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Hotkeys

Topics in this chapter:

Hotkeyson page 2 Windows and Linuxon page 2 Login Screenon page 2 Generalon page 2 User Interface Elementson page 3 Browserson page 7 Composition Hotkeyson page 8 Viewson page 11 Toolson page 16

Mac OSon page 21 Login Screenon page 22 Generalon page 22 User Interface Elementson page 23 Browserson page 26 Composition Hotkeyson page 27 Viewson page 30 Toolson page 35

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HotkeysThe following chapter is divided into two sections: the first section describes

the hotkeys for Windows and Linuxon page 2, the second describes the

hotkeys forMac OSon page 21.

Windows and LinuxThe following are the Composite hotkeys for Windows and Linux.

Login ScreenThe following hotkeys work in the login screen.

To:Press:

Log in.Enter

Exit Composite.Ctrl + Q

GeneralThe following hotkeys work throughout the application.

ExitThe following hotkey is to exit the application.

To:Press:

Exit Composite.Ctrl + Q

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Context MenusThe following hotkeys are available for context, or right-click, menus.

To:Press:

Display the context menu. If a keyboard includes the context

menukey, it is typically located three keys to the right of the

Spacebar.

context menu+

click or right-click

Select, Edit, Undo/RedoThe following hotkeys are available to perform basic editing operations.

To:Press:

Cut the element.Ctrl + X

Copy the element.Ctrl + C

Paste the element.Ctrl + V

Add to, or remove from, the selection.Ctrl+ click

Select the range of elements between this one and the last one

selected.

Shift+ click

Undo the last operation.Ctrl + Z

Redo the last undo.Ctrl + Y

User Interface ElementsThe following hotkeys are available for different interface elements.

Menubar and TaskbarThe following hotkeys are available for the menubar and taskbar.

To:Press:

Turn the taskbar on or off.Ctrl + T

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To:Press:

Turn the menubar on or off.Ctrl + M

Layout PresetsThe following hotkey is available for the layout presets.

To:Press:

Previous layout preset.Ctrl + Backspace

CursorThe following hotkey is available for the cursor.

To:Press:

Reset the cursorCtrl + Alt + Shift + C

Tabs and ControlsThe following hotkeys are available for tabs and controls.

To:Press:

Go to previous control.Shift + Tab

Go to next controlTab

Go to previous tabAlt + Left Arrow

Go to next tabAlt + Right Arrow

Text Editor and Text FieldsThe following hotkeys are available in the text editor and in any text field.

To:Press:

Text editor: Add a line break. Text field: Accept text.Enter



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To:Press:

Select current word.Double-click

Delete previous character.Backspace

Delete next character.Delete

Move to beginning of line.Home

Move to end of line.End

Move cursor left.Left Arrow

Move cursor right.Right Arrow

Select text from current position to beginning of line.Shift + Home

Select text from current position to end of line.Shift + End

Select one character to the left of the cursor.Shift + Left Arrow

Select one character to the right of the cursor.Shift + Right Arrow

Text editor only. Select from current position backward to same

position on previous line.

Shift + Up Arrow

Text editor only. Select from current position forward to same

position on next line.

Shift + Down Arrow

Move cursor left by one word.Ctrl + Left Arrow

Move cursor right by one word.Ctrl + Right Arrow

Select word to the left of the cursor.Ctrl + Shift + Left

Arrow

Select word to the right of the cursor.Ctrl + Shift + Right

Arrow

Cancel text entry.Esc

Auto Complete.Alt + /

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Numeric Fields (Value Editors)The following hotkeys are available in numeric fields.

To:Press:

Increment (with autorepeat).Up Arrow

Decrement (with autorepeat).Down Arrow

Increment * 10.Ctrl+ drag

Increment / 10.Alt+ drag

Increment * 100.Ctrl + Shift+ drag

Increment / 100.Alt + Shift+ drag

Edit text.Enter

Reset to default.Ctrl + click

Display the standard calculator.Shift+ click

Display the Espresso calculator if you can animate the field, or

the standard calculator if you cannot.

Alt + Shift+ click

Display the pop-up menu.context menu+


Pop-up DialogsThe following hotkeys are available in pop-up dialogs.

To:Press:

AcceptEnter

CancelEsc



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BrowsersThe following hotkeys are available in any browser. The Browser view and theFile workspace are browsers.

To:Press:

DeleteDelete

RefreshF5

Select all.Ctrl + A

CopyCtrl + drag


Select the range between the last element selected and this one.Shift+ click

Add the column to the sort criteria.Shift+ click (on Sort

area of the column)

Edit the text.F2

Cancel the text edit.Esc

Move to next row.Down Arrow

Move to previous row.Up Arrow

Move to next column.Right Arrow

Move to previous column.Left Arrow

Move to next page.Page Down

Move to previous page.Page Up

Move to first item in list.Home

Move to last item in list.End

Open (File Browser).Double-click

Bookmark path.Ctrl + D

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Floating BrowsersThe following hotkeys are available for the Floating Browser.

To:Press:

Activate/deactivate Floating File Browser.Ctrl + I

Activate/deactivate floating viewAlt + O

Activate or deactivate the Floating File Browser.Ctrl + O

Close the Floating Browser.Esc

Composition HotkeysThe following hotkeys are available when working with a composition.

To:Press:

Save compositionCtrl + S

Go to Pick List tab.Ctrl + P

Toggle play backward.J

Toggle play forward.L

Move to the first frame.Shift + Left Arrow

Move to the last frame.Shift + Right Arrow

Move to the next frame.Right Arrow

Move to the previous frame.Left Arrow

Set mark in.I

Set mark out.O

Set cue mark.U

Next cue markCtrl + Right Arrow

Previous cue mark.Ctrl + Left Arrow



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To:Press:

Toggle Timecode/Frame.Shift + T

Select downstream node.Alt + Shift + Right

Arrow

Select upstream node.Alt + Shift + Left Ar-

row

Select next input/output.Alt + Shift + Down

Arrow

Select previous input/output.Alt + Shift + Up Ar-

row

Create a new composition.Ctrl + N

Previous view.Ctrl + Shift + Tab

Next view.Ctrl + Tab

Refresh. This includes a refresh of the current composition if it

is out of date (its composition icon is red).

F5

Reset node.Ctrl + R

Close composition.Ctrl + W

Go to previous tool.Shift + Tab

Go to next tool.Tab

Go to home tool.Shift + Home

Go to next tab.Alt + Right Arrow

Go to previous tab.Alt + Left Arrow

Toggle Marking State of Current Selection.Shift + A

Selection History back.Alt + Left Arrow

Selection History forward.Alt + Right Arrow

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Gate UIThe following hotkey is available for the Gate UI.

To:Press:

Display the Gate UI.Middle-click

Display the Gate UI. The backquotekey ( ) shares the same key

with the tilde key (~) and is located below the Esckey on the

keyboard.

(backquote key)

Close the Gate UI.Esc

Continue displaying the UI element of the gate you swiped

through.

Alt + swipe (through

a gate)

CalculatorThe following hotkeys are available for the Calculator.

To:Press:

Activate or deactivate the Calculator.Alt + C

Close the Calculator.Esc

Color PickerThe following hotkeys are available in the Color Picker.

To:Press:

Perform an average (rectangle).Ctrl + drag in the

color spectrum

Use the eyedropper to pick a color without displaying the Color

Picker.

P

Pick a color for a color pot without displaying the Color Picker.Ctrl+ click color pot

Activate or deactivate the pop-up Color Picker.Alt + P

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To:Press:

Cancel.Esc

ViewsThe following hotkeys are available in Schematic, Animation Editor, and Player

views.

To:Press:

PanSpacebar + drag

Reset zoom and pan.Home

Zoom in.Up Arrow

Zoom out.Down Arrow

Integer zoom in.Ctrl + Up Arrow

Integer zoom out.Ctrl + Down Arrow

ZoomCtrl + Spacebar+

drag

Zoom region.Shift + Spacebar+

drag

Zoom selected items.Ctrl + Home

Zoom all scene.Ctrl + Alt + Home

Activate Viewpoint [1-4].[F1 - F4]

Set Viewpoint [1-4].Ctrl + [F1 - F4]

Delete Viewpoint [1-4].Ctrl + Shift + [F1 -

F4]

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Animation EditorThe following hotkeys are available in the Animation Editor.

To:Press:

Add key mode.+ (plus)

Delete key mode.-(minus)

Cancel add/delete key mode.Esc

Lock keyframe time.Shift + T

Lock keyframe value.Shift + V

Lock tangent length.Shift + L

Lock tangent orientation.Shift + O

Unify tangent length.Ctrl + Shift + L

Unify tangent orientation.Ctrl + Shift + O

Cycle interpolation mode keyframes.Shift + I

Cycle extrapolation mode curves.Shift + E

Set keyframe.K

Set keyframe for marked attributes.Shift + K

Delete keyframe.Delete

Select all curves.Ctrl + A

Select all keyframes on selected curves.Ctrl + Alt + A

Move to previous keyframe on selected curves.Ctrl + Left Arrow

Move to next keyframe on selected curves.Ctrl + Right Arrow

Add previous keyframe on selected curves, to selection.Ctrl + Shift + Left

Arrow

Add next keyframe on selected curves, to selection.Ctrl + Shift + Right

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To:Press:

Increase brush size in Delete Key mode.Shift +plus sign (+)

Decrease brush size in Delete Key mode.Shift + minus sign (-)

PlayerThe following hotkeys are available in the Player.

To:Press:

Set a region of interest (ROI). Click and drag to define an initial

ROI, then use the cursor to adjust the size or location of the re-

gion.

Shift + Z

Toggle full screen Player.F

View the red channel of the target.R

View the green channel of the target.G

View the blue channel of the target.B

View the alpha channel of the target.A

View the channels of the target.C

Display C1 Output (output of context point 1).1




Display Tool Input (input of the currently selected tool).5

Display Tool Output (output of the currently selected tool).6

Display Composition (output of the composition's output node).7

Display rendered version.8

Display previous rendered version.Shift + 8

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To:Press:

Display rendered output.9

Reset nodes.Ctrl + R

Toggle Comparison tool.Shift + C

Toggle Display Modifier tool.Shift + D

Next stream (stereo)0

Previous stream (stereo)Shift + 0

SeparatorsThe following hotkey is available for manipulating UI separators.

To:Press:

Reset to previous location.Ctrl+ click

SchematicThe following hotkeys are available in the Schematic view.

To:Press:

Set a context point on that node. The number indicates the

number of the context point. For example, pressing 1+ click

sets context point 1. Pressing 3+ click sets context point 3.

[1-4]+ click a node

Clear the context point. The number indicates the number of

the context point to clear. For example, pressing 2+ click clears

context point 2, and pressing 4+ click clears context point 4.

[1-4]+ click the

background of

Schematic

Connect the two nodes (Kiss). Release Shiftand continue

dragging to cancel the operation.

Shift + drag a node

into contact with an-

other node

Insert the node between the two nodes joined by that connec-

tion. Release Altand continue dragging to cancel the operation.

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To:Press:

Disconnect the nodes joined by that connection or by thoseconnections.

Ctrl + drag throughone or more connec-

tions

Group or ungroup the selected node(s).G

Edit the selected group.Double-click

Exit the group.Double-click (back-

ground)

Mute or unmute nodes.M

Clean up Schematic.C

Delete nodes.Delete


Mark node for keyframe.A+ click (node)

Toggle node thumbnails.T

Display the details of a selected node without opening the node.D(drag over node)

Show all node details.Shift + D

Expand or collapse node.E

Select all nodes and connections.Ctrl + A

Select all upstream nodes. You can select multiple branches

without clearing the selection.

X + click

layout selected.L

Layout all.Ctrl + L

Increase Auto-pan speed.Ctrl

Decrease Auto-pan speed.Alt

Create boundary node.(outside of viewer)

Group nodes (visual).Shift + G

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To:Press:

Open visual group.Shift + O

Close visual group.Shift + C

Add to visual group.V+ drag

Remove from visual group.Shift + V+ drag

Copy nodeC+ drag

ToolsThe following describes hotkeys available in specific tools.

Garbage Mask (also applies to Remove Dust and

Warp 2D tools)The following hotkeys are available in the Garbage Mask tool.

To:Press:

Create Freeform.D

Create Rectangular.S

Create Elliptical.W

Finish shape.Esc

Edit.E

Transform.T

Nudge left.Shift + Left Arrow

Nudge right.Shift + Right Arrow

Nudge up.Shift + Up Arrow

Nudge down.Shift + Down Arrow



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To:Press:

Nudge left (large).Ctrl + Shift + LeftArrow

Nudge right (large).Ctrl + Shift + Right

Arrow

Nudge up (large).Ctrl + Shift + Up Ar-

row

Nudge down (large).Ctrl + Shift + Down

Arrow

Close shape.Enter

Select all control points.Ctrl + A

Select next control point.Ctrl + .

Select previous control point.Ctrl + ,

Insert a control point.Alt+ click (on curve)

Delete a control point.Alt+ click (on con-

trol point)

Move a control point in auto tangent mode.Ctrl + Alt+ click +

drag (on control

point)

Add tangent handle. Repeat to remove tangent handle.Ctrl+ click (on con-

trol point)

Adjust the length of both sides of a tangent handle.Alt + drag (the

handle)

Break a tangent handle.Ctrl+ click + drag

(the handle)

Move a curve between points.Ctrl + Alt+ drag

(over location on a

curve)

Create an edge point.Ctrl + click+ drag

(on the curve)

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KeyerThe following hotkeys are available in the Keyer tool.

To:Press:

Sample matte.M

Sample patch [1-9].Shift + [1-9]

Sample degrain.D

Spill suppress.S

Adjust blend.Shift + B

Master KeyerThe following hotkeys are available in the Master Keyer tool.

To:Press:

Sample matte.M


PaintThe following hotkeys are available in the Paint tool.

To:Press:

Adjust brush size. Drag right to increase, drag left to decrease.S+ drag

Clone brush.Ctrl + click

Line brush.Shift + click

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Spill & BlendThe following hotkeys are available in the Spill & Blend tool.

To:Press:

Spill suppress.S


ReactionThe following hotkeys are available in the Reaction tool.

To:Press:

Orbit the camera.Q

Orbit grasp.Q + click

Truck the camera.W

Truck grasp.W + click

Dolly the camera.E

Dolly grasp.E + click

Enter Move mode.M

Enter Rotate mode.,(comma)

Enter Scale mode..(period)

Cameras

The following hotkeys for the camera are available in the Player when using

the Reaction tool.

To:Press:

Switch cameras. If you are using more than one camera, you

will cycle through each camera.

Shift+ 1

View from perspective camera.Shift+ 2

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To:Press:

View from front.Shift+ 3

View from Left.Shift+ 4

View from Top.Shift+ 5

Reset camera.Shift+ Home

ResizeThe following hotkeys are available in the Resize tool.

To:Press:

Symmetrical resize.Ctrl + drag

Maintain ratio.Shift+ drag

Maintain image input ratio.Shift + I+

drag

Maintain image output ratio.Shift + O+

drag

Retimer

The following hotkeys are available in the Retimer tool.

To:Press:

Cycle show vectors mode.M

TrackerThe following hotkeys are available in the Tracker tool.

To:Press:

Delete track point.Delete

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Warping ToolsThe following hotkeys are available in the Warping tools:

To:Press:

Input transform manipulator.M

Effect transform manipulator.'

Output transform manipulator..

Crop./

Set Pivot (also for 2D Transform tool)Insert

Twirl Rotation.T

ComparisonThe following hotkeys are available in the Comparison tool:

To:Press:

Opacity.Shift + O

Toggle tool visibility.Shift + H

Swap reference.Shift + R

Move pivot point or region center.Ctrl+ click

Cycle through inputs and outputs.Player hotkeys 1 -

9 on reference side

of manipulator

Cycle between channels and alpha.Player hotkeys C, A

on reference side of

manipulator

Mac OS

The following are the Composite hotkeys for Mac OS.

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Login ScreenThe following hotkeys work in the login screen.

To:Press:

Log in.Enter

Exit Composite.Cmd + Q

GeneralThe following hotkeys work throughout the application.

ExitThe following hotkey is to exit the application.

To:Press:

Exit Composite.Cmd + Q

Context MenusThe following hotkeys are available for context, or right-click, menus.

To:Press:

Display the context menu. If a keyboard includes the context

menukey, it is typically located three keys to the right of the

Spacebar.

context menu+


Select, Edit, Undo/RedoThe following hotkeys are available to perform basic editing operations.

To:Press:

Cut the element.Cmd + X

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To:Press:

Paste the element.Cmd + V


Select the range of elements between this one and the last one

selected.

Shift+ click

Undo the last operation.Cmd + Z

Redo the last undo.Cmd + Shift + Z

User Interface ElementsThe following hotkeys are available for different interface elements.

Menubar and TaskbarThe following hotkeys are available for the menubar and taskbar.

To:Press:

Turn the taskbar on or off.Cmd + T

Turn the menubar on or off.Ctrl + M

Layout PresetsThe following hotkey is available for the layout presets.

To:Press:

Previous layout preset.Cmd + Backspace

CursorThe following hotkey is available for the cursor.

To:Press:

Reset the cursorCtrl + Alt + Shift + C

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Tabs and ControlsThe following hotkeys are available for tabs and controls.

To:Press:

Go to previous control.Shift + Tab

Go to next controlTab

Go to previous tabAlt + Left Arrow

Go to next tabAlt + Right Arrow

Text Editor and Text FieldsThe following hotkeys are available in the text editor and in any text field.

To:Press:

Text editor: Add a line break. Text field: Accept text.Cmd + Return

Select current word.Double-click

Delete previous character.Backspace

Delete next character.Delete

Move to beginning of line.Cmd + Home

Move to end of line.Cmd + End

Move cursor left.Left Arrow

Move cursor right.Right Arrow

Select text from current position to beginning of line.Cmd + Shift + Home

Select text from current position to end of line.Cmd + Shift + End

Select one character to the left of the cursor.Shift + Left Arrow

Select one character to the right of the cursor.Shift + Right Arrow

Text editor only. Select from current position backward to same

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To:Press:

Text editor only. Select from current position forward to sameposition on next line.

Shift + Down Arrow

Move cursor left by one word.Alt + Left Arrow

Move cursor right by one word.Alt + Right Arrow

Select word to the left of the cursor.Ctrl + Shift + Left

Arrow

Select word to the right of the cursor.Ctrl + Shift + Right

Arrow

Cancel text entry.Esc

Auto Complete.Alt + /

Numeric Fields (Value Editors)The following hotkeys are available in numeric fields.

To:Press:

Increment (with autorepeat).Up Arrow

Decrement (with autorepeat).Down Arrow

Increment * 10.Ctrl+ drag

Increment / 10.Alt+ drag

Increment * 100.Ctrl + Shift+ drag

Increment / 100.Alt + Shift+ drag

Edit text.Enter

Reset to default.Ctrl + click

Display the standard calculator.Shift+ click

Display the Espresso calculator if you can animate the field, or

the standard calculator if you cannot.

Alt + Shift+ click

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To:Press:

Display the pop-up menu.context menu+click or right-click

Pop-up DialogsThe following hotkeys are available in pop-up dialogs.

To:Press:

AcceptEnter

CancelEsc

BrowsersThe following hotkeys are available in any browser. The Browser view and the

File workspace are browsers.

To:Press:

DeleteDelete

RefreshF5

Select all.Cmd + A

CopyCtrl + drag


Select the range between the last element selected and this one.Shift+ click

Add the column to the sort criteria.Shift+ click (on Sort

area of the column)

Edit the text.F2

Cancel the text edit.Esc

Move to next row.Down Arrow

Move to previous row.Up Arrow



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To:Press:

Move to next column.Right Arrow

Move to previous column.Left Arrow

Move to next page.Page Down

Move to previous page.Page Up

Move to first item in list.Home

Move to last item in list.End

Open (File Browser).Double-click

Bookmark path.Cmd + D

Floating BrowsersThe following hotkeys are available for the Floating Browser.

To:Press:

Activate/deactivate Floating File Browser.Cmd + I

Activate/deactivate floating viewAlt + O

Activate or deactivate the Floating File Browser.Cmd + O

Close the Floating Browser.Esc

Composition HotkeysThe following hotkeys are available when working with a composition.

To:Press:

Save compositionCmd + S

Go to Pick List tab.Cmd + P

Toggle play backward.J

Toggle play forward.L

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To:Press:

Move to the first frame.Shift + Left Arrow

Move to the last frame.Shift + Right Arrow

Move to the next frame.Right Arrow

Move to the previous frame.Left Arrow

Set mark in.I

Set mark out.O

Set cue mark.U

Next cue markCtrl + Right Arrow

Previous cue mark.Ctrl + Left Arrow

Toggle Timecode/Frame.Shift + T

Select downstream node.Alt + Shift + Right

Arrow

Select upstream node.Alt + Shift + Left Ar-

row

Select next input/output.Alt + Shift + Down

Arrow

Select previous input/output.Alt + Shift + Up Ar-

row

Create a new composition.Cmd + N

Previous view.Ctrl + Shift + Tab

Next view.Ctrl + Tab

Refresh. This includes a refresh of the current composition if it

is out of date (its composition icon is red).

F5

Reset node.Ctrl + R

Close composition.Cmd + W



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To:Press:

Go to previous tool.Shift + Tab

Go to next tool.Tab

Go to home tool.Shift + Home

Go to next tab.Alt + Right Arrow

Go to previous tab.Alt + Left Arrow

Toggle Marking State of Current Selection.Shift + A

Selection History back.Alt + Left Arrow

Selection History forward.Alt + Right Arrow

Gate UIThe following hotkey is available for the Gate UI.

To:Press:

Display the Gate UI.Middle-click

Display the Gate UI. The backquotekey ( ) shares the same key

with the tilde key (~) and is located below the Esckey on the

keyboard.

(backquote key)

Close the Gate UI.Esc

Continue displaying the UI element of the gate you swiped

through.

Alt + swipe (through

a gate)

CalculatorThe following hotkeys are available for the Calculator.

To:Press:

Activate or deactivate the Calculator.Alt + C

Close the Calculator.Esc

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Color PickerThe following hotkeys are available in the Color Picker.

To:Press:

Perform an average (rectangle).Ctrl + drag in the

color spectrum

Use the eyedropper to pick a color without displaying the Color

Picker.

P

Pick a color for a color pot without displaying the Color Picker.Ctrl+ click color pot

Activate or deactivate the pop-up Color Picker.Alt + P

Accept.Ctrl + Enter

Cancel.Esc

ViewsThe following hotkeys are available in Schematic, Animation Editor, and Player

views.

To:Press:

PanSpacebar + drag

Reset zoom and pan.Home

Zoom in.Up Arrow

Zoom out.Down Arrow

Integer zoom in.Cmd + Up Arrow

Integer zoom out.Cmd + Down Arrow

ZoomCmd + Spacebar+

drag

Zoom region.Shift + Spacebar+

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To:Press:

Zoom all scene.Cmd + Alt + Home

Activate Viewpoint [1-4].[F1 - F4]

Set Viewpoint [1-4].Cmd + [F1 - F4]

Delete Viewpoint [1-4].Cmd + Shift + [F1 -

F4]

Animation EditorThe following hotkeys are available in the Animation Editor.

To:Press:

Add key mode.+ (plus)

Delete key mode.-(minus)

Cancel add/delete key mode.Esc

Lock keyframe time.Shift + T

Lock keyframe value.Shift + V

Lock tangent length.Shift + L

Lock tangent orientation.Shift + O

Unify tangent length.Cmd + Shift + L

Unify tangent orientation.Cmd + Shift + O

Cycle interpolation mode keyframes.Shift + I

Cycle extrapolation mode curves.Shift + E

Set keyframe.K

Set keyframe for marked attributes.Shift + K

Delete keyframe.Delete

Select all curves.Cmd + A

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To:Press:

Select all keyframes on selected curves.Cmd + Alt + A

Move to previous keyframe on selected curves.Cmd + Left Arrow

Move to next keyframe on selected curves.Cmd + Right Arrow

Add previous keyframe on selected curves, to selection.Cmd + Shift + Left

Arrow

Add next keyframe on selected curves, to selection.Cmd + Shift + Right

Arrow

Increase brush size in Delete Key mode.Shift +plus sign (+)

Decrease brush size in Delete Key mode.Shift + minus sign (-)

PlayerThe following hotkeys are available in the Player.

To:Press:

Set a region of interest (ROI). Click and drag to define an initial

ROI, then use the cursor to adjust the size or location of the re-

gion.

Shift + Z

Toggle full screen Player.F

View the red channel of the target.R

View the green channel of the target.G

View the blue channel of the target.B

View the alpha channel of the target.A

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To:Press:


Display Tool Input (input of the currently selected tool).5

Display Tool Output (output of the currently selected tool).6

Display Composition (output of the composition's output node).7

Display rendered version.8

Display previous rendered version.Shift + 8

Display rendered output.9

Reset nodes.Cmd + Shift + R

Toggle Comparison tool.Shift + C

Toggle Display Modifier tool.Shift + D

Next stream (stereo)0

Previous stream (stereo)Shift + 0

SeparatorsThe following hotkey is available for manipulating UI separators.

To:Press:

Reset to previous location.Ctrl+ click

SchematicThe following hotkeys are available in the Schematic view.

To:Press:

Set a context point on that node. The number indicates the

number of the context point. For example, pressing 1+ click

sets context point 1. Pressing 3+ click sets context point 3.

[1-4]+ click a node

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To:Press:

Clear the context point. The number indicates the number ofthe context point to clear. For example, pressing 2+ click clears

context point 2, and pressing 4+ click clears context point 4.

[1-4]+ click thebackground of

Schematic

Connect the two nodes (Kiss). Release Shiftand continue

dragging to cancel the operation.

Shift + drag a node

into contact with an-

other node

Insert the node between the two nodes joined by that connec-

tion. Release Altand continue dragging to cancel the operation.

Alt + drag a node

onto a connection

Disconnect the nodes joined by that connection or by those

connections.

Cmd + drag through

one or more connec-

tions

Group or ungroup the selected node(s).G

Edit the selected group.Double-click

Exit the group.Double-click (back-

ground)

Mute or unmute nodes.M

Clean up Schematic.C

Delete nodes.Delete


Mark node for keyframe.A+ click (node)

Toggle node thumbnails.T

Display the details of a selected node without opening the node.D(drag over node)

Show all node details.Shift + D

Expand or collapse node.E

Select all nodes and connections.Cmd + A

Select all upstream nodes. You can select multiple branches

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To:Press:

layout selected.L

Layout all.Cmd + L

Increase Auto-pan speed.Ctrl

Decrease Auto-pan speed.Alt

Create boundary node.(outside of viewer)

Group nodes (visual).Shift + G

Open visual group.Shift + O

Close visual group.Shift + C

Add to visual group.V+ drag

Remove from visual group.Shift + V+ drag

Copy nodeC+ drag

ToolsThe following describes hotkeys available in specific tools.

Garbage Mask (also applies to Remove Dust andWarp 2D tools)The following hotkeys are available in the Garbage Mask tool.

To:Press:

Create Freeform.D

Create Rectangular.S

Create Elliptical.W

Finish shape.Esc

Edit.E

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To:Press:

Transform.T

Nudge left.Shift + Left Arrow

Nudge right.Shift + Right Arrow

Nudge up.Shift + Up Arrow

Nudge down.Shift + Down Arrow

Nudge left (large).Ctrl + Shift + Left

Arrow

Nudge right (large).Ctrl + Shift + Right

Arrow

Nudge up (large).Ctrl + Shift + Up Ar-

row

Nudge down (large).Ctrl + Shift + Down

Arrow

Close shape.Enter

Select all control points.Cmd + A

Select next control point.Cmd + .

Select previous control point.Cmd + Shift + .

Insert a control point.Alt+ click (on curve)

Delete a control point.Alt+ click (on con-

trol point)

Move a control point in auto tangent mode.Ctrl + Alt+ click +

drag (on control

point)

Add tangent handle. Repeat to remove tangent handle.Ctrl+ click (on con-

trol point)

Adjust the length of both sides of a tangent handle.Alt + drag (the

handle)



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Break a tangent handle.Ctrl+ click + drag(the handle)

Move a curve between points.Ctrl + Alt+ drag

(over location on a

curve)

Create an edge point.Ctrl + click+ drag

(on the curve)

KeyerThe following hotkeys are available in the Keyer tool.

To:Press:

Sample matte.M


Sample degrain.D

Spill suppress.S


Master KeyerThe following hotkeys are available in the Master Keyer tool.

To:Press:

Sample matte.M


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PaintThe following hotkeys are available in the Paint tool.

To:Press:

Adjust brush size. Drag right to increase, drag left to decrease.S+ drag

Clone brush.Ctrl + click

Line brush.Shift + click

Flip foreground/background colors.X

Spill & BlendThe following hotkeys are available in the Spill & Blend tool.

To:Press:

Spill suppress.S


ReactionThe following hotkeys are available in the Reaction tool.

To:Press:

Orbit the camera.Q

Orbit grasp.Q + click

Truck the camera.W

Truck grasp.W + click

Dolly the camera.E

Dolly grasp.E + click

Enter Move mode.M

Enter Rotate mode.,(comma)



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Enter Scale mode..(period)

Cameras

The following hotkeys for the camera are available in the Player when using

the Reaction tool.

To:Press:

Switch cameras. If you are using more than one camera, you

will cycle through each camera.

Shift+ 1

View from perspective camera.Shift+ 2

View from front.Shift+ 3

View from Left.Shift+ 4

View from Top.Shift+ 5

Reset camera.Shift+ Home

ResizeThe following hotkeys are available in the Resize tool.

To:Press:

Symmetrical resize.Ctrl + drag

Maintain ratio.Shift+ drag

Maintain image input ratio.Shift + I+

drag

Maintain image output ratio.Shift + O+

drag

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RetimerThe following hotkeys are available in the Retimer tool.

To:Press:

Cycle show vectors mode.M

TrackerThe following hotkeys are available in the Tracker tool.

To:Press:

Delete track point.Delete

Delete track point and step back.Backspace

Warping ToolsThe following hotkeys are available in the Warping tools:

To:Press:

Input transform manipulator.M

Effect transform manipulator.'

Output transform manipulator..

Crop./

Set Pivot (also for 2D Transform tool)Insert

Twirl Rotation.T

ComparisonThe following hotkeys are available in the Comparison tool:

To:Press:

Opacity.Shift + O



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Toggle tool visibility.Shift + H

Swap reference.Shift + R

Move pivot point or region center.Ctrl+ click

Cycle through inputs and outputs.Player hotkeys 1 -

9 on reference side

of manipulator

Cycle between channels and alpha.Player hotkeys C, A

on reference side of

manipulator

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