Keyboard Shortcuts Guide

for
Vegas Movie Studio Platinum

By Derek Moran

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Recommended Shortcuts for Beginners

Command Keyboard Shortcut

Split/Cut anything on the timeline. Split is your
electronic knife for cutting events into pieces.
S
Delete media from timeline Del
Zoom In/Out on timeline Scroll wheel on Mouse or use ▲ ▼ keys
Copy Media Ctrl + C
Paste Media Ctrl + V
Check Project Properties Alt + Enter
Insert new Video track Ctrl + Shift + Q
Insert new Audio track Ctrl + Q
Un-do Edits Ctrl + Z
Re-do Edits Ctrl + Shift + Z
Show file names in media on timeline and also show
video velocity
Ctrl + Shift + I
Change Edit Mode for timeline D (cycles through all modes)
Un-group Video from Audio Select event and press U
Create new Group Select media for new group, then press G
Activate Audio Volume Envelope V
Activate Audio Pan Envelope P
Playback video Spacebar
Play video backwards J
Pause video playback K
Play video forwards L
Show Timeline fully expanded F11
Save Project Ctrl + S
Go to Video FX tab, find effect & drag
Add Video FX to media on timeline
thumbnail directly onto video in timeline
Press Event FX button in bottom right corner
Add Audio FX to audio events on timeline
of audio event
Hold Ctrl down and drag right edge of video
Change playback speed of Video
clip on timeline
Right-click video, go to Switches, set to
Disable Re-Sampling (reduce Motion Blur)
Disable Re-Sample
Press Event Pan/Crop icon in bottom right
Zoom In/Out on Video
corner of video event
Press Track Motion icon in video track control
Picture in Picture effect
box
Restore Desktop Go to View, Window Layouts, Default Layout

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Project file shortcuts Cursor Placement, Loop region, and
Time Selection
Command Keyboard Shortcut
Create new project Ctrl + N Command Keyboard Shortcut
Create new project Center view around
Ctrl + Shift + N \
& bypass Properties cursor
Exit Movie Studio Alt + F4 Go to Ctrl + G
Set end of time
Close project Ctrl + F4 Ctrl + Shift + G
selection
Open project Ctrl + O Go to beginning of time
Home
selection
Project properties Alt + Enter
Go to end of time
Save project Ctrl + S End
selection
Go to beginning of
Ctrl + Home or W
Project
General Editing Go to end of Project Ctrl + End
Select loop Region Shift + Q
Command Keyboard Shortcut Restore previous five
Backspace
Cut selection Ctrl + X or Shift + Delete time selections
Copy selection Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Insert Move left by grid marks Page Up
Move right by grid
Paste from clipboard Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert Page Down
marks
Paste insert Ctrl + Shift + V Move left/right one
Left or Right Arrow
Paste repeat Ctrl + B pixel (Quantize Off)
Move to previous/next
Delete selection Delete Ctrl + Left/Right Arrow
Marker
Trim event to selection Ctrl + T Move one Frame
Alt + Left/Right Arrow
left/right
Render to new track Ctrl + M
Move left/right to Event Ctrl + Alt + Left/Right
Undo Ctrl+Z or Alt+Backspace Edit Points Arrow
Redo Ctrl+Shift+Z or Ctrl+Y Jog left/right F3/F9
Move edit cursor to
Rebuild audio peaks Shift + F5 Alt + Down Arrow
Playback cursor
Switch to Move cursor to
Ctrl + D 0-9 keys (not keypad)
normal editing tool corresponding marker
Switch to Move to previous
D Ctrl + Comma
next editing tool CD track
Switch to Move to next
Shift + D Ctrl + Period
previous editing tool CD track
Move to previous CD
Comma
Index or Region
Move to next CD
Period
Index or Region
I (in) and O (out)
Create time selection Ctrl + Shift + drag with
while dragging an event mouse

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Magnification & View Magnification & View
Command Keyboard Shortcut Command Keyboard Shortcut
Set focus to timeline Alt + 0 Shift + F6
Show previous window
or Ctrl + Shift + Tab
*Show Explorer window Alt + 1
Ctrl + Alt + D,
*Show Trimmer window Alt + 2 Save Window Layout
then press 0-9
*Show Master Bus Load default window
Alt + 3 Alt + D, then press D
window layout
*Show Video Preview Toggle focus between
Alt + 4 Tab
window track list & timeline
*Show Project Media Switch Focus to Alt + Shift + Up/Down
Alt + 5
window previous/next Track Arrow
*Show Transitions Decrease height of all Ctrl + Shift + Down
Alt + 7
window Tracks Arrow
*Show Video FX window Alt + 8 Increase height of all
Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow
Tracks
*Show Media
Alt + 9 Minimize/restore Track
Generators window ` (grave accent)
height
*Show Device Explorer
Ctrl + Alt + 7 Set track heights to
window Ctrl + `
default height
Show/hide event media
Ctrl + Shift + K Minimize/restore
markers F11 or Alt + `
window docking area
Show/hide active take
Ctrl + Shift + I Maximize/restore
information Ctrl + F11 or Ctrl + Alt + `
Timeline vert & horiz
Show/hide waveforms Ctrl + Shift + W Minimize/restore track Shift + F11
Show/hide event list or Shift + Alt + `
Ctrl + Shift + C
buttons Zoom in/out in small
Show/hide event fade Up/Down Arrow
Ctrl + Shift + T steps Horizontally
lengths Zoom in/out in large
Toggle Split Screen Ctrl + Up/Down Arrow
Ctrl + Shift + O steps horizontally
Preview Zoom in time down to
Alt + Up Arrow
Show/hide envelopes Ctrl + Shift + E frame by frame level
Show next window F6 or Ctrl + Tab Zoom Waveforms in/out
Shift + Up/Down Arrow
vertically (audio only)
*Show/hide window if not docked

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Event Selection & Editing Event Selection & Editing
Command Keyboard Shortcut Command Keyboard Shortcut
Range select Shift + click events Trim selected events
Numeric Keypad 1/3
one frame left/right
Ctrl + click
Multiple select Time compress/stretch
individual events
selected events one Ctrl + N/Keypad 1/3
Select all Ctrl + A frame left/right
Un-select all Ctrl + Shift + A Slip trim selected events
Alt + N/Keypad 1/3
one frame left/right
Cut select Ctrl + X or Shift + Delete
L/J trim left/right by
Copy selection Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Insert Shift + N/Keypad 1/3
frames
Paste from clipboard Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert Slide a transition or
Ctrl + Alt + N/Keypad
crossfade one frame
Paste insert Ctrl + Shift + V 1/3
left/right
Paste repeat Ctrl + B L/J cut left/right by Ctrl + Alt + Shift +
Delete selection Delete frames N/Keypad 1/3
Trim selected events
Split events S N/Keypad 4/6
one pixel left/right
Trim/crop Time compress/stretch
Ctrl + T
selected events selected events one Ctrl + N/Keypad 4/6
Move cursor to edge of pixel left/right
Ctrl + [
previous selected event Slip trim selected events
Trim start of selected Alt + N/Keypad 4/6
Alt + [ one pixel left/right
event to cursor position L/J trim left/right by
Time select previous Shift + N/Keypad 4/6
Ctrl + Shift + [ pixels
selected event Slide a transition or
Move cursor to edge of Ctrl + Alt + N/Keypad
Ctrl + ] crossfade one pixel
next selected event 4/6
left/right
Trim end of selected L/J cut left/right by Ctrl + Alt + Shift +
Alt + ]
event to cursor position pixels N/Keypad 4/6
Time select next Move selected events
Ctrl + Shift + ] N/Keypad 8/2
selected event up/down one track
Move selected events Slip: move media within
Numeric Keypad 1/3 Alt + drag inside the
one frame left/right event without moving
Move selected events event
Numeric Keypad 4/6 the event
one pixel left/right Slip trim: move media
Enter edge-trim mode & Alt + drag edge of event
edge as it is trimmed
select event start; move Numeric Keypad 7 or [ L/J trim: ignores event
to previous event edge Shift + drag edge of
grouping to trim audio
Enter edge-trim mode & event
& video independently
select event end; move Numeric Keypad 9 or ] Trim adjacent: trims
to next event edge Ctrl + Alt + drag edge of
both selected event &
Trim left/right (when in event
F3/F9 adjacent event
edge-trim mode) Trim adjacent while
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + drag
ignoring event grouping
edge of event
for fast L & J cuts

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Event Selection & Editing Playback, Recording & Preview
Command Keyboard Shortcut Command Keyboard Shortcut
Slip-trim right edge of Arm track for record Ctrl + Alt + R
Alt + Shift + drag
event Arm for record and set
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + click Ctrl + Alt + Shift + R
Event split or split/trim recording path
or drag event
Record Ctrl + R
Slide: trims both ends of Ctrl + Alt + drag middle
event simultaneously of event Q or
Looped playback
Slide crossfade: moves Ctrl + Alt + drag over a Ctrl + Shift + L
crossfade crossfade Shift + Spacebar or
Play from start
Stretch the media in Shift + F12
Ctrl + drag edge of event Start playback Spacebar
event while trimming
Raise pitch one Ctrl + Spacebar or
= (not numeric keypad) Play from any window
semitone F12
Raise pitch one cent Ctrl + = Play/Pause Enter or Ctrl + F12
Raise pitch one octave Shift + = Stop playback Spacebar or Esc
Lower pitch one Go to start of project Ctrl + Home
- (not numeric keypad)
semitone
Go to end of project Ctrl + End
Lower pitch one event Ctrl + -
Go to previous frame Alt + Left Arrow
Lower pitch one octave Shift + -
Ctrl + Shift + = or Go to next frame Alt + Right Arrow
Reset pitch
Ctrl + Shift + - Previous cursor position Numeric Keypad 0
Select next take T Scrub playback J, K or L
Select previous take Shift + T Selectively pre-render
Shift + M
Numeric Keypad / video
Convert cut to transition Numeric Keypad * Build dynamic RAM
Shift + B
Numeric Keypad - preview
Convert transition to cut Ctrl + Numeric Keypad / Toggle external monitor
Alt + Shift + 4
preview
Open in audio editor Ctrl + E

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Timeline & Track List Timeline & Track List
Command Keyboard Shortcut Command Keyboard Shortcut
Insert new audio track Ctrl + Q Group selected events G
Insert new video track Ctrl + Shift + Q Un-group selected
U
Change audio track events
volume or video track Ctrl + left/Right Arrow Ignore event grouping Ctrl + Shift + U
compositing level Clear group without
Ctrl + U
Change audio track deleting events
Ctrl + Shift + Left/Right
panning or video track Select all events in
Arrow Shift + G
fade-to-colour setting group
Mute selected tracks Z Insert/show/hide track
V
Mute selected track & volume envelope
remove other tracks Shift + Z Remove track volume
Shift + V
from mute group envelope
Insert/show/hide track
Solo selected tracks X P
panning envelope
Solo selected track & Remove track panning
remove other tracks Shift + X Shift + P
envelope
from solo group
Show/hide envelopes Ctrl + Shift + E
Override snapping (if
Shift + drag Select envelope point &
on) or enable(if off) Adjust envelope point
hold mouse button;
Quantize to frames Alt + F8 up/down by one pixel
press 8 or 2 on keypad
Enable/disable snapping F8 Select envelope point &
Adjust envelope point
Snap to grid Ctrl + F8 hold mouse button;
left/right by one pixel
press 4 or 6 on keypad
Snap to markers Shift + F8 Adjust envelope point Ctrl + drag envelope
Snap to all events Ctrl + Shift + F8 value in fine increments point/segment
Post-edit ripple affected Adjust envelope point
F Ctrl + Alt + drag
tracks value in normal
envelope point/segment
Post-edit ripple affected increments
tracks, bus tracks, Ctrl + F Adjust envelope point’s
Alt + drag
markers & regions timeline position
Post-edit ripple all Insert command marker C
tracks, markers & Ctrl + Shift + F Insert marker M
regions
Insert region R
Auto ripple mode Ctrl + L
Insert CD track region N
Automatic crossfades Ctrl + Shift + X
Insert CD track index Shift + N
Render to new track Ctrl + M

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Trimmer Commands Surround Panner
Command Keyboard Shortcut Command Keyboard Shortcut
Add media from cursor A Constrain motion to a
Shift + drag the pan
line through center of
Add media to cursor Shift + A point
Surround Panner
Transfer time selection Constrain motion to
from timeline to T Alt + drag pan point
constant radius from
Trimmer after cursor Alt + mouse wheel
the center
Transfer time selection Constrain motion to the
from timeline to Shift + T Alt+Shift+drag pan point
maximum circle that fits
Trimmer before cursor Alt+Shift+mouse wheel
in the Surround Panner
Toggle selected stream: Move the pan point Up/Down Arrow
Tab
audio/video/both forward/back (when Page Up/Page Down
Toggle audio/video Ctrl + Shift + Up/Down pan point is selected) Mouse wheel
stream height Arrow Move the pan point Left/Right Arrow
Sort Trimmer History H left/right (when pan Shift+PageUp/PageDown
Clear Trimmer History Ctrl + Shift + H point is selected) Shift + M/wheel fwd/bk
Move the pan point to a
Remove current media
Ctrl + H corner, edge or center
from Trimmer history
of the Surround Panner
Save markers/regions S Numeric Keypad
(when pan point is
Toggle automatic selected & Num Lock is
Shift + S
marker/region saving on)
Open in audio editor Ctrl + E Move the pan point to a
corner on the largest
circle that will fit in the Ctrl + Numeric Keypad 1,
Surround Panner (when 3, 7, 9
Red Eye Reduction pan point is selected &
Num Lock is on)
Command Keyboard Shortcut
Right/left Arrow
Scroll Left/Right
Press Shift to scroll fast
Up/Down Arrow Track Motion
Scroll Up/Down
Press Shift to scroll fast
Jump to top/bottom of Page Up/Down Command Keyboard Shortcut
image Shift + Home/End Lock aspect ratio A
Jump to left/right edge Home/End Scale aspect center C
of image Shift + Page Up/Down
Jump to horizontal \ Edit in object space O
center of image Numeric Keypad * Prevent movement X, Y
Jump to vertical Shift + \
Prevent scaling Shift + X, Shift + Y
center of image Shift + Numeric K/Pad *
Jump to horizontal & Enable snapping F8
C
vertical center of image Enable rotation Shift + F8

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Miscellaneous Mouse Wheel Shortcuts
Command Keyboard Shortcut Command Keyboard Shortcut
Application Help F1 Zoom In/Out Wheel
What’s this help Shift + F1 Scroll vertically Ctrl + wheel
Shortcut menu Shift + F10 Scroll horizontally Shift + wheel
Make fine fader/slider Move the cursor in
Ctrl + drag
adjustments small increments; Trim
Change relative selected event edge one
Alt + drag key-frames Ctrl + Shift + wheel
key-frame spacing pixel (in edge-trimming
Move region without mode); Adjust scrub
Alt + drag region tag
changing length rate during playback
Move cursor by frames;
Trim selected event
edge one frame (in
Multimedia Keyboard Ctrl + Alt + Shift + wheel
edge-trimming mode);
Adjust scrub rate during
Command Keyboard Shortcut playback
Play/Pause Play/Pause Click wheel button and
Auto-scroll
move mouse
Play from start Shift + Play/Pause
Move fader/slider; In
Stop Stop plug-in windows, click Hover over handle and
Mute track Mute control first to give it use wheel
focus.
Mute track & remove
Move fader/slider in Ctrl + hover over fader
other tracks from mute Shift + Mute
fine increments and use wheel
group
Solo track Ctrl + Mute
Solo track & remove
other tracks from Solo Ctrl + Shift + Mute
group
Change audio track
volume or video track
Ctrl + Volume Up/Down
compositing level (when
focus is on track list)
Change audio track
panning or video track
Shift + Volume
fade-to-colour setting
Up/Down
(when focus is on track
list)
Change track focus Next/Prev Track

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