The following describes hotkeys available in specific tools. To edit a hotkey, see Editing Keyboard Shortcuts with the Hotkey Editor
The following hotkeys for the camera are available in the Player when using the Reaction tool.
| Windows/Linux | Macintosh | Action: |
|---|---|---|
| Shift + 1 | Shift + 1 | Switch cameras. If you are using more than one camera, you will cycle through each camera. |
| Shift + 2 | Shift + 2 | View from perspective camera. |
| Shift + 3 | Shift + 3 | View from front. |
| Shift + 4 | Shift + 4 | View from Left. |
| Shift + 5 | Shift + 5 | View from Top. |
| Shift + Home | Shift + Home | Reset camera. |
The following hotkeys are available in the Comparison tool:
| Windows/Linux | Macintosh | Action: |
|---|---|---|
| Shift + O | Shift + O | Opacity. |
| Shift + H | Shift + H | Toggle tool visibility. |
| Shift + R | Shift + R | Swap reference. |
| Ctrl + click | Ctrl + click | Move pivot point or region center. |
| Player hotkeys 1 - 9 on reference side of manipulator | Player hotkeys 1 - 9 on reference side of manipulator | Cycle through inputs and outputs. |
| Player hotkeys C, A on reference side of manipulator | Player hotkeys C, A on reference side of manipulator | Cycle between channels and alpha. |
The following hotkeys are available in the Garbage Mask tool.
| Windows/Linux | Macintosh | Action: |
|---|---|---|
| D | D | Create Freeform. |
| S | S | Create Rectangular. |
| W | W | Create Elliptical. |
| Esc | Esc | Finish shape. |
| E | E | Edit. |
| T | T | Transform. |
| Shift + Left Arrow | Shift + Left Arrow | Nudge left. |
| Shift + Right Arrow | Shift + Right Arrow | Nudge right. |
| Shift + Up Arrow | Shift + Up Arrow | Nudge up. |
| Shift + Down Arrow | Shift + Down Arrow | Nudge down. |
| Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow | Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow | Nudge left (large). |
| Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow | Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow | Nudge right (large). |
| Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow | Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow | Nudge up (large). |
| Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow | Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow | Nudge down (large). |
| Enter | Enter | Close shape. |
| Ctrl + A | Cmd + A | Select all control points. |
| Ctrl + . | Cmd + . | Select next control point. |
| Ctrl + , | Cmd + Shift + . | Select previous control point. |
| Alt + click (on curve) | Alt + click (on curve) | Insert a control point. |
| Alt + click (on control point) | Alt + click (on control point) | Delete a control point. |
| Ctrl + Alt + click + drag (on control point) | Ctrl + Alt + click + drag (on control point) | Move a control point in auto tangent mode. |
| Ctrl + click (on control point) | Ctrl + click (on control point) | Add tangent handle. Repeat to remove tangent handle. |
| Alt + drag (the handle) | Alt + drag (the handle) | Adjust the length of both sides of a tangent handle. |
| Ctrl + click + drag (the handle) | Ctrl + click + drag (the handle) | Break a tangent handle. |
| Ctrl + Alt + drag (over location on a curve) | Ctrl + Alt + drag (over location on a curve) | Move a curve between points. |
| Ctrl + click+ drag (on the curve) | Ctrl + click+ drag (on the curve) | Create an edge point. |
The following hotkeys are available in the Keyer tool.
| Windows/Linux | Macintosh | Action: |
|---|---|---|
| M | M | Sample matte. |
| Shift + [1-9] | Shift + [1-9] | Sample patch [1-9]. |
| D | D | Sample degrain. |
| S | S | Spill suppress. |
| Shift + B | Shift + B | Adjust blend. |
The following hotkeys are available in the Master Keyer tool.
| Windows/Linux | Macintosh | Action: |
|---|---|---|
| M | M | Sample matte. |
| Shift + [1-9] | Shift + [1-9] | Sample patch [1-9]. |
The following hotkeys are available in the Paint tool.
| Windows/Linux | Macintosh | Action: |
|---|---|---|
| S + drag | S + drag | Adjust brush size. Drag right to increase, drag left to decrease. |
| Ctrl + click | Ctrl + click | Clone brush. |
| Shift + click | Shift + click | Line brush. |
| X | X | Flip foreground/background colors. |
The following hotkeys are available in the Reaction tool.
| Windows/Linux | Macintosh | Action: |
|---|---|---|
| Q | Q | Orbit the camera. |
| Q + click | Q + click | Orbit grasp. |
| W | W | Truck the camera. |
| W + click | W + click | Truck grasp. |
| E | E | Dolly the camera. |
| E + click | E + click | Dolly grasp. |
| M | M | Enter Move mode. |
| , (comma) | , (comma) | Enter Rotate mode. |
| . (period) | . (period) | Enter Scale mode. |
The following hotkeys are available in the Resize tool.
| Windows/Linux | Macintosh | Action: |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl + drag | Ctrl + drag | Symmetrical resize. |
| Shift + drag | Shift + drag | Maintain ratio. |
| Shift + I + drag | Shift + I + drag | Maintain image input ratio. |
| Shift + O + drag | Shift + O + drag | Maintain image output ratio. |
The following hotkey is available in the Retimer tool.
| Windows/Linux | Macintosh | Action: |
|---|---|---|
| M | M | Cycle show vectors mode. |
The following hotkeys are available in the Spill & Blend tool.
| Windows/Linux | Macintosh | Action: |
|---|---|---|
| S | S | Spill suppress. |
| Shift + B | Shift + B | Adjust blend. |
The following hotkeys are available in the Tracker tool.
| Windows/Linux | Macintosh | Action: |
|---|---|---|
| Delete | Delete | Delete track point. |
| Backspace | Backspace | Delete track point and step back. |
The following hotkeys are available in the Tracker tool.
For a detailed list of Vector Paint hotkeys, open the Hotkey Editor, and go to the "Tools --> Vector Paint and Tools --> Shape Editor" category.
| Windows/Linux | Macintosh | Action: |
|---|---|---|
| Alt | Alt | Constrains lines to 45-degree increments. |
| Alt | Alt | Constrains shape rotation to 45-degree increments.. |
| Alt | Alt | Creates centered ellipses/rectangles. |
| Shift | Shift | Maintains a 1:1 proportion when creating ellipses and rectangles, which creates precise circles and squares. |
| Ctrl-alt-click | Ctrl-alt-click | Breaks tangents in the Brush profile editor. |
| Shift-click | Shift-click | Uses the pictured profile in the brush library without changing the current brush parameters (size, rate, angle, and so on). |
| Alt-click (on the "Replace" button) | Alt-click (the "Replace" button) | Replaces the current brush in the brush library without confirmation. |
| Alt-click (on the "Delete" button) | Alt-click (on the "Delete" button) | Deletes the selected brush in the brush library without confirmation |
The following hotkeys are available in the Warping tools:
| Windows/Linux | Macintosh | Action: |
|---|---|---|
| M | M | Input transform manipulator. |
| ' | ' | Effect transform manipulator. |
| . | . | Output transform manipulator. |
| / | / | Crop. |
| Insert | Insert | Set Pivot (also for 2D Transform tool) |
| T | T | Twirl Rotation. |
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