Undo, redo and keyboard shortcuts
Almost everything in Effect lanes also works with the keyboard. Undo and redo are also available as buttons above the timeline.
Step by step
- Undo: ↶ or ⌘Z / Ctrl+Z.
- Redo: ↷ or ⇧⌘Z / Ctrl+Shift+Z.
- Play and stop: Space.
- Save to SoundSwitch: ⌘S / Ctrl+S.
- These keys work after you've clicked into the timeline:
- ⌫ or Delete: delete the selected clips.
- S: split at the playhead (without a selection, every clip under it).
- ⌘D / Ctrl+D: duplicate, the copy goes right after it.
- ⌘C / Ctrl+C and ⌘V / Ctrl+V: copy and paste at the playhead.
- ← / →: move the selected clips by one grid step.
- With the mouse:
- ⇧ + click: add clips to the selection or remove them.
- ⌥ / Alt + drag: copy a clip.
- Double-click a layer name: rename it.
- Double-click a clip from the effect studio: open it there again.
- In the effect studio: Esc closes the window without keeping.
- In the chase generator:
- ⌘Enter / Ctrl+Enter: put the chase into the timeline, like “✓ Add to timeline”.
- ⌘Z / Ctrl+Z or ↶ at the top: undo the last step in the chase generator.
- Esc: close without changes.
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