Keyboard shortcuts are essential for efficient editing in Premiere. Here’s a list useful keyboard shortcuts Most of them are set in Premiere by default.
*Italicized shortcuts are ones I have custom set in my version of Premiere. Go to Premiere Pro – Keyboard Shortcuts to add custom shortcuts.
Table of Contents:
Workspace: Shortcuts for switching between windows
Organizing Media: Shortcuts for organizing media at the beginning of a project.
Reviewing Footage: Shortcuts for reviewing footage in the source monitor.
Editing in the Timeline: Shortcuts for main editing tools in your sequences.
Editing Shortcuts: Keyboard shortcuts for transitions, audio, keyframes, etc.
Workspace
Great shortcuts for switching between windows without the mouse.
| Function | Keyboard Shortcut | What does it do? |
|---|---|---|
| Project Panel | Shift + 1 | Access all your project resources |
| Source Monitor | Shift + 2 | Reviewing footage to go on timeline |
| Timeline/Sequence Panel | Shift + 3 | Edit sequences |
| Program Monitor | Shift + 4 | Current edit |
| Effects Controls | Shift + 5 | Make adjustments to effects you have added to clips |
| Effects | Shift + 7 | Opens effects window so you can add effects to clips |
| Audio Clip Mixer | Shift + 9 | Window for fine autio edits |
| Make Window Full Screen | ~ | Makes highlighted workspace full screen |
Organizing Media
Organization at the beginning is crucial to a seamless editing process. Spend the time now, so you aren’t stressing later.
| Function | Keyboard Shortcut | Whar does it do? |
|---|---|---|
| Import media | Cmd+I | Imports footage and other media assets |
| Rename files | Option + R | Rename files something more relevant you can search for. |
| Label Media | Use number keys to label media with color1. Violet (1)2. Iris (2)3. Caribbean (3)4. Lavender (4)5. Cerulean (5)6. Forest (6)7. Rose (7)8. Mango (8) |
Organize media with color labels |
| Find | Cmd + F | Search media with terms |
| Create Bin | Cmd+B | Creates bin to organize media |
Reviewing and Selecting Footage
Use keyboard shortcuts to quickly go through footage in thes ource monitor.
| Function | Keyboard Shortcut | What does it do? |
|---|---|---|
| Mark In | I | Sets the in point |
| Mark Out | O | Sets the out point |
| Insert | , | Drops selection in sequence |
| Overwrite | . | Overwrites with selection |
| Play in Reverse | J | Rewind |
| Pause | K | Pause |
| Fast Forward | L | Fast forward or increase spead of footage as you watch it. |
| Make subclip | Cmd + U | Creates subclip in project panel from footage |
Editing in the Timeline
Tools for quick sequence edits
| Function | Keyboard Shortcut | What does it do? |
|---|---|---|
| Selection Tool | V | Arrow/selection tool |
| Razor Tool | C | For making cuts, click Cmd+K to make a cut at the playhead, while using the razor tool. |
| Ripple Tool | B | For changing the length of the sequence |
| Roll Tool | N | Changes in and out points of two clips but not the duration of the sequence |
| Slip Tool | Y | For editing multiple clips without changing the duration of the sequence |
| Slide Tool | U | For editing three clips. Middle clip stays the same |
| Track Select Forward Tool | A | Selects clips quickly so you can move the whole sequence down |
Editing
Keyboard shortcuts for efficient sequence editing.
| Function | Keyboard Shortcut | What does it do? |
|---|---|---|
| Jump betweeb edit points | Up and Down arrows | Move playhead to next or previous edit point |
| Make a cut | Cmd + K wiht razor tool at playhead | Makes a cut at current playhead |
| Add keyframe | Cmd + Click | Creates keyframe on selected clip |
| Default video transition | Cmd + D | Applies default video transition (you can set the default) |
| Audio transition between two clips | Cmd + Shift + D | Audio transition between two clips |
| Adjust audio gain | G | Make adjustments to audio gain |
| Titles | Cmd + T | Create titles |
| Expand tracks | Cmd+= | Expands tracks for better control of edits |
| Zooms in at playhead | = | Zooms in wherever playhead is |
| Zooms out at playhead | - | Zooms out wherever playhead is |