WATCHOUT KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

GENERAL

  • Ctrl-O = Open a show file
  • Ctrl-S = Save show to disk
  • Ctrl-Shift-S = Save show to disk with new name
  • Enter = Open Properties window, if closed, or jump to Properties window
  • Ctrl-Tab or Ctrl-F6 = Cycle over all open windows left to right
  • Ctrl-Shift-Tab or Ctrl-Shift-F6 = Cycle over all open windows right to left
  • Ctrl-F4 = Close selected window

EDIT

  • Ctrl-Z = Undo
  • Ctrl-Y = Redo
  • Ctrl-X = Cut
  • Ctrl-C = Copy
  • Ctrl-V = Paste
  • Delete = Delete
  • Ctrl-A = Select all
  • Ctrl-E = Select to end
  • Ctrl-M = Move stage position of selected cues/displays
  • Ctrl-F = Find
  • Ctrl-N = Snap (toggle)

PROPERTY

  • Tab = Move keyboard focus to next field
  • Shift-Tab = Move keyboard focus to previous field
  • Ctrl-Wheel = Increase/decrease value in field
  • Ctrl-Shift-Wheel = Increase/decrease value in field more
  • Arrow-Up (in number property) = increment value
  • Shift-Arrow-Up (in number/slider/time property) = increment value more
  • Arrow-Down (in number/slider/time property) = decrement value
  • Shift-Arrow-Down (in number/slider/time property) = decrement value more
  • Alt (while with mouse over slider property) = show bigger slider

STAGE & PREVIEW

  • Ctrl-Shift-D = Frame displays
  • Ctrl-Shift-O = Scroll to origin
  • Alt-Drag = Zoom scale to rectangle
  • Ctrl-Alt-Drag = To pan
  • Ctrl-Arrow = Nudge image of selected cue 1 pixel
  • Ctrl-Shift-Arrow = Nudge image of selected cue 10 pixels
  • Ctrl-1 = Preview scale 1:16
  • Ctrl-2 = Preview scale 1:8
  • Ctrl-3 = Preview scale 1:4
  • Ctrl-4 = Preview scale 1:2
  • Ctrl-5 = Preview scale 1:1

CAMERA MODE NORMAL

  • A = Pan left
  • D = Pan right
  • W = Pan up
  • S = Pan down
  • Wheel = Zoom in/out

CAMERA MODE FIRST PERSON AND PROJECTOR

  • A = Pan left
  • D = Pan right
  • E = Pan up
  • Q = Pan down
  • W = Pan forward
  • S = Pan backward
  • J = Orbit left
  • L = Orbit right
  • I = Orbit up
  • K = Orbit down
  • R-Mouse-Move = Orbit around
  • Arrow-Left = Move head left
  • Arrow-Right = Move head right
  • Arrow-Up = Move head up
  • Arrow-Down = Move head down
  • Wheel = Zoom in/out

TIMELINE

  • Ctrl-T = Click jumps to time (toggle)
  • Ctrl-P = Add play control cue
  • Ctrl-Shift-P = Add pause control cue
  • Ctrl-I = Insert layer
  • Ctrl-Delete = Delete layer
  • Ctrl-G = Group cues into composition
  • Ctrl-Shift-G = Ungroup cues
  • Spacebar = Start timeline (toggle)
  • Esc = Pause timeline (no toggle)
  • NUM 0 = Start timeline (no toggle)
  • ***NUM **** = Jump to last start position
  • NUM + = Magnify timeline scale
  • NUM – = Reduce timeline scale
  • Ctrl-Arrow-Keys = Nudge image of selected cue 1 pixel
  • Ctrl-Shift-Arrow-Keys = Nudge image of selected cue 10 pixels
  • Ctrl-Wheel = Scroll timeline horizontally
  • Shift-Wheel= Move timeline marker 0.1 second
  • Ctrl-Shift-Wheel = move timeline marker 1 second
  • Arrow-Up = Select layer above
  • Arrow-Down = Select layer below
  • Arrow-Left = Select previous cue in layer
  • Arrow-Right = Select next cue in layer
  • Shift-Drag = Move a cue vertically without changing time

EFFECT

  • Alt-Shift-I = Fade-in
  • Alt-Shift-O = Fade-out
  • Alt-Shift-X = Cross-fade
  • Alt-P = Position
  • Alt-S = Scale
  • Alt-O = Opacity
  • Alt-B = Gaussian Blur
  • Alt-C = Crop All Sides
  • Alt-Z = Rotation Z-Axis
  • Alt-Y = Rotation Y-Axis
  • Alt-V = Volume

DISPLAY

WARP

  • Arrow-Up = Select next warp point above
  • Arrow-Down = Select next warp point below
  • Arrow-Left = Select next warp point to the left
  • Arrow-Right = Select next warp point to the right
  • Ctrl-Left-Click = When pointing at a line, add a warp point

XBOX CONTROLLER

  • LEFT JOYSTICK = Move the selected point dynamically in X/Y
  • D-PAD = Move the selected point exactly one pixel in X/Y
  • RIGHT JOYSTICK = Select next point in X/Y, this can be central point or bezier handles points
  • RB = If multiple Warp windows are open, jump to previously selected window
  • LB = If multiple Warp windows are open, jump to next selected window
  • X = Undo last step
  • Y = Redo last step

For more information look in Appendices / XBox Controller

Terminology/Acronyms

  • NUM = Keys on the number pad of your keyboard
  • Arrow = The arrow keys on your keyboard
  • Drag = Dragging by clicking the primary (left) mouse button and moving the mouse
  • Delete = The Delete key on you keyboard, also labeled Del
    (Not to be confused with backspace or <-)
  • Enter = The Enter key on your keyboard
  • A - Z = Letters found on your keyboard
  • F1 - F12 = The function keys found at the top of your keyboard
    (On some keyboards you have to hold down the Fn key for these.)
  • Wheel = The scroll wheel of your mouse