Key/mouse bindings

Type Action Description
Selection Left click on clip (de)Select clip
Alt + left click on clip (de)Select clips until the end, in all tracks.
Shift + left click on clip (de)Select range of clips
Control + left click on clip Modify selection
Control + A Select all clips
Deletion Delete Delete selected clips.
Zooming Control + Mouse wheel Zoom in/out (also works during drag operations).
= Zoom in
- Zoom out
Control + = Zoom in maximally
Control + - Zoom out maximally
Scrolling Shift + Mouse wheel Adjust scrolling position (also works during drag operations).
Right mouse button + Motion Scroll the timeline (also works during drag operations).
v Move the visible area such that the cursor is visible at approx. 1/4th of the timeline. Works during playback.
Dragging Control Change the drag 'hotspot'. Can be used to first correctly position the dragged videoclip onto the correct track, then hold control while moving to the (linked) audio clip. Then the audio clip can be positioned on the desired track.
Shift Hold shift to make room for dragged clips by moving non-dragged clips to the back.
d Temporarily disable/enable snapping (to clips/cursor) during the current operation.
Trimming Shift Hold shift to make room for extending the clip, or to avoid introducing empty space when reducing the clip size.
d Temporarily disable/enable snapping (to clips/cursor) during the current operation.
u Temporarily 'forget about' the linked clip during the trim operation. This is used to enlarge/shrink only the audio OR the video of a clip instead of the default behaviour which enlarges/shrinks audio AND video size simultaneously. Shift trimming is automatically disabled when using this.
Editing s Split clips in the timeline at the current cursor position.
Note: This can also be done during playback. Playback is briefly stopped then.
b Split clips in the timeline at the current cursor position, then remove the beginning of the split clips, by shifting the remainder to the left.
Note: This can also be done during playback. Playback is briefly stopped then.
c Remove empty region under the mouse pointer, if possible.
e Split clips in the timeline at the current cursor position, then remove the end of the split clips, by shifting the remainder to the right.
i Create a fade in at the beginning of the clip under the mouse pointer, if possible.
o Create a fade out at the end of the clip under the mouse pointer, if possible.
p Create a fade from the previous clip into the clip under the mouse pointer, if possible.
n Create a fade from the clip under the mouse pounter into the next clip, if possible.
Tip: When multiple cross fades between several consecutive clips are required, hold the key and move the mouse pointer over the clips.
1 - 9 Change the selected clip's length to one of the values of the length buttons in the Details view.
Cursor Control + ← Move cursur to previous cut.
Control + → Move cursor to next cut.
Control + Home Move cursur to begin.
Control + End Move cursor to end.