

Trim Layers option [ (option-open bracket) - trims the footage so that the clip begins at the current time indicator. These keys do not change the length of the clip.

] (close bracket) moves end of clip to current time indicator. [ (open bracket) moves start of clip to current time indicator. Move Beginning or End of Footage to Current Time Indicator * (star key) makes marker on audio timeline Markers are added using the Layer>Add Marker menu The media is replaced but the keyframes will remain intact. Next, hold down option as you drag replacement footage on to selected track. Replace Footage in Timeline While Keeping the Original Keyframesįirst, select track with media to be replaced. Insert Keyframe Shortcuts option+transform property shortcut key will place a keyframe in the timeline for that attribute.įor instance, option+t will insert an opacity keyframe at the current time indicator position. UU shows all values that have been changed from their default. View Keyframes U shows all properties that have key frames applied. Hold down shift while hitting another keyframe shortcut.įor instance, if the scale property is currently displaced, pressing shift-r will show the scale and the rotation property. See More than One Transform Property at a Time Transform Property Shortcuts S show scale Jump to the Beginning and End of Timeline Home key jumps to the beginning of the timeline.Įnd key jumps to the end of the timeline. Make Playback Work Area the Size of all selected layers command-option-b Shift-end jumps to the beginning of the work area. Shift-home jumps to the beginning of the work area. The Playback Work Area are the indicators above the timeline that determine how much of your composition will play back. Set In and Out for Playback Work Area B sets in point for playback. O will jump to the out point of the clip.

If you've zoomed in too far and can no longer find the current time indicator, hitting d will bring you back to it. Use command up and down arrow to shuttle through the layers, respectively. Type the layer number on keypad to select it. Page down move current time indicator one frame forwards. View Timeline One Frame at a Time Page up moves current time indicator one frame backwards. To help me through this new terrain, I compiled a list of shortcuts. One of the obvious reasons for this is that the key strokes are so wildly different. While I can fly in Final Cut, I tend to putter about in AE. One of the more fundamental challenges I've faced learning After Effects is how to navigate the timeline.
