Transcoding Project and Silverlight Project shortcuts

Use the following keyboard shortcuts to access commands in the main workspace.

File menu

To do this action	Press
Create new job	CTRL+N
Open job	CTRL+O
Save job	CTRL+S
Import	CTRL+I
Encode	CTRL+E
Encode selected item	CTRL+SHIFT+E
Cancel encoding	ESC
Exit	CTRL+Q

Edit menu

To do this action	Press
Undo last action	CTRL+Z
Redo last action that was undone	CTRL+Y
Copy	CTRL+C
Cut	CTRL+X
Paste	CTRL+V
Delete	DELETE
Select all	CTRL+A
Reset item	CRTL+R

View menu

To do this action	Press
Enter or exit A/B Compare mode	CTRL+K
Zoom in	CTRL+PLUS SIGN (+) or rotate mouse wheel up
Zoom out	CTRL+MINUS SIGN (-) or rotate mouse wheel down
Fit to screen	CRTL+0 (ZERO)
Zoom to actual size	CRTL+1
Refresh video settings	F5

Play menu

To do this action	Press
Play or pause	SPACEBAR or CRTL+P
To go previous frame	LEFT ARROW
To go next frame	RIGHT ARROW
Set trim in	CTRL+SHIFT+I
Set trim out	CTRL+SHIFT+O
Clear trim	CTRL+SHIFT+DELETE
Go to beginning	CTRL+>
Go to end	CTRL+<
Go to previous marker	CTRL+LEFT ARROW
Go to next marker	CTRL+RIGHT ARROW

Timeline menu

To do this action	Press
Add leader	CTRL+L
Add trailer	CTRL+T
Set position	CTRL+SHIFT+P
Add overlay	CTRL+SHIFT+L
Add marker	CTRL+M
Remove marker	CTRL+DELETE
Update marker time	CTRL+U
Add script	CTRL+SHIFT+M
Remove script	CTRL+SHIFT+DELETE
Update script time	CTRL+SHIFT+U
Set thumbnail time	CTRL+SHIFT+V
Zoom in	CTRL+SHIFT+EQUAL SIGN (=)
Zoom out	CTRL+SHIFT+MINUS SIGN (-)
Zoom to full Timeline overview	CTRL+SHIFT+1
Show cuts	CTRL+SHIFT+2
Add edit	CTRL+D
Remove clip	CTRL+SHIFT+D
Clear edits	CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+D
Move playhead to in point	CTRL+COMMA
Move playhead to out point	CTRL+PERIOD
Highlight Position value on the Timeline	CTRL+SHIFT+P
Add source at start	CTRL+L
Add source at end	CTRL+T
Add source at playhead	CTRL+G
Add audio overlay	CTRL+SHIFT+A

Window menu

To do this action	Press
Show or hide panels	F4
Reset active workspace	CTRL+SHIFT+R

Help menu

To do this action	Press
View the User Guide	F1

Additional keyboard shortcuts

To do this action	Press
Preview media (A/B Compare mode)	CTRL+B
Cancel preview (A/B Compare mode)	CTRL+SHIFT+B
Switch between media content panel items	UP/DOWN ARROWS

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