Avid Media Composer Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac

Snaps to Mid in Audio Mix tool

Opt+Clickthe Pan slider

Snaps to 0 dB in Audio EQ and Audio tools

Opt+Clickthe Volume slider

Selects track for audio scrub monitoring

Opt+Clickthe Audio Track Monitor button

Mutes selected track (1 to 8)

Opt+Clickthe Track Solo button (Automation Gain tool)

or

Opt+<1-8>

Moves selected audio keyframe horizontally in the Timeline

Opt+Draga keyframe

Opens the Audio Settings dialog box

Opt+Clickdigital scrub parameters in the Composer monitor

Creates a new bin

Cmd+N

Selects all items in the active bin or the Project window

Cmd+A

Closes open windows, bins, or dialog boxes

Cmd+W

Prints the selected bin in whatever view you have selected (Text, Frame, or Script view)

Cmd+P

Duplicates selected clip(s), sequence(s), or title(s)

Cmd+D

Creates a Group Clip from selected Master Clips or Sub Clips

Cmd+Shift+G

Opens the Console window to display information about selected clips or sequences

Cmd+I

with clips or sequences selected in the bin

Changes the Relink selection to Unlink

Ctrl+Shift+Clickthe Clip menu

Makes a copy of a clip

Opt+Dragclips between bins

Opens a pop-up window of information about the selected clip or sequence icon

Cmd+Clickthe clip or sequence icon

Increases the size of the Clip Frame images (Frame view or Script view)

Cmd+L

Decreases the size of the Clip Frame images (Frame view or Script view)

Cmd+K

Aligns the Clip Frame images to an invisible grid (Frame view)

Cmd+T

These shortcuts apply while the Recorder is in Capture mode, which remaps the keyboard's function keys.

Mark the In-Point of a subclipPressing F1 again before F2 updates the In-Point.

F1

not Batch Capturing

Mark the Out-Point of a subclip

F2

not Batch Capturing

Add a Red locator to the clip

F3

Begin the capture

F4

in Capture mode

Log a Master Clip to the bin

F4

in Log mode

Add a Red locator to the clip

F5

Add a Green locator to the clip

F6

Add a Blue locator to the clip

F7

Add a Cyan locator to the clip

F8

Add a Magenta locator to the clip

F9

Add a Yellow locator to the clip

F10

Add a Black locator to the clip

F11

Add a White locator to the clip

F12

Undo a previous editing operation such as Mark In or Splice

Cmd+Z

Redo a previous editing operation such as Mark In or Splice

Cmd+R

Copy the material between a Mark In and Mark Out on the selected tracks

Cmd+C

Paste copied material onto the same tracks it was copied from, at the Mark In point

Cmd+V

Copy the material between a Mark In and Mark Out on the selected tracks into the Source Window

Opt+Clickthe Extract/Splice-in button

Lift the material between a Mark In and Mark Out on the selected tracks into the Source Window

Opt+Clickthe Lift button

Extract the material between a Mark In and Mark Out on the selected tracks into the Source Window

Opt+Clickthe Extract button

Open the selected item(s) in a pop-up monitor

Opt+Double-clicka Clip, Sequence, or Title icon in a bin

Change the pointer to a hand icon to drag a subclip or subsequence to a bin

Opt+Clickthe Source Monitor or Record Monitor

Splice a clip (or multiple clips) into the sequence at the Mark In position

Opt+Draga clip into the Record monitor

Overwrite a clip (or multiple clips) into the sequence at the Mark In position

Shift+Draga clip into the Record monitor

Enlarge the image in the Source or Record monitor, or the track width in the Timeline

Cmd+L

Reduce the image in the Source or Record monitor, or the track width in the Timeline

Cmd+K

Ignore the Track Selectors and place an In and Out Mark at the two nearest transitions to the position indicator

Opt+Clickthe Mark Clip button

Toggle between making the Source and Record monitors active

Esc

Send the selected window back to its default location

Cmd+'

Create an Add Edit only in tracks with filler

Opt+Clickthe Add Edit button

Move from one active slider to the next (Effect Editor)

Tab

Move 10 units on a slider instead of 1 unit

Shift+LeftRight

Display the image as you move it, rather than just a wire frame outline

Opt+Draga corner, side, or center of the wire frame

Grab an active keyframe in the Keyframe Position Bar and move it earlier or later in timeWait for the hand icon to appear before you attempt to move a keyframe.

Opt+Draga keyframe

Select all keyframes

Cmd+A

with the Keyframe Position Bar active

Remove an effect

Fwd Del

with a segment selected

Add an effect to a segment that already has one, or to multiple selected segments ("Auto Nesting")

Opt+Double-clickan Effect in the Effect Palette or an Effect Template in a bin

with a segment selected

Change the pointer to a hand icon for moving an enlarged, zoomed-in video image around in the Record Monitor

Cmd+Opt+Clickand drag the video image

Render to the last drive selected, without opening the render dialog box

Opt+Clickthe Render Effect button

Display the percentage of the render that is complete

P

while rendering

Display render time completed and an estimated total render time

T

while rendering

Stop the render process and choose whether to keep the rendered portion

Cmd+.

Quickly exit Effect Mode and return to Source/Record Mode

Clickanywhere in the Timecode track

Start or stop playback

Space

or

Tab

or

5

or

`

Step backward 10 frames (8 frames for progressive formats)

1

Step forward 10 frames (8 frames for progressive formats)

2

Step backward 1 frame

3

or

Left

Step forward 1 frame

4

or

Right

Go to the beginning of a clip or sequence

Home

Go to the end of a clip or sequence

End

Mark In

I

Mark Out

O

Play forwardPress repeatedly to increase playback speed.

L

Play in reversePress repeatedly to increase playback speed.

J

Pause

K

Snap the position indicator to the head frame of a segment, or to a Mark In point or audio keyframe

Cmd+Clicknear a transition in the Timeline

Snap the position indicator to the tail frame of a segment, or to a Mark In point or audio keyframe

Cmd+Opt+Clicknear a transition in the Timeline

Increase the height of selected track(s)

Cmd+L

Decrease the height of selected track(s)

Cmd+K

Make a track wider or narrower

Opt+Dragbetween two tracks

Show more or less detail in the Timeline

Cmd+[

or

Cmd+]

Open the Find dialog box to search the timeline for clip names, source names, or locator text

Cmd+F

Add a new video track

Cmd+Y

Add a new audio track

Cmd+U

Open a dialog box to add a specifically numbered audio or video track

Cmd+Opt+Y

Open a dialog box to add a specifically numbered audio or video track

Cmd+Opt+U

Solo a trackYou may solo up to 16 audio tracks at once, but only 1 video track at a time.

Cmd+Clickthe video or audio monitor icon in the track selector panel

Select multiple segments

Shift+Click

in Segment Mode or Effect Mode

Snap the head of selected segment(s) to a transition, Mark In, Mark Out, or the position indicator

Cmd+Draga segment

in Segment Mode

Snap the tail of selected segment(s) to a transition, Mark In, Mark Out, or the position indicator

Cmd+Opt+Draga segment

in Segment Mode

Move segments to a higher or lower track without moving them left or right, staying in sync

Ctrl+Dragup or down

Lasso one or more segments (left to right) to enter Segment Mode

Lasso one or more segments

Lasso one or more segments inside the timeline tracks to enter Segment Mode

Ctrl+Lasso one or more segments

Lasso a transition to enter Trim Mode

Lasso a transition

Lasso a transition inside the timeline tracks to enter Trim Mode

Ctrl+Lasso a transition

Lasso one segment per track (right to left) to enter Trim Mode's Slip function

Lasso one or more segments

Lasso one segment per track inside the timeline tracks to enter Trim Mode's Slip function

Ctrl+Lasso one or more segments

Select all tracks

Cmd+A

Deselect all tracks

Cmd+Shift+A

Perform a match-frame without removing previously placed Mark In or Mark Out points

Opt+Clickthe Match Frame button

Open the bin containing the clip on the top-most selected track

Opt+Clickthe Find Bin button

Display the entire sequence in the Timeline window

Cmd+/

Select an area of the timeline to zoom into

Cmd+M

Return to the previously used timeline magnification after zooming

Cmd+J

Go to the previous transition, ignoring the track selector panel

Opt+Clickthe Go to Previous Event button

Go to the next transition, ignoring the track selector panel

Opt+Clickthe Go to Next Event button

Shorten segments without going out of sync by replacing trimmed footage with fillerSync Locks must be disabled for this to work.

Opt+Drag

in a Single Roller Trim configuration

Return to Trim Mode using the last-used Trim Roller configuration

Opt+Clickthe Trim Mode button

Open the related settings for the active Composer window, Bin, Timeline, or Capture ToolTo open Trim settings, be in Trim Mode with the Composer window active.

Cmd+=

Open or select the Timeline window

Cmd+0

Open the Audio tool

Cmd+1

Open the Avid Calculator

Cmd+2

Open the Command Palette

Cmd+3

Open the Composer window

Cmd+4

Open Media Creation

Cmd+5

Open the Console

Cmd+6

Open the Capture Tool

Cmd+7

Open the Effects Palette

Cmd+8

Open the Project window

Cmd+9

Change the Relink option to Unlink, allowing media files to become unlinked from the Master Clip

Cmd+Shift+Clickthe Clip menu

Delete a Project (the Project folder and everything within it); does not delete the associated media

Opt+Fwd Del

with a project selected