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Table of Contents
Project File
| Ctrl+N | Create new project |
| Ctrl+Shift+N | Create new project and bypass the Project Properties dialog |
| Alt+F4 | Exit Vegas Pro |
| Ctrl+F4 | Close the current project |
| Ctrl+O | Open existing project |
| Alt+Enter | Project properties |
| Ctrl+S | Save project |
Magnification and View
| Alt+0 | Set focus to timeline |
| Alt+1 | Show Explorer window |
| Alt+2 | Show Trimmer window |
| Alt+3 | Show Master Bus window |
| Alt+4 | Show Video Preview window |
| Alt+5 | Show Project Media window |
| Alt+6 | Show Edit Details window |
| Alt+7 | Show Transitions window |
| Alt+8 | Show Video FX window |
| Alt+9 | Show Media Generators window |
| Ctrl+Alt+1 | Show Plug-In Manager window |
| Ctrl+Alt+2 | Show Video Scopes window |
| Ctrl+Alt+3 | Show Surround Panner window |
| Ctrl+Alt+4 | Show Media Manager window |
| Ctrl+Alt+5 | Show XDCAM Explorer window |
| Ctrl+Alt+7 | Show Device Explorer window |
| B | Show/hide audio bus tracks |
| Ctrl+Shift+B | Show/hide video bus track |
| Ctrl+Shift+K | Show/hide event media markers |
| Ctrl+Shift+W | Show/hide waveforms on events in the timeline |
| Ctrl+Shift+C | Show/hide event buttons (Generated Media, Event Pan/Crop, and Video FX) |
| Ctrl+Shift+T | Show/hide event fade lengths between selected and nonselected events: |
| Ctrl+Shift+E | Show/hide envelopes |
| F6 | Show next window |
| Shift+F6 | Show previous window |
| Alt+Dthen0..9 | Recall window layout |
| Ctrl+Alt+Dthen0..9 | Save window layout |
| Alt+DthenD | Load default window layout |
| Alt+DthenA | Load audio mixing window layout |
| Alt+DthenC | Load color correction window layout |
| Tab | Toggle focus between track list and timeline (and bus track list and timeline if bus tracks are visible) |
| Alt+Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow | Switch focus to previous/next track or bus track |
| Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow | Decrease height of all tracks or bus tracks (depending which has focus) |
| Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow | Increase height of all tracks or bus tracks (depending which has focus) |
| ` | Minimize/restore track height (when restoring track height, tracks that you previously minimized are not restored—you can restore these tracks by clicking the Restore Track Height button onthe track header) |
| Ctrl+` | Set track heights to default height |
| F11/Alt+` | Minimize/restore the window docking area |
| Ctrl+F11 | Maximize/restore the timeline vertically and horizontally |
| Shift+F11 | Minimize/restore the track list |
| Up Arrow/Down Arrow | Zoom in/out horizontally in small increments (if timeline has focus) |
| Ctrl+Up Arrow/Down Arrow | Zoom in/out horizontally in large increments or zoom to selection (if one exists) |
| Alt+Up Arrow | Zoom in time until each video thumbnail represents one frame |
| Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow | Zoom waveforms in/out vertically (audio only) |
Cursor Placement,Loop Region and Time Selection
| \ | Center view around cursor |
| Ctrl+G | Go to |
| Ctrl+Shift+G | Set end of time selection |
| Home | Go to beginning of time selection or viewable area (if no time selection) |
| End | Go to end of time selection or viewable area (if no time selection) |
| Ctrl+Home | Go to beginning of project |
| Ctrl+End | Go to end of project |
| Shift+Q | Select loop region |
| Backspace | Restore previous five time selections |
| Page Up | Move left by grid marks |
| Page Down | Move right by grid marks |
| Left Arrow/Right Arrow | Move left/right one pixel (when Quantize to Frames is turned off) |
| Ctrl+Left Arrow/Right Arrow | Move to previous/next marker |
| Alt+Left Arrow/Right Arrow | Move one frame left/right |
| Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow/Right Arrow | Move left/right to event edit points (including fade edges) |
| F3/F9 | Jog left/right (when not in edge-trimming mode or during playback) |
| Alt+Down Arrow | Move edit cursor to playback cursor position during playback |
| 0..9 | Move cursor to corresponding marker or select corresponding region |
| Ctrl+, | Move to previous CD track |
| Ctrl+. | Move to next CD track |
| , | Move to previous CD index or region |
| . | Move to next CD index or region |
| I/O | Set In and Out points |
| Ctrl+Shift+Drag with Mouse | Create time selection while dragging on an event |
General Editing
| Ctrl+X | Cut selection |
| Ctrl+C | Copy selection |
| Ctrl+V | Paste from clipboard |
| Ctrl+Shift+V | Paste insert |
| Ctrl+B | Paste repeat |
| Delete | Delete selection |
| Ctrl+T | Trim event to selection |
| Ctrl+M | Render to new track |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo |
| Ctrl+Shift+Z | Redo |
| Shift+F5 | Rebuild audio peaks |
| Ctrl+D | Switch to normal editing tool |
| D | Switch to next editing tool |
| Shift+D | Switch to previous editing tool |
| Ctrl+Shift+D | Enable multicamera editing |
Event Selection and Editing
| Shift+Click Events | Range select |
| Ctrl+Click Events | Multiple select |
| Ctrl+A | Select all |
| Ctrl+Shift+A | Unselect all |
| Ctrl+X | Cut selection |
| Ctrl+C | Copy selection |
| Ctrl+V | Paste from clipboard |
| Ctrl+Shift+V | Paste insert |
| Ctrl+B | Paste repeat |
| Delete | Delete selection |
| S | Split events at cursor |
| Ctrl+T | Trim/crop selected events |
| Ctrl+[ | Move cursor to edge of previous selected event |
| Alt+[ | Trim the start of the selected event to the cursor position |
| Ctrl+Shift+[ | Time select previous selected event |
| Ctrl+] | Move cursor to edge of next selected event |
| Alt+] | Trim the end of the selected event to the cursor position |
| Ctrl+Shift+] | Time select next selected event |
| [/NumPad 7 | Enter edge-trimming mode and select event start/ move to previous event edge |
| ]/NumPad 9 | Enter edge-trimming mode and select event end/move to next event edge |
| F3/F9 | Trim left/right (when in edge-trimming mode) |
| NumPad 5 | Enter/exit expanded edit mode (or exit edge-trimming mode ) |
| NumPad 1/NumPad 3 | Move or trim selected events one frame left/right |
| Ctrl+NumPad 1/NumPad 3 | Time compress/stretch selected events one frame left/right |
| Alt+NumPad 1/NumPad 3 | Slip trim selected events one frame left/right |
| Shift+NumPad 1/Numpad 3 | L/J trim left/right by frames |
| Ctrl+Alt+NumPad 1/NumPad 3 | Slide a transition or crossfade one frame left/right (trim adjacent) |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift+NumPad 1/NumPad 3 | L/J cut left/right by frames |
| NumPad 4/NumPad 6 | Move or trim selected events one pixel left/right |
| Ctrl+NumPad 4/NumPad 6 | Time compress/stretch selected events one pixel left/right |
| Alt+NumPad 4/NumPad 6 | Slip trim selected events one pixel left/right |
| Shift+NumPad 4/NumPad 6 | L/J trim left/right by pixels |
| Ctrl+Alt+NumPad 4/NumPad 6 | Slide a transition or crossfade one pixel left/right (trim adjacent) |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift+NumPad 4/NumPad 6 | L/J cut left/right by pixels |
| NumPad 8/NumPad 2 | Move selected events up/down one track |
| Alt+Drag inside the event | Slip: move media within event without moving the event |
| Alt+Drag edge of event | Slip trim: moves the media with the edge as it is trimmed |
| Shift+Drag edge of event | L/J trim: ignores event grouping so you can trim audio and video events independently. |
| Ctrl+Alt+Drag edge of event | Trim adjacent: trims selected event and adjacent event simultaneously |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Drag edge of event | Trim adjacent while ignoring event grouping for fast L and J cuts. |
| Alt+Shift+Drag event | Slip-trim right edge of event |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Click or Drag event | Event split or split/trim |
| Ctrl+Alt+Drag middle of event | Slide: trims both ends of event simultaneously |
| Ctrl+Alt+Drag over a crossfade | Slide crossfade: moves crossfade |
| Ctrl+Drag edge of event | Stretch (compress) the media in the event while trimming |
| Ctrl+= | Raise pitch one cent |
| Shift+= | Raise pitch one octave |
| – | Lower pitch one semitone |
| Ctrl+– | Lower pitch one cent |
| Shift+– | Lower pitch one octave |
| Ctrl+Shift+= | Reset pitch |
| T | Select next take |
| Shift+T | Select previous take |
| NumPad //NumPad */NumPad – | Convert cut to transition |
| Ctrl+NumPad / | Convert transition to cut |
| Ctrl+E | Open in audio editor |
RedEye Reduction
| Right Arrow/Left Arrow | Scroll Left/Right(Press Shift to scroll quickly) |
| Up Arrow/Down Arrow | Scroll Up/Down(Press Shift to scroll quickly) |
| Page Up/Page Down | Jump to top/bottom of image |
| Home/End | Jump to left/right edge of image |
| \ | Jump to horizontal center of image |
| Shift+\ | Jump to vertical center of image |
| C | Jump to horizontal and vertical center of image |
Playback,Recording and Preview
| Ctrl+Alt+R | Arm track for record |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R | Arm for record and set recording path |
| Ctrl+R | Record |
| Q | Looped playback |
| Shift+Spacebar | Play from start |
| Spacebar | Start playback |
| Ctrl+Spacebar | Play from any window |
| Enter | Play/pause |
| Spacebar/Esc | Stop playback |
| Ctrl+Home | Go to start of project |
| Ctrl+End | Go to end of project |
| Alt+Left Arrow | Go to previous frame |
| Alt+Right Arrow | Go to next frame |
| Ctrl+Shift+F12 | Dim (attenuate) master bus output |
| NumPad 0 | Preview cursor position. |
| J/K/L | Scrub playback |
| Shift+M | Selectively prerender video |
| Ctrl+Shift+M | Preview in player |
| Shift+B | Build dynamic RAM preview |
| Alt+Shift+4 | Toggle external monitor preview |
| F7 | Generate MIDI timecode |
| Shift+F7 | Generate MIDI clock |
| Ctrl+F7 | Trigger from MIDI timecode |
| Ctrl+Shift+D | Enable multicamera editing |
| Ctrl+1..9 | Choose multicamera take with crossfade |
Timeline and Track List
| Ctrl+Q | Insert new audio track |
| Ctrl+Shift+Q | Insert new video track |
| Ctrl+Left Arrow/Right Arrow | Change audio track volume or video track compositing level (when focus is on track list) |
| Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow/Right Arrow | Change audio track panning or video track fade-to-color setting (when focus is on track list and automation controls are visible) |
| Z | Mute selected tracks |
| Shift+Z | Mute selected track and remove other tracks from mute group |
| X | Solo selected tracks |
| Shift+X | Solo selected track and remove other tracks from solo group |
| Ctrl+Alt+Z | Mute selected track group |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Z | Mute selected track group and remove other track groups from the mute group |
| Ctrl+Alt+X | Solo selected track group |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X | Solo selected track group and remove other track groups from the solo group |
| Shift+Drag | Override snapping (if snapping is on) or enable snapping (if snapping is off) |
| Alt+F8 | Quantize to frames |
| F8 | Enable/disable snapping |
| Ctrl+F8 | Snap to grid |
| Shift+F8 | Snap to markers |
| F | Post-edit ripple affected tracks |
| Ctrl+F | Post-edit ripple affected tracks, bus tracks, markers, and regions |
| Ctrl+Shift+F | Post-edit ripple all tracks, markers, and regions |
| Ctrl+L | Auto ripple mode |
| Ctrl+Shift+X | Automatic crossfades |
| Ctrl+M | Render to new track |
| G | Group selected events |
| U | Ungroup selected events |
| Ctrl+Shift+U | Ignore event grouping |
| Ctrl+U | Clear group without deleting events |
| Shift+G | Select all events in group |
| V | Insert/show/hide track volume envelope |
| Shift+V | Remove track volume envelope |
| P | Insert/show/hide track panning envelope |
| Shift+P | Remove track panning envelope |
| E/Shift+E | Cycle through effect automation envelopes |
| Ctrl+Shift+E | Show/hide envelopes |
| Ctrl+Drag envelope point or segment | Adjust envelope point value in fine increments without changing the point’s timeline position |
| Ctrl+Alt+Drag envelope point or segment | Adjust envelope point value in normal increments without changing the point’s timeline position |
| Alt+Drag | Adjust envelope point’s timeline position without changing its value |
| C | Insert command marker |
| M | Insert marker |
| R | Insert region |
| N | Insert CD track region |
| Shift+N | Insert CD track index |
Trimmer Shortcuts
| A | Add media from cursor |
| Shift+A | Add media to cursor |
| T | Transfer time selection from timeline to Trimmer after cursor |
| Shift+T | Transfer time selection from timeline to Trimmer before cursor |
| Tab | Toggle selected stream: audio/video/both |
| Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow | Toggle audio/video stream height |
| H | Sort Trimmer history |
| Ctrl+Shift+H | Clear Trimmer history |
| Ctrl+H | Remove current media from Trimmer history |
| S | Save markers/regions |
| Shift+S | Toggle automatic marker/region saving |
| Ctrl+E | Open in audio editor |
| Ctrl+P | Show video in Video Preview window |
Track Motion
| 1..6 | Change 3D layout |
| A | Lock aspect ratio |
| C | Scale about center |
| O | Edit in object space |
| X/Y/Z | Prevent movement |
| Shift+X/Shift+Y/Shift+Z | Prevent scaling |
| F8 | Enable snapping |
| Shift+F8 | Enable rotation |
Mixing Console
| F2 | Rename selected channel |
| Ctrl+Q | Insert new audio track |
| D/N/W | Cycle default/narrow/wide channel strips |
| Shift+H | Hide the selected channel strip |
| Shift+C | Show the Channel List pane |
| Q | Show/hide all channel strips |
| U | Show/hide audio bus channel strips |
| A | Show/hide audio track channel strips |
| E | Show/hide assignable effects channel strips |
| T | Show/hide master bus channel strip |
| P | Show/hide preview channel strip |
| Shift+T | Show/hide fader ticks |
| Shift+L | Show/hide control region labels |
| F | Show/hide Faders control region |
| I | Show/hide Insert FX control region |
| H | Show/hide I/O control region |
| M | Show/hide Meters control region |
| S | Show/hide Sends control region |
Miscellaneous Shortcuts
| F1 | Application Help |
| Shift+F1 | What’s this help |
| Shift+F10 | Shortcut menu |
| Ctrl+Drag | Make fine fader/slider adjustments |
| Alt+Drag Keyframe | Change relative keyframe spacing |
| Alt+Drag region tag | Move region without changing length |
Multimedia Shortcuts
| Play/Pause | Play/Pause |
| Shift+Play/Pause | Play from start |
| Stop | Stop |
| Mute | Mute track |
| Shift+Mute | Mute track and remove other tracks from mute group |
| Ctrl+Mute | Solo track |
| Ctrl+Shift+Mute | Solo track and remove other tracks from solo group |
| Ctrl+Volume Up/Down | Change audio track volume or video track compositing level (when focus is on track list) |
| Shift+Volume Up/Down | Change audio track panning or video track fade-to-color setting (when focus is on track list) |
| Next Track/Previous Track | Change track focus |
Mouse Wheel Shortcuts
| Wheel | Zoom in/out |
| Ctrl+Wheel | Scroll vertically |
| Shift+Wheel | Scroll horizontally |
| Ctrl+Shift+Wheel | Move the cursor in small increments |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Wheel | Move the cursor by frames |
| Click wheel button and move mouse | Auto-scroll |
| Hover over handle and use wheel | Move fader/slider |
| Ctrl+Hover over fader and use wheel | Move fader/slider in fine increments |
Using This Vegas Pro Keyboard Shortcuts can help you be more productive.
So next time you’re sitting at your computer, take a few minutes to learn some of these essential keyboard shortcuts – your future self will thank you!
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