
One Final Shortcut I Forgot to Mention in the Videoĥ. This will save a ton of time if you have multiple video and audio files stacked.

With the Cut Tool selected, hold "Shift" and click to cut down the entire height of your timeline. Hold "Alt" and click on a video or audio track to grab ONLY that item (if audio and video are linked).Ĥ. Highlight a clip and hold "Alt," then drag the clip to copy that clip to a new location.ģ. Hold "Control" and "Alt" while dragging one clip over another to "swap" the footage.Ģ. Just in case you were using your mouse to start and stop playback, you should know that using the spacebar is far more convenient. The pointer tool is also natively assigned to the "V" key so, we left it as well. The cut tool is natively assigned to the "C" key and we decided to leave it there. Use this tool to easily move everything past a certain point on the timeline. Use this feature to speed up your footage's playback speed. Playing your footage back frame-by-frame isn't necessary often, but when it is, it's nice having it nearby. Ripple Delete is probably the most used and powerful tool in Premiere put it somewhere that you can reach without hunting for it. "Clear" doesn't need to be all the way across the keyboard at the "delete" key. When you reassign zoom out and in to easy-to-reach keys, you will use it more than ever before. Now, I never have to take my eyes off the screen, left hand off the keyboard, or right hand off the mouse. I've reassigned the keys on every computer in our office so that the most used tools and shortcuts are under my left hand. If you have to look down at your keyboard every 10 seconds, you're wasting a lot of time. Knowing your keyboard shortcuts will save you a ton of time, but most of the shortcuts require that you look down at the keyboard to move your left hand or they require you to use both hands. When I am editing footage in Premiere, I am constantly changing tools and using shortcuts every few seconds.
#LEFT RIGHT ZOOM PREMIERE KEY SHORTCUT FOR MAC#
Here's a list of shortcuts for Mac and Windows you should know when using Adobe Premiere Pro.Īdobe Premiere Pro tool shortcuts for both Mac and Windows

Quick tip: Navigation and Tool shortcuts in Adobe Premiere are mostly the same for Mac and Windows. Navigation Shortcuts: Keys to help review your video.Tool Shortcuts: Actions for built-in Premiere Pro tools.Clipboard Shortcuts: Standard or advanced copy/paste commands.Command Shortcuts: Tasks dealing with starting, saving, and closing projects.Shortcuts can be sorted into smaller groups to distinguish between their functions. Then the C key becomes a Vertical Type Tool. For example, the Razor Tool or C key is used to cut segments, unless you switch to the "Titler" or text panel. There are some cases when a shortcut key or sequence can be used for different commands. Panel shortcuts work on specific panels, while application shortcuts function across the entire program. Premiere Pro has two types of shortcuts: application and panel.
