Working with Clips
 
 
 

Use these hot keys to collapse, expand, and play clips.

  Press: To:
  Enter Play the clip forward
TipThe cursor must be over a clip to play it.
  Backspace Play the clip backward
TipThe cursor must be over a clip to play it.
  spacebar Stop playback when playback was initiated using hot keys
TipWhen you press spacebar to stop playback on the desktop, the cursor returns to the start frame.
  G Go to a particular frame in the clip
TipWith the cursor over the clip, press G, enter a frame number, and then press Enter.
  Shift+G Go to a particular timecode in the clip
TipWith the cursor over the clip, press Shift+G, enter a timecode, and then press Enter.
  Alt-click Go to the next transition (to the left) of the current clip on the reel
  Alt-click Go to the next transition (to the right) of the current clip on the reel
  A Toggle the option in the Audio Follows Video box
TipThe option in the Audio Follows Video box is displayed only for the duration that you press A.
  Esc Load the clip into the Player
TipThe cursor must be over the clip.
  Ctrl+Esc Load an entire reel into the Player
TipThe cursor must be over a clip in the reel. Once your clips are loaded, you can monitor them on the reel using the Player.
  spacebar-click Duplicate the clip
TipWhile pressing spacebar, drag a clip to a destination. The clip is copied to that destination.
  Ctrl+spacebar-click Duplicate the frame
TipWhile pressing Ctrl+spacebar, drag a clip to a destination. The current frame is copied to that destination.
  N Name the clip under the cursor
  Alt-click Display information about the clip
  C Collapse/expand clip, reel, or desktop
TipThe cursor must be over the clip, between clips for the entire reel, or over the menu area for the desktop.
  L Lock/unlock reel
TipYou can align two clips on adjacent reels and monitor them in sync. With the cursor over a clip on one reel, press L. The clip is highlighted blue. Repeat this procedure for a clip on another reel. Once both are locked (highlighted blue), use playback controls on either reel to play them in sync.
  S Save the clip, reel, or desktop
TipWith the cursor over the clip, between clips for the entire reel, or over the menu area for the desktop, press S, enter a name, and press Enter.