Table of Contents:
- General
- Projects
- Preferences
- Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
- Activating Tools
- Compositions Work Area
- Time Navigation
- Previews
- Views
- Footage
- Effects and Animation Presets
- Layers
- Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
- Properties in the Effect Controls Panel
- Modifying Layer Properties
- 3D Layers
- Keyframes and Graph Editor
- Text
- Masks
- Paint Tools
- Shape Layers
- Markers
- Motion Tracking
- Saving, Exporting, and Rendering
1. General | |
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Command+A | Select all |
Command+Shift+A/F2 | Deselect all |
Enter on main keyboard | Rename selected layer, composition, folder, effect, group, or mask |
Enter on numeric keypad | Open selected layer, composition, or footage item |
Command+Option+Arrow Down/Arrow Up | Move selected layers, masks, effects, or render items down (back) / up (forward) in stacking order |
Command+Option+Shift+Arrow Down/Arrow Up | Move selected layers, masks, effects, or render items to bottom (back) / top (front) of stacking order |
Shift+Arrow Down/Arrow Up | Extend selection to next item / previous item in Project panel, Render Queue panel, or Effect Controls panel |
Command+D | Duplicate selected layers, masks, effects, text selectors, animators, puppet meshes, shapes, render items, output modules, or compositions |
Command+Q | Quit |
Command+Z | Undo |
Command+Shift+Z | Redo |
Command+Option+[/ on numeric keypad | Purge all |
Esc | Interrupt running a script |
2. Projects | |
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Command+Option+N | New project |
Command+O | Open project |
Command+Option+Shift+P | Open most recent project |
Command+Option+Shift+N | New folder in Project panel |
Command+Option+Shift+K | Open Project Settings dialog box |
Command+F | Find in Project panel |
Option+click bit-depth button at bottom of Project panel | Cycle through color bit depths for project |
Click bit-depth button at bottom of Project panel | Open Project Settings dialog box |
3. Preferences | |
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Command+Option+; | Open Preferences dialog box |
Hold down Command+Option+shift while starting After Effects | Restore default preferences settings |
4. Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows | |
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Command+0 (zero) | Open or close Project panel |
Command+Option+0 (zero) | Open or close Render Queue panel |
Command+1 | Open or close Tools panel |
Command+2 | Open or close Info panel |
Command+3 | Open or close Preview panel |
Command+4 | Open or close Audio panel |
Command+5 | Open or close Effects and Presets panel |
Command+6 | Open or close Character panel |
Command+7 | Open or close Paragraph panel |
Command+8 | Open or close Paint panel |
Command+9 | Open or close Brushes panel |
F3/Command+Shift+T | Open or close Effect Controls panel for selected layer |
Command+F11 | Open Flowchart panel for project flowchart |
Shift+f10, shift+f11, /Shift+F12 | Switch to workspace |
Command+W | Close active viewer window or panel (closes content first) |
Command+Shift+W | Close all active viewer wwindow or panels |
Command+Option+Shift+N | Split the frame containing the active viewer and create a new viewer with opposite locked/unlocked state |
` (accent grave) | Maximize or restore panel under pointer |
Command+\ | Resize application window or floating window to fit screen. (Press again to resize window so that contents fill the screen.) |
Command+Option+\ | Move application window or floating window to main monitor; resize window to fit screen. (Press again to resize window so that contents fill the screen.) |
\ | Toggle activation between Composition panel and Timeline panel for current composition |
Shift+,/. | Cycle to previous / to next item in active viewer (for example, cycle through open compositions) |
Option+Shift+,/. | Cycle to previous / to next panel in active frame (for example, cycle through open Timeline panels) |
Click with middle mouse button | Activate a view in a multi-view layout in the Composition panel without affecting layer selection |
5. Activating Tools | |
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Option+click tool button in Tools panel | Cycle through tools |
V | Activate Selection tool |
H | Activate Hand tool. To temporarily activate Hand tool: Hold down spacebar or the middle mouse button and press h |
Z | Activate Zoom In tool. Add option/Option to zoom out |
W | Activate Rotation tool |
C | Activate and cycle through Camera tools |
Y | Activate Pan Behind tool |
Q | Activate and cycle through Mask and Shape tools |
G | Activate and cycle through Pen tools. Add command/Command to temporarily activate Selection tool when pen tool is selected |
Command+Option | Temporarily activate Pen tool when the Selection tool is selected and pointer is over a path (Add Vertex tool when pointer is over a segment; Convert Vertex tool when pointer is over a vertex) |
Command+B | Activate and cycle through Brush, Clone Stamp, and Eraser tools |
Command+T | Activate and cycle through Type tools |
Command+P | Activate and cycle through Puppet tools |
Option+W | Activate Roto Brush tool |
Option (in shape layer) | Temporarily convert Selection tool to Shape Duplication tool |
Command (in shape layer) | Temporarily convert Selection tool to Direct Selection tool |
You can activate some tools only under certain circumstances. For example, you can activate a camera tool only when the active composition contains a camera layer. To momentarily activate a tool with a single-letter keyboard shortcut, hold down the key; release the key to return to the previously active tool. To activate a tool and keep it active, press the key and immediately release it. |
6. Compositions Work Area | |
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Command+N | New composition |
Command+K | Open Composition Settings dialog box for selected composition |
B/N | Set beginning or end of work area to current time |
Command+Option+B | Set work area to duration of selected layers or, if no layers are selected, set work area to composition duration |
tap on shift | Open Composition Mini-Flowchart for active composition |
Shift+Esc | Activate the most recently active composition that is in the same composition hierarchy as currently active composition |
7. Time Navigation | |
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Option+Shift+J | Go to specific time |
Shift+Home/End | Go to beginning / to end of work area |
J/K | Go to previous / to next visible item in time ruler |
Home/End/Command+Option+Arrow Left/Arrow Right | Go to beginning / to end of composition, layer, or footage item |
Page Down/page up or Command+Arrow Right/Arrow Left | Go forward 1 frame / backward 1 frame |
Shift+Page Down/page up or Command+Shift+Arrow Right/Arrow Left | Go forward 10 frames / backward 10 frames |
I | Go to layer In point |
O | Go to layer Out point |
Command+Option+Shift+Arrow Left/arrow/right | Go to previous / to next In point or Out point |
D | Scroll to current time in Timeline panel |
8. Previews | |
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Space | Start or stop standard preview |
0 (zero) on numeric keypad | RAM preview |
Shift+0 on numeric keypad | RAM preview with alternate settings |
Command+click RAM Preview button or press Command+0 on numeric keypad | Save RAM preview |
Command+Shift+click RAM Preview button or press Command+Shift+0 on numeric keypad | Save RAM preview with alternate settings |
. on numeric keypad | Preview only audio, from current time |
Option+. on numeric keypad | Preview only audio, in work area |
Drag /Option+drag current-time indicator, depending on Live Update setting | Manually preview (scrub) video |
Command+drag current-time indicator | Manually preview (scrub) audio |
Option+0 (zero) on numeric keypad | RAM preview number of frames specified by Alternate RAM Preview preference (defaults to 5) |
[/ on numeric keypad | Show current frame on video preview device |
Command+[/ on numeric keypad | Toggle Output Device preference between Desktop Only and video preview device |
Shift+F5/F6/F7/F8 | Take snapshot |
F5/F6/F7/F8 | Display snapshot in active viewer |
Command+F5/F6/F7/F8 | Purge snapshot |
9. Views | |
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Shift+[/ on numeric keypad | Turn display color management on or off for active view |
Option+1/2/3/4 | Show red / green / blue / alpha channel as grayscale |
Option+Shift+1/2/3 | Show colorized red / green / blue channel |
Option+Shift+4 | Toggle showing straight RGB color |
Option+5 | Show alpha boundary (outline between transparent and opaque regions) in Layer panel |
Option+6 | Show alpha overlay (colored overlay on transparent regions) in Layer panel |
Double-click Hand tool | Reset view in the Composition panel to 100% and center composition in the panel |
./, | Zoom in / zoom out in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel |
/ | Zoom to 100% |
Shift+/ | Zoom to fit |
Option+/ | Zoom up to 100% |
Command+J/Command+Shift+J/Command+Option+J | Set resolution to Full / Half / Custom in Composition panel |
Command+Option+U | Open View Options dialog box for active Composition panel |
=/- | Zoom time in / out |
;/Shift+; | Zoom in / zoom out Timeline panel to single-frame units (Press again to zoom out to show entire composition duration.) |
Caps Lock | Suspend image updates |
' | Show or hide safe zones |
Command+' | Show or hide grid |
Option+' | Show or hide proportional grid |
Command+R | Show or hide rulers |
Command+; | Show or hide guides |
Command+Shift+' | Turn snapping to grid on or off |
Command+Shift+; | Turn snapping to guides on or off |
Command+Option+Shift+; | Lock or unlock guides |
Command+Shift+H | Show or hide layer controls |
10. Footage | |
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Command+I | Import one file or image sequence |
Command+Option+I | Import multiple files or image sequences |
Option-double-click | Open movie in an After Effects Footage panel |
Command+/ | Add selected items to most recently activated composition |
Command+Option+/ | Replace selected source footage for selected layers with footage item selected in Project panel |
Option+drag footage item from Project panel onto selected layer | Replace source for a selected layer |
Command+Backspace | Delete a footage item without a warning |
Command+Option+G | Open Interpret Footage dialog box for selected footage item |
Command+Option+C | Remember footage interpretation |
Command+E | Edit selected footage item in application with which it’s associated (Edit Original) |
Command+H | Replace selected footage item |
Command+Option+L | Reload selected footage items |
Command+Option+P | Set proxy for selected footage item |
11. Effects and Animation Presets | |
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Command+Shift+E | Delete all effects from selected layers |
Command+Option+Shift+E | Apply most recently applied effect to selected layers |
Command+Option+Shift+F | Apply most recently applied animation preset to selected layers |
12. Layers | |
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Command+Y | New solid layer |
Command+Option+Y | New adjustment layer |
Command+Option+Shift+Y | New null layer |
0...9 on numeric keypad | Select layer (1-999) by its number (enter digits rapidly for two-digit and three-digit numbers) |
Shift+0...9 on numeric keypad | Toggle selection of layer (1-999) by its number |
Command+Arrow Down/Arrow Up | Select next layer / previous layer in stacking order |
Command+Shift+Arrow Down/Arrow Up | Extend selection to next / previous layer in stacking order |
Command+Shift+A | Deselect all layers |
X | Scroll topmost selected layer to top of Timeline panel |
Shift+F4 | Show or hide Parent column |
F4 | Show or hide Layer Switches and Modes columns |
Option+click solo switch | Turn off all other solo switches |
Command+Option+Shift+V | Turn Video (eyeball) switch on or off for selected layers |
Command+Shift+V | Turn off Video switch for all video layers other than selected layers |
Command+Shift+Y | Open settings dialog box for selected solid, light, camera, null, or adjustment layer |
Command+Option+V | Paste layers at current time |
Command+Shift+D | Split selected layers (If no layers are selected, split all layers.) |
Command+Shift+C | Precompose selected layers |
Command+Shift+T | Open Effect Controls panel for selected layers |
Double-click a layer | Open layer in Layer panel (opens source composition for precomposition layer in Composition panel) |
Option-double-click a layer | Open source of a layer in Footage panel (opens precomposition layer in Layer panel) |
Command+Option+R | Reverse selected layers in time |
Command+Option+T | Enable time remapping for selected layers |
[/] | Move In point / Out point of selected layers to current time |
Option+[/] | Trim In point / Out point of selected layers to current time |
Option+click stopwatch | Add or remove expression for a property |
Double-click effect selection in Effects and Presets panel | Add an effect (or multiple selected effects) to selected layers |
Command+Shift+,/Command+Option+, | Set In point or Out point by time-stretching |
Option+Home/End | Move In point / move Out point of selected layers to beginning of composition |
Command+L | Lock selected layers |
Command+Shift+L | Unlock all layers |
Command+U/Command+Shift+U/Command+Option+Shift+U | Set Quality to Best / Draft / Wireframe for selected layers |
Shift+-/[+] | Cycle forward / cycle backward through blending modes for selected layers |
Command+F | Find in Timeline panel |
Note: Some operations do not affect shy layers. |
13. Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel | |
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Command+F | Find in Timeline panel |
Command+` (accent grave) | Toggle expansion of selected layers to show all properties |
Command+click triangle to the left of the property group name | Toggle expansion of property group and all child property groups to show all properties |
A | Show only Anchor Point property (for lights and cameras, Point Of Interest) |
L | Show only Audio Levels property |
F | Show only Mask Feather property |
M | Show only Mask Path property |
tt | Show only Mask Opacity property |
T | Show only Opacity property (for lights, Intensity) |
P | Show only Position property |
R | Show only Rotation and Orientation properties |
S | Show only Scale property |
rr | Show only Time Remap property |
ff | Show only instances of missing effects |
E | Show only Effects property group |
mm | Show only Mask property groups |
aa | Show only Material Options property group |
ee | Show only Expressions |
uu | Show only modified properties |
pp | Show only Paint Strokes, Roto Brush strokes, and Puppet pins |
ll | Show only Audio Waveform |
U | Show only properties with keyframes or expressions |
ss | Show only selected properties and groups |
Option+Shift+click property / group name | Hide property or group |
Shift+property / group shortcut | Add or remove property or group from set that is shown |
Option+property shortcut | Add or remove keyframe at current time |
14. Properties in the Effect Controls Panel | |
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Command+` (accent grave) | Toggle expansion of selected effects to show all properties |
Command+click triangle to the left of the property group name | Toggle expansion of property group and all child property groups to show all properties |
15. Modifying Layer Properties | |
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Drag property value | Modify property value by default increments |
Shift+drag property value | Modify property value by 10x default increments |
Command+drag property value | Modify property value by 1/10 default increments |
Command+Shift+O | Open Opacity dialog box for selected layers |
Command+Shift+R | Open Rotation dialog box for selected layers |
Command+Shift+P | Open Position dialog box for selected layers |
Command+Option+O | Open Auto-Orientation dialog box for selected layers |
Command+Home | Center selected layers in view (modifies Position property to place anchor points of selected layers in center of current view) |
Arrow Keys | Move selected layers 1 pixel at current magnification (Position) |
Shift+Arrow Keys | Move selected layers 10 pixels at current magnification (Position) |
Option+Page Up/Page Down | Move selected layers 1 frame earlier / 1 frame later |
Option+Shift+Page Up/Page Down | Move selected layers 10 frames earlier / 10 frames later |
[+]/- on numeric keypad | Increase / decrease Rotation (Z Rotation) of selected layers by 1° |
Shift+[+]/- on numeric keypad | Increase / decrease Rotation (Z Rotation) of selected layers by 10° |
Command+Option+[+]/- on numeric keypad | Increase / decrease Opacity (or Intensity for light layers) of selected layers by 1% |
Command+Option+Shift+[+]/- on numeric keypad | Increase / decrease Opacity (or Intensity for light layers) of selected layers by 10% |
Command+[+]/-/Option+[+]/- on numeric keypad | Increase / decrease Scale of selected layers by 1% |
Command+[+]/-/Option+Shift+[+]/-on numeric keypad | Increase / decrease Scale of selected layers by 10% |
Shift+drag with Rotation tool | Modify Rotation or Orientation in 45° increments |
Shift+drag layer handle with Selection tool | Modify Scale, constrained to footage frame aspect ratio |
Double-click Rotation tool | Reset Rotation to 0° |
Double-click Selection tool | Reset Scale to 100% |
Command+Option+F | Scale and reposition selected layers to fit composition |
Command+Option+Shift+H | Scale and reposition selected layers to fit composition width, preserving image aspect ratio for each layer |
Command+Option+Shift+G | Scale and reposition selected layers to fit composition height, preserving image aspect ratio for each layer |
16. 3D Layers | |
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F10 | Switch to 3D view 1 (defaults to Front) |
F11 | Switch to 3D view 2 (defaults to Custom View 2) |
F12 | Switch to 3D view 3 (defaults to Active Camera) |
Esc | Return to previous view |
Command+Option+Shift+L | New light |
Command+Option+Shift+C | New camera |
Command+Option+Shift+\ | Move the camera and its point of interest to look at selected 3D layers |
F | With a camera tool selected, move the camera and its point of interest to look at selected 3D layers |
Command+Shift+F | With a camera tool selected, move the camera and its point of interest to look at all 3D layers |
Option+Shift+C | Turn Casts Shadows property on or off for selected 3D layers |
17. Keyframes and Graph Editor | |
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Shift+F3 | Toggle between Graph Editor and layer bar modes |
Click property name | Select all keyframes for a property |
Command+Option+A | Select all visible keyframes and properties |
Shift+F2/Command+Option+Shift+A | Deselect all keyframes, properties, and property groups |
Option+Arrow Right/Arrow Left | Move keyframe 1 frame later / earlier |
Option+Shift+Arrow Right/Arrow Left | Move keyframe 10 frames later / earlier |
Command+Option+K | Set interpolation for selected keyframes (layer bar mode) |
Command+Option+H | Set keyframe interpolation method to hold or Auto Bezier |
Command+click in layer bar mode | Set keyframe interpolation method to linear or Auto Bezier |
Command+Option+click in layer bar mode | Set keyframe interpolation method to linear or hold |
F9 | Easy ease selected keyframes |
Shift+F9 | Easy ease selected keyframes in |
Command+Shift+F9 | Easy ease selected keyframes out |
Command+Shift+K | Set velocity for selected keyframes |
Option+Shift+property shortcut | Add or remove keyframe at current time (For property shortcuts, see Showing properties and groups in the Timeline panel (keyboard shortcuts).) |
18. Text | |
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Command+Option+Shift+T | New text layer |
Command+Shift+L | Align selected horizontal or vertical text left |
Command+Shift+C | Align selected horizontal or vertical text center |
Command+Shift+R | Align selected horizontal or vertical text right |
Arrow Keys | Move insertion point one character left/right/up/down |
Command+Arrow Left/Arrow Right | Move insertion point one word left / one word right |
Command+Arrow Up/Arrow Down | Move insertion point one paragraph up / one paragraph down |
Home/End | Move insertion point to beginning / to end of line |
Shift+Arrow Right/Arrow Left | Extend / reduce selection by one character to right/left in horizontal text (or one/down in vertical text) |
Shift+Arrow Up/Arrow Down | Extend / reduce selection by one line up/down in horizontal text (or right/left in vertical text) |
Command+Shift+Arrow Right/Arrow Left | Extend / reduce selection by one word to right/left in horizontal text (or up/down in vertical text) |
Shift+Home/End | Select text from insertion point to beginning / to end of line |
Command+Shift+Home/End | Select text from insertion point to beginning / to end of text frame |
Shift+click | Select text from insertion point to mouse click point |
Double-click text layer | Select all text on a layer |
Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, / quintuple-click with Type tool | Select word, line, paragraph, or entire text frame |
Command+Shift+K | Turn All Caps on or off for selected text |
Command+Option+Shift+K | Turn Small Caps on or off for selected text |
Command+Shift+= | Turn Superscript on or off for selected text |
Command+Option+Shift+= | Turn Subscript on or off for selected text |
Command+Shift+X | Set horizontal scale to 100% for selected text |
Command+Option+Shift+X | Set vertical scale to 100% for selected text |
Command+Option+Shift+A | Auto leading for selected text |
Command+Shift+Q | Reset tracking to 0 for selected text |
Command+Shift+J | Justify paragraph; left align last line |
Command+Option+Shift+J | Justify paragraph; right align last line |
Command+Shift+F | Justify paragraph; force last line |
Command+Shift+,/. | Decrease / increase font size of selected text by 2 units |
Command+Option+Shift+,/. | Decrease / increase font size of selected text by 10 units |
Option+Arrow Up/Arrow Down | Increase / decrease leading by 2 units |
Command+Option+Arrow Down/Arrow Up | Increase / decrease leading by 10 units |
Option+Shift+Arrow Down/Arrow Up | Decrease / increase baseline shift by 2 units |
Command+Option+Shift+Arrow Down/Arrow Up | Decrease / increase baseline shift by 10 units |
Option+Arrow Left/Arrow Right | Decrease / increase kerning or tracking 20 units (20/1000 ems) |
Command+Option+Arrow Left/Arrow Right | Decrease / increase kerning or tracking 100 units (100/1000 ems) |
Command+Option+Shift+T | Toggle paragraph composer |
19. Masks | |
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Command+Shift+N | New mask |
Option+click mask | Select all points in a mask |
Option+` (accent grave) /Option+Shift+` | Select next / select previous mask |
Double-click mask with Selection tool / select mask in Timeline panel and press Command+T | Enter free-transform mask editing mode |
Esc | Exit free-transform mask editing mode |
Command+drag | Scale around center point in Free Transform mode |
Arrow Keys | Move selected path points 1 pixel at current magnification |
Shift+Arrow Keys | Move selected path points 10 pixels at current magnification |
Command+Option+click vertex | Toggle between smooth and corner points |
Command+Option+drag vertex | Redraw Bezier handles |
Command+Shift+I | Invert selected mask |
Command+Shift+F | Open Mask Feather dialog box for selected mask |
Command+Shift+M | Open Mask Shape dialog box for selected mask |
20. Paint Tools | |
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X | Swap paint background color and foreground colors |
D | Set paint foreground color to black and background color to white |
Option+click | Set foreground color to the color currently under any paint tool pointer |
Command+Option+click | Set foreground color to the average color of a 4-pixel x 4-pixel area under any paint tool pointer |
Command+drag | Set brush size for a paint tool |
Command+drag, then release Command while dragging | Set brush hardness for a paint tool |
Hold shift while beginning stroke | Join current paint stroke to the previous stroke |
Option+click | Set starting sample point to point currently under Clone Stamp tool pointer |
Command+Shift | Momentarily activate Eraser tool with Last Stroke Only option |
Option+Shift+drag with Clone Stamp tool | Show and move overlay (change Offset value of aligned Clone Stamp tool or change Source Position value of unaligned Clone Stamp tool) |
3…7 | Activate a specific Clone Stamp tool preset |
Option+click the button for the preset | Duplicate a Clone Stamp tool preset in Paint panel |
1…9 on numeric keybaord | Set opacity for a paint tool (e.g. 1=10%, 9=90%) |
. on numeric keybaord | Set opacity for a paint tool to 100% |
Shift+1…9 on numeric keybaord | Set flow for a paint tool (e.g. 1=10%, 9=90%) |
Shift+. on numeric keybaord | Set flow for a paint tool to 100% |
Command+Page Up/Page Down | Move to earlier / move to later by number of frames specified for stroke Duration (alternatively use 1/2) |
21. Shape Layers | |
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Command+G | Group selected shapes |
Command+Shift+G | Ungroup selected shapes |
Select Path property in Timeline panel and press Command+T | Enter free-transform path editing mode |
Page Up/page down when dragging to create shape | Increase / decrease star inner roundness |
Arrow Up/arrow down when dragging to create shape | Increase / decrease number of points for star or polygon; increase / decrease roundness for rounded rectangle |
Hold spacebar when dragging to create shape | Reposition shape during creation |
arrow left when dragging to create shape | Set rounded rectangle roundness to 0 (sharp corners); decrease polygon and star outer roundness |
arrow right when dragging to create shape | Set rounded rectangle roundness to maximum; increase polygon and star outer roundness |
shift when dragging to create shape | Constrain rectangles to squares; constrain ellipses to circles; constrain polygons and stars to zero rotation |
Command when dragging to create shape | Change outer radius of star |
22. Markers | |
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* on numeric keypad | Set marker at current time (works during RAM preview and audio-only preview) and/or open marker dialog box |
Shift+0...9 | Set and number a composition marker (0-9) at the current time |
0...9 | Go to composition marker 0-9 |
Option+click the markers / keyframes | Display the duration between two layer markers or keyframes in the Info panel |
Command+click marker | Remove marker |
23. Motion Tracking | |
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Arrow Keys | Move feature region, search region, and attach point 1 pixel at current magnification |
Shift+Arrow Keys | Move feature region, search region, and attach point 10 pixels at current magnification |
Option+Arrow Keys | Move feature region and search region 1 pixel at current magnification |
Option+Shift+Arrow Keys | Move feature region and search region 10 pixels at current magnification |
24. Saving, Exporting, and Rendering | |
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Command+S | Save project |
Command+Option+Shift+S | Increment and save project |
Command+Shift+S | Save As |
Command+Shift+/ | Add active composition or selected items to render queue |
Command+Option+S | Add current frame to render queue |
Command+Shift+D | Duplicate render item with same output filename as original |