Avid Media Composer macOS Popular Shortcut Set

Keyboard shortcuts for Avid Media Composer on Mac. Covers audio, bins, capturing, editing, effects, playback, the timeline, trim mode, and tools on macOS.
Key label style

Bin

Creates a new bin
Cmd+N
Selects all items in the active bin or the Project window
Cmd+A
Duplicates selected clip(s), sequence(s), or title(s)
Cmd+D

Editing

Undo a previous editing operation such as Mark In or Splice
Cmd+Z
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

Playing and Marking

Start or stop playback
Space
or
Tab
or
5
or
`
Mark In
I
Mark Out
O
Play forwardPress repeatedly to increase playback speed.
L

Timeline

Add a new video track
Cmd+Y
Add a new audio track
Cmd+U

Tools

Open or select the Timeline window
Cmd+0
Open the Composer window
Cmd+4

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