and its sections, see
The Media Pane.
Shortcuts with Focus in the Media Pane
The following table lists shortcuts you can use when the focus is in the Media pane.
Shortcut | Description | Focus |
Space bar | Play or pause play. | Media pane |
Home
fn+Left Arrow (MacBook) | Move to the beginning of a clip or sequence. | Media pane |
End
fn+ Right Arrow (MacBook) | Move to the end of a clip or sequence. | Media pane |
I
E | Insert an In point. | Media pane |
O
R | Insert an Out point. | Media pane |
Left Arrow | Move 1 frame back | Media pane |
Right Arrow | Move 1 frame forward | Media pane |
Down Arrow | Zoom in to a section of the timeline by 50 percent. | Media pane |
Up Arrow | Zoom out from a section of the timeline by 50 percent. | Media pane |
Shift+Up Arrow | Zoom to show the entire sequence | Media pane |
J, K, L | | Media pane |
Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow | Go to the previous marker. | Media pane |
Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow | Go to the next marker. | Media pane |
Alt+Left Arrow | Move 10 seconds back | Media pane |
Alt+Right Arrow | Move 10 seconds forward | Media pane |
Alt+E
Alt+I
Q | Go to In point | Media pane |
Alt+R
Alt+O
W | Go to Out point | Media pane |
Esc | Switch between Asset mode and Output mode | Media pane |
Enter (Windows)
Return (Macintosh) | Select the timecode display to enable keyboard entries. | Media pane |
S | Open the Select Folder for Subclip dialog box. | Media pane |
Group clip shortcuts | | |
Alt+1 through Alt+9 | Select the active angle of a group clip. These keystrokes apply only to camera angles 1 through 9.  In a multi-angle view, camera angles are numbered from upper left and left to right. | Media pane |
Alt+Up Arrow | Select the previous angle of a group clip in the current bank. | Media pane |
Alt+Down Arrow | Select the next angle of a group clip in the current bank. | Media pane |
Alt+, (comma) | Display the previous bank of camera angles | Media pane |
Alt+. (period) | Display the next bank of camera angles | Media pane |
Shortcuts with Focus Outside the Media Pane
The following table shows keyboard shortcuts you can use to control playback when focus is not in the Media pane, for example, when you are logging in the Logging pane.
Shortcut | Description | Focus |
Ctrl +space bar | Play or pause play. | Global |
Ctrl+Home
fn+Left Arrow (MacBook) | Move to the beginning of a clip or sequence. | Global |
Ctrl+End
fn+Right Arrow (MacBook) | Move to the end of a clip or sequence. | Global |
Ctrl+I | Insert an In point. | Global |
Ctrl+O | Insert an Out point. | Global |
Ctrl+Left Arrow | Move 1 frame back On Macintosh systems, to use Ctrl+Left Arrow or Ctrl+Right Arrow to move 1 frame, you need to deselect the Mission Control option in System Settings > Keyboard. By default, Ctrl+ arrow key will switch you one space in the direction of the arrow key selected. This shortcut does not work when you are typing text into a marker (edit mode). | Global |
Ctrl+Right Arrow | Move 1 frame forward This shortcut does not work when you are typing text into a marker (edit mode). | Global |
Ctrl+Down Arrow | Zoom in to a section of the timeline by 50 percent. | Global |
Ctrl+Up Arrow | Zoom out from a section of the timeline by 50 percent. | Global |
Ctrl+J, Ctrl+K, Ctrl+L | | Global |
Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow | Go to the previous marker. | Global |
Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow | Go to the next marker. | Global |
Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow | Move 10 seconds back | Global |
Ctrl+Alt+Right Arrow | Move 10 seconds forward | Global |
Ctrl+Alt+E, Ctrl+Alt+I | Go to In point | Global |
Ctrl+Alt+R, Ctrl+Alt+O | Go to Out point | Global |