Key Shortcut

Function

A

Selection tool/mode

V

Select nearest edit to playhead

Shift-V

Select clip intersecting playhead

U

Select incoming, outgoing, or centered part of edit

Option-U

Toggle selection among video+audio, video only, and audio only

Up, Down Arrow Keys

Move selection to previous/next edit or clip

Comma, Period

“Nudge” keys to move a selected edit or clip left or right a frame at a time

Shift-Comma, Period

“Fast Nudge” keys to move a selected edit or clip left or right 5 frames at a time (customizable)

Shift-Left, Right Bracket ([, ])

Trim Start to Playhead and Trim End to Playhead to trim a clip at the position of the playhead

E

Extend edit to move a selected edit point to the playhead

B

Razor blade tool for adding cuts to clips using the pointer

Command-Backslash (\)

Insert edit; adds a cut to the clip(s) at the position of the playhead

Delete

Delete clip and leave gap (lift edit)

Forward Delete

Ripple delete; deletes a clip and moves the rest of the Timeline left to fill the gap

N

Toggle timeline snapping off and on

Command-Shift-L

Toggle linked selection off and on

Command-D

Change clip duration

Command-Shift (modifier)

While dragging, holding Command-Shift lets you “shuffle” or “swap” edit clips forward or backward to rearrange clips in the Timeline

D

Disable/Enable selected clips

Command-X

Cut selected clips, leave gap

Command-Shift-X

Ripple cut selection; close gap left by cut clip(s)

Command-C

Copy selected clips

Command-V

Paste clips

Command-Shift-V

Paste insert clips