Composition Hotkeys
Topics on this Page:
Gate UI
Calculator
Color Picker
The following hotkeys are available when working with a composition.
| Press: |
To: |
| Ctrl + S |
Save composition |
| Ctrl + P |
Go to Pick List tab. |
| J |
Toggle play backward. |
| L |
Toggle play forward. |
| Shift + Left Arrow |
Move to the first frame. |
| Shift + Right Arrow |
Move to the last frame. |
| Right Arrow |
Move to the next frame. |
| Left Arrow |
Move to the previous frame. |
| I |
Set mark in. |
| O |
Set mark out. |
| U |
Set cue mark. |
| Ctrl + Right Arrow |
Next cue mark |
| Ctrl + Left Arrow |
Previous cue mark. |
| Shift + T |
Toggle Timecode/Frame. |
| Alt + Shift + Right Arrow |
Select downstream node. |
| Alt + Shift + Left Arrow |
Select upstream node. |
| Alt + Shift + Down Arrow |
Select next input/output. |
| Alt + Shift + Up Arrow |
Select previous input/output. |
| Ctrl + N |
Create a new composition. |
| Ctrl + Shift + Tab |
Previous view. |
| Ctrl + Tab |
Next view. |
| F5 |
Refresh. This includes a refresh of the current composition if it is out of date (its composition icon is red). |
| Ctrl + R |
Reset node. |
| Ctrl + W |
Close composition. |
| Shift + Tab |
Go to previous tool. |
| Tab |
Go to next tool. |
| Shift + Home |
Go to home tool. |
| Alt + Right Arrow |
Go to next tab. |
| Alt + Left Arrow |
Go to previous tab. |
| Shift + A |
Toggle Marking State of Current Selection. |
| Alt + Left Arrow |
Selection History back. |
| Alt + Right Arrow |
Selection History forward. |
Gate UI

The following hotkey is available for the Gate UI.
| Press: |
To: |
| Middle-click |
Display the Gate UI. |
| (backquote key)
|
Display the Gate UI. The backquote key ( ) shares the same key with the tilde key (~) and is located below the Esc key on the keyboard.
|
| Esc |
Close the Gate UI. |
| Alt + swipe (through a gate)
|
Continue displaying the UI element of the gate you swiped through. |
Calculator

The following hotkeys are available for the Calculator.
| Press: |
To: |
| Alt + C |
Activate or deactivate the Calculator. |
| Esc |
Close the Calculator. |
Color Picker

The following hotkeys are available in the Color Picker.
| Press: |
To: |
| Ctrl + drag in the color spectrum
|
Perform an average (rectangle). |
| P |
Use the eyedropper to pick a color without displaying the Color Picker. |
| Ctrl + click color pot
|
Pick a color for a color pot without displaying the Color Picker. |
| Alt + P |
Activate or deactivate the pop-up Color Picker. |
| Ctrl + Enter |
Accept. |
| Esc |
Cancel. |