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Blackmagic Fusion Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac

Keyboard shortcuts for Blackmagic Fusion on Mac. Navigate the Node Editor, viewers, Spline and Keyframes editors, Paint, and 3D compositing tools.
Key label style

Viewer Navigation

Load the selected node into the left or right viewer
1
or
2
Clear the active viewer
`
with a viewer active
Clear all viewers at once
`
with no viewer active
Pan the viewer
Cmd+Shift+Drag
Zoom in the viewer
=
Zoom out the viewer
-
Resize the viewer with the scroll control
Cmd+Scroll
Resize the image in the viewer to 100 percent
Cmd+1
Resize the image in the viewer to 200 percent
Cmd+2
Reset the image in the viewer to fit the viewer
Cmd+F
or
Cmd+1

Viewer Display & Compare

Enable guides in the viewer
Cmd+G
Toggle onscreen tool controls in the viewer
Cmd+K
Lock or freeze the current image in the viewer
Cmd+L
Select the A buffer
,
Select the B buffer
.
Toggle the split wipe view on or off
/
Jump the wipe divider to the pointer's location
Cmd+Opt+Click
Show or hide the current subview
V
Swap the subview with the main view
Shift+V
Toggle Quad view
Shift+Q
Display full RGB color
C
Display the red channel
R
Display the green channel
G
Display the blue channel
B
Display the alpha channel
A
Display the Z-buffer channel
Z
Rotate within a 3D or Histogram viewer
Opt+Middle-click+Drag

Flipbook Preview & Playback

Toggle forward playback
Space
Play backward, stop, or play forward (JKL)
J
or
K
or
L
Move to the previous or next frame
Left
or
Right
Jump back or forward 10 frames
Shift+Left
or
Shift+Right
Jump to the first or last frame of a Flipbook Preview
Cmd+Left
or
Cmd+Right
during Flipbook playback
Play a Flipbook Preview in reverse
Shift+Space
during Flipbook playback
Jump to the Render Range In or Out point
Cmd+Left
or
Cmd+Right
in the Fusion Page time ruler
Create a Flipbook Preview by dragging a node into a viewer
Opt+Drag
Skip the Render dialog when creating a Flipbook Preview
Opt+Shift+Drag

Node Editor Basics

Pan the Node Editor
Cmd+Shift+Drag
Resize the Node Editor with the scroll control
Cmd+Scroll
Reset the Node Editor to its default size
Cmd+1
Show or hide the Node Navigator
V
Add a Node View Bookmark
Cmd+D
Open the Select Tool dialog to add a node by name
Shift+Space
Select all nodes in the Node Editor
Cmd+A
Select or deselect multiple nodes one at a time
Cmd+Click
Deselect all nodes
Cmd+Shift+A
Set the active node among multiple selected nodes
Opt+Click
Remove the selected node(s)
Fwd Del
Open the Find dialog
Cmd+F
Rename a node
F2

Copying, Pasting & Instancing Nodes

Copy the selected node(s)
Cmd+C
Cut the selected node(s)
Cmd+X
Paste node(s)
Cmd+V
Paste an instanced copy of a node
Cmd+Shift+V
Temporarily show original node type names instead of custom names
Cmd+Shift+E

Node Modes & Connections

Toggle Pass Through (deactivate) for the selected node
Cmd+P
Toggle Locked mode for the selected node
Cmd+L
Toggle Update mode for the selected node
Cmd+U
Reverse the primary inputs of a multi-input node
Cmd+T
Choose a specific input to connect to from a pop-up menuDrag a connection onto the body of another node.
Opt+Drag
Add a router to a connection
Opt+Click
Extract, insert, or disconnect a node in the node tree
Shift+Drag

Sticky Notes & Underlay Boxes

Create a Sticky Note or Underlay BoxType "sticky" or "under" in the Select Tool dialog, then press Return.
Shift+Space
Rename a Sticky Note or Underlay Box
F2
Select an Underlay Box without its contained nodes
Opt+Click
Delete a Sticky Note
Fwd Del
with a Sticky Note selected
Delete an Underlay Box and all nodes inside it
Fwd Del
with an Underlay Box selected
Delete an Underlay Box but keep the nodes inside itThen press Delete.
Opt+Click

Node Groups & Macros

Group the selected nodes
Cmd+G
Open or collapse the selected group
Cmd+E
Select nodes in a specific order to build a macro's parameter list
Cmd+Click

Bins

Open the Bins window
Cmd+B
Rename a bin folder
F2
Remove a folder or item from the bins
Cmd+Fwd Del
Import only a single frame from an image sequence
Shift+Drag
Scrub the Studio Player one frame at a time
Left
or
Right

Getting Clips & Rendering

Find a MediaIn node's clip in the Media Pool
Opt+F
Select multiple Render nodes for removal
Cmd+Click
Remove a composition from the render queue
Fwd Del

Inspector Controls

Adjust a slider value in smaller increments
Cmd+Click
on the slider gutter
Adjust a slider value in larger increments
Shift+Click
on the slider gutter
Adjust a thumbwheel value
Up
or
Down
Adjust a thumbwheel or Range bar in smaller or larger increments
Cmd
or
Shift
Adjust the size of the Eyedropper's color sample
Cmd+Drag
with the Color Picker
Copy a color stop on the Gradient Colors bar
Cmd+Drag
Switch between offsetting and scaling mode while dragging combined controls
Opt+Drag

Keyframes Editor

Show or hide the Keyframes Editor
F7
Jump the playhead to a new location in the track area
Cmd+Opt+Click
Add a discontiguous segment or keyframe to the selection
Cmd+Click
Select a contiguous range of segments or keyframes
Shift+Click
Duplicate the selected keyframe(s) by dragging
Cmd+Drag
Show the Marker List dialog
Shift+G

Spline Editor

Zoom to a rectangular area of the graph
Cmd+R
Zoom in or out of the graph
=
or
-
Scale to Fit all active splines in the graph
Cmd+F
Delete a marker
Fwd Del
Adjust the tension of a B-spline control point
W+Drag
Add a new keyframe at the current playhead location
Cmd+K
Add or remove a keyframe from the current selection
Cmd+Click
Select all keyframes on the active splines
Cmd+A
Constrain a keyframe drag to a single axis
Opt+Drag
Adjust the value of the selected keyframe(s)
Up
or
Down
Nudge a keyframe left or right in time
,
or
.
Delete the selected keyframe(s)
Fwd Del
Copy the selected keyframe points
Cmd+C
Paste keyframe points at the playhead
Cmd+V
Break a Bezier handle to move one side independently
Cmd+Drag
Smooth the selected keyframe(s)
Shift+S
Make the selected keyframe(s) linear
Shift+L
Enable Step In or Step Out on the selected keyframe(s)
I
or
O
Reverse a selected spline segment
V
Toggle Shape Box mode
Shift+B
Open the Ease In/Out controls
T

Motion Paths

Set the polyline to Insert and Modify mode
Cmd+I
Make the selected control points smooth
Shift+S
Make the selected control points linear
Shift+L
Add a point to the path without a Displacement keyframe
Opt+Click
Cycle through controls to select a motion path spline
Tab
Copy a locked point as an unlocked point to pause motion
Cmd+Drag

Rotoscoping with Masks

Cycle between available polylines
Tab
or
Shift+Tab
Select all points on the active polyline
Cmd+A
Select a continuous range of points
Shift
Add or remove individual control points from the selection
Cmd+Click
Select the next control point in rotation order
Pg Dn
or
Pg Up
Switch to Click Append mode
Shift+C
Constrain new mask points to 45-degree angles while drawing
Shift+Drag
while drawing a new mask
Switch to Insert and Modify mode
Shift+I
Switch to Draw Append mode
Shift+D
Switch to Modify Only mode
Shift+M
Switch to Done mode
Shift+N
Close or reopen a polyline
Shift+O
Restrict point movement to a single axis while dragging
Shift+Drag
while dragging a selected point
Move the selected control point from anywhere in the viewer
Opt+Drag
Nudge the selected point in the viewer
Up
or
Down
Nudge the selected point in smaller or larger increments
Cmd
or
Shift
Smooth or linearize the selected polyline segment
Shift+S
or
Shift+L
Twist, scale, or offset selected points
T+Drag
or
S+Drag
or
O+Drag
Scale selected points horizontally or vertically only
X+Drag
or
Y+Drag
Delete the selected point(s)
Fwd Del
Adjust one Bezier direction handle independently
Cmd+Drag
Adjust a Bezier handle's length without changing its angle
Shift+Drag
while moving a Bezier handle
Open the Point Editor dialog
E
Enable the Shape Box
Shift+B
Apply Shape Box adjustments from the center, keeping proportions
Cmd+Drag
dragging a Shape Box handle
Skew with a Shape Box corner handle
Shift+Drag
dragging a Shape Box corner handle
Select all points on the outer polyline of a double polyline
Shift+A

Paint

Change the brush size in the viewer
Cmd+Drag
Set the clone source position
Opt+Click
Temporarily preview the overlay of the clone source
O
Toggle an opaque overlay of the clone source
P
Move the clone source position while the overlay is showing
Up
or
Down
or
Left
or
Right
Change the clone source angle
Opt+Left
or
Opt+Right
Change the clone source size
Opt+Up
or
Opt+Down
Make clone source angle or size adjustments in larger increments
Cmd+Shift
Change the clone source Time Offset
[
or
]
Constrain the shape while drawing a Copy Rect or Ellipse
Shift+Drag
Flip the selected stroke
X
or
Y
Move a Paint Group's crosshair without moving the group
Cmd+Drag
with a Paint Group selected
Select or deselect multiple strokes
Shift+Click
or
Cmd+Click
Insert a node onto an existing connection
Shift+Drag
Undo a paint stroke
Cmd+Z

3D Viewer & Camera Tracking

Dolly (zoom) in the 3D Viewer
Cmd+Scroll
Rotate around the 3D Viewer
Opt+Middle-click+Drag
Fit all objects in the 3D Viewer
Shift+F
Fit the selection, or Fit All if nothing is selected
F
Rotate the viewer to look at the selected object's center
D
Switch to Position transform mode
Q
Switch to Rotation transform mode
W
Switch to Scaling transform mode
E
Freely translate a 3D object without an onscreen control
Opt+Drag
Delete the selected group of camera tracks
Cmd+Fwd Del
Select discontiguous camera tracking marks
Cmd+Click

Intro

Fusion on Mac uses Cmd where the Windows and Linux versions use Ctrl, and Option where they use Alt. Every shortcut in the table above carries over directly, only the modifier name changes.

Mac-specific shortcut notes

Cmd is the primary modifier. Node selection (Cmd-click), copy/paste (Cmd-C/Cmd-V), and most Node Editor and Spline Editor shortcuts use Cmd on Mac.

Option covers the secondary actions. Setting a clone source in Paint, constraining a keyframe drag to one axis, and connecting a node to a specific input all use Option on Mac.

The accent key. Clearing a viewer uses the key to the left of 1 on a US keyboard layout (the backtick/accent key), not the Escape key.

Printable PDF

The Blackmagic Fusion macOS shortcut list is available as a printable PDF. The Node Editor and Spline Editor sections are the two most useful to keep nearby while learning Fusion.

FAQ

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