Keyboard shortcuts
The following shortcuts represent the default configuration. Your system may differ if you've used the Customize Keyboard dialog to customize your keyboard shortcuts. For more information, see Customizing keyboard shortcuts
Project file shortcuts
Command |
Keyboard Shortcut |
---|---|
Create new project |
Ctrl+N |
Create new project and bypass the Project Properties dialog |
Ctrl+Shift+N |
Exit VEGAS Pro |
Alt+F4 |
Close the current project |
Ctrl+F4 |
Open existing project |
Ctrl+O |
Project properties |
Alt+Enter |
Save project |
Ctrl+S |
Save project as |
Ctrl+Shift+S |
Save Version (Incremental Save) |
Ctrl+Alt+S |
Magnification and view
Command |
Keyboard Shortcut |
---|---|
Set focus to timeline |
Alt+0 |
Show Explorer window |
Alt+1 |
Show Trimmer window |
Alt+2 |
Show Master Bus window |
Alt+3 |
Show Video Preview window |
Alt+4 |
Show Project Media window |
Alt+5 |
Show Project Notes window |
Alt+6 |
Show Transitions window |
Alt+7 |
Show Video FX window |
Alt+8 |
Show Media Generators window |
Alt+9 |
Show Plug-In Manager window |
Ctrl+Alt+1 |
Show Video Scopes window |
Ctrl+Alt+2 |
Show Surround Panner window |
Ctrl+Alt+3 |
Show Edit Details window |
Ctrl+Alt+4 |
Show Mixing Console window |
Ctrl+Alt+5 |
Show Device Explorer window |
Ctrl+Alt+6 |
Show Loudness Meters window |
Ctrl+Alt+7 |
Show Dashboard |
Ctrl+Alt+8 |
Open Color Grading Mode |
Alt+G |
Open Motion Tracking Mode |
Alt+M |
Open Text to Speech | Ctrl+Shift+P |
Show/hide audio bus tracks |
B |
Show/hide video bus tracks |
Ctrl+Shift+B |
Show/hide event media markers |
Ctrl+Shift+K |
Show/hide active take information |
Ctrl+Shift+I |
Show/hide waveforms on events in the timeline |
Ctrl+Shift+W |
Ctrl+Shift+C |
|
Toggle Event Headers |
Ctrl+Alt+M |
Show/hide event fade lengths between selected and nonselected events: |
Ctrl+Shift+T |
Toggles the display of the frame under the cursor or display split-screen previews when you perform one of following edits: event slip, event slip-trim, event slide, or crossfade/transition slide. For example, when you drag the edge of a video event with this command selected, the Video Preview window will update to draw the last frame in the event as you drag. When the command is not selected, a static frame is displayed. |
Ctrl+Shift+O |
Show/hide envelopes |
Ctrl+Shift+E |
Show next window |
F6 or Ctrl+Tab |
Show previous window |
Shift+F6 or Ctrl+Shift+Tab |
Recall window layout |
Alt+D, then press 0-9 |
Save window layout |
Ctrl+Alt+D, then press 0-9 |
Load default window layout |
Alt+D, then press D |
Load default layout |
Alt+D, then press V |
Load audio mixing window layout |
Alt+D, then press A |
Load color correction window layout |
Alt+D, then press C |
When both are visible, toggle focus between track list and timeline (and bus track list and timeline if bus tracks are visible) |
Tab |
Switch focus to previous/next track or bus track |
Alt+Shift+Up/Down Arrow |
Zoom in/out horizontally in small increments (if timeline has focus) |
Up/Down Arrow |
Zoom in/out horizontally in large increments or zoom to selection (if one exists) |
Ctrl+Up/Down Arrow |
Zoom in time until each video thumbnail represents one frame |
Alt+Up Arrow |
Decrease height of all tracks or bus tracks (depending which has focus) |
Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow |
Increase height of all tracks or bus tracks (depending which has focus) |
Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow |
Minimize/restore track height |
` (grave accent) |
Set track heights to default height |
Ctrl+` |
Minimize/restore the window docking area |
F11 or Alt+` |
Maximize/restore the timeline vertically and horizontally (window docking area and track list will be hidden) |
Ctrl+F11 or Ctrl+Alt+` |
Minimize/restore the track list |
Shift+F11 or Shift+Alt+` |
Zoom waveforms in/out vertically (audio only) |
Shift+Up/Down Arrow |
Cursor placement, loop region, and time selection ⬆
Most of the cursor placement commands, when combined with the Shift key, also perform selection.
Command |
Keyboard Shortcut |
---|---|
Center view around cursor |
\ |
Go to |
Ctrl+G |
Set end of time selection |
Ctrl+Shift+G |
Go to beginning of time selection or viewable area (if no time selection) |
Home |
Go to end of time selection or viewable area (if no time selection) |
End |
Go to beginning of project |
Ctrl+Home or W |
Go to end of project |
Ctrl+End |
Select loop region |
Shift+Q |
Restore previous five time selections |
Backspace |
Move left by grid marks |
Page Up |
Move right by grid marks |
Page Down |
Move left/right one pixel (when Quantize to Frames is turned off) |
Left or Right Arrow |
Move to previous/next marker |
Ctrl+Left/Right Arrow |
Move one frame left/right |
Alt+Left or Right Arrow |
Move left/right to event edit points (including fade edges) |
Ctrl+Alt+Left/Right Arrow |
Jog left/right (when not in edge-trimming mode or during playback) |
F3/F9 |
Move edit cursor to playback cursor position during playback |
Alt+Down Arrow |
Move cursor to corresponding marker or select corresponding region |
0-9 keys (not numeric keypad) |
Move to previous CD track |
Ctrl+Comma |
Move to next CD track |
Ctrl+Period |
Move to previous CD index or region |
Comma |
Move to next CD index or region |
Period |
Set in and out points |
I (in) and O (out) |
Create time selection while dragging on an event |
Ctrl+Shift+drag with mouse |
General editing ⬆
Command |
Keyboard Shortcut |
---|---|
Cut selection |
Ctrl+X or Shift+Delete |
Copy selection |
Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Insert |
Paste from clipboard |
Ctrl+V or Shift+Insert |
Paste insert |
Ctrl+Shift+V |
Paste repeat |
Ctrl+B |
Delete selection |
Delete |
Trim event to selection |
Ctrl+T |
Render to new track |
Ctrl+M |
Create Nested Timeline |
Alt+C |
Open Nested timeline |
Alt+N |
Open Parent Timeline |
Alt+P |
Undo |
Ctrl+Z or Alt+Backspace |
Redo |
Ctrl+Shift+Z or Ctrl+Y |
Rebuild audio peaks |
Shift+F5 |
Switch to normal editing tool |
Ctrl+D |
Switch to next editing tool |
D |
Switch to previous editing tool |
Shift+D |
Enable multicamera editing |
Ctrl+Shift+D |
Event selection and editing ⬆
Command |
Keyboard Shortcut |
---|---|
Range select |
Shift+click events |
Multiple select |
Ctrl+click individual events |
Select all |
Ctrl+A |
Unselect all |
Ctrl+Shift+A |
Cut selection |
Ctrl+X or Shift+Delete |
Copy selection |
Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Insert |
Paste from clipboard |
Ctrl+V or Shift+Insert |
Paste insert |
Ctrl+Shift+V |
Paste repeat |
Ctrl+B |
Delete selection |
Delete |
Split events at cursor |
S |
Smart Split selected event |
Alt+S |
Rename selected event |
F2 |
Trim/crop selected events |
Ctrl+T |
Move cursor to edge of previous selected event |
Ctrl+[ |
Trim the start of the selected event to the cursor position |
Alt+[ |
Time select previous selected event |
Ctrl+Shift+[ |
Move cursor to edge of next selected event |
Ctrl+] |
Trim the end of the selected event to the cursor position |
Alt+] |
Time select next selected event |
Ctrl+Shift+] |
Move selected events one frame left/right |
Numeric Keypad 1/3 |
Move selected events one pixel left/right |
Numeric Keypad 4/6 |
Enter edge-trimming mode and select event start; move to previous event edge In this mode, 1, 3, 4, and 6 on the numeric keypad trim the selected event edge. Please see below. |
Numeric Keypad 7 or [ |
Enter edge-trimming mode and select event end; move to next event edge |
Numeric Keypad 9 or ] |
Trim left/right (when in edge-trimming mode) |
F3/F9 |
Enter/exit expanded edit mode (or exit edge-trimming mode) You can also double-click an event edge to enter expanded edit mode. In this mode, 1, 3, 4, and 6 on the numeric keypad trim the selected event edge. Please see below. |
Numeric Keypad 5 |
Trim selected events one frame left/right |
Numeric Keypad 1/3 |
Time compress/stretch selected events one frame left/right |
Ctrl+Numeric Keypad 1/3 |
Slip trim selected events one frame left/right |
Alt+Numeric Keypad 1/3 |
L/J trim left/right by frames |
Shift+Numeric Keypad 1/3 |
Slide a transition or crossfade one frame left/right (trim adjacent) |
Ctrl+Alt+Numeric Keypad 1/3 |
L/J cut left/right by frames |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Numeric Keypad 1/3 |
Trim selected events one pixel left/right |
Numeric Keypad 4/6 |
Time compress/stretch selected events one pixel left/right |
Ctrl+Numeric Keypad 4/6 |
Slip trim selected events one pixel left/right |
Alt+Numeric Keypad 4/6 |
L/J trim left/right by pixels |
Shift+Numeric Keypad 4/6 |
Slide a transition or crossfade one pixel left/right (trim adjacent) |
Ctrl+Alt+Numeric Keypad 4/6 |
L/J cut left/right by pixels |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Numeric Keypad 4/6 |
Move selected events up/down one track |
Numeric Keypad 8/2 |
Slip: move media within event without moving the event |
Alt+drag inside the event |
Slip trim: moves the media with the edge as it is trimmed |
Alt+drag edge of event |
L/J trim: ignores event grouping so you can trim audio and video events independently. |
Shift+drag edge of event |
Trim adjacent: trims selected event and adjacent event simultaneously |
Ctrl+Alt+drag edge of event |
Trim adjacent while ignoring event grouping for fast L and J cuts. |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+drag edge of event |
Slip-trim right edge of event |
Alt+Shift+drag event |
Event split or split/trim |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+click or drag event |
Slide: trims both ends of event simultaneously |
Ctrl+Alt+drag middle of event |
Slide crossfade: moves crossfade |
Ctrl+Alt+drag over a crossfade |
Stretch (compress) the media in the event while trimming |
Ctrl+drag edge of event |
Raise pitch one semitone |
= (not numeric keypad) |
Raise pitch one cent |
Ctrl+= |
Raise pitch one octave |
Shift+= |
Lower pitch one semitone |
- (not numeric keypad) |
Lower pitch one cent |
Ctrl+- |
Lower pitch one octave |
Shift+- |
Reset pitch |
Ctrl+Shift+= or Ctrl+Shift+- |
Select next take |
T |
Select previous take |
Shift+T |
Convert cut to transition |
Numeric Keypad / Numeric Keypad * Numeric Keypad - |
Convert transition to cut |
Ctrl+Numeric Keypad / |
Open in audio editor |
Ctrl+E |
Red Eye Reduction ⬆
The following commands apply to the Red Eye Reduction dialog.
Command |
Keyboard Shortcut |
---|---|
Scroll Left/Right |
Right/Left Arrow Press Shift to scroll quickly |
Scroll Up/Down |
Up/Down Arrow Press Shift to scroll quickly |
Jump to top/bottom of image |
Page Up/Down Shift+Home/End |
Jump to left/right edge of image |
Home/End Shift+Page Up/Down |
Jump to horizontal center of image |
\ Numeric Keypad * |
Jump to vertical center of image |
Shift+\ Shift+Numeric Keypad * |
Jump to horizontal and vertical center of image |
C |
Playback, recording, and preview ⬆
Command |
Keyboard Shortcut |
---|---|
Arm track for record |
Ctrl+Alt+R |
Arm for record and set recording path |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R |
Record |
Ctrl+R |
Looped playback |
Q or Ctrl+Shift+L |
Play from start |
Shift+Spacebar or Shift+F12 |
Start playback |
Spacebar |
Play from any window |
Ctrl+Spacebar or F12 |
Play/pause |
Enter or Ctrl+F12 |
Stop playback |
Spacebar or Esc |
Go to start of project |
Ctrl+Home |
Go to end of project |
Ctrl+End |
Go to previous frame |
Alt+Left Arrow |
Go to next frame |
Alt+Right Arrow |
Dim (attenuate) master bus output |
Ctrl+Shift+F12 |
Preview cursor position. You can specify the length of the time that is previewed using the Cursor preview duration box on the Editing tab of the Preferences dialog. |
Numeric Keypad 0 |
Scrub playback |
J, K, or L |
Selectively prerender video |
Shift+M |
Build dynamic RAM preview |
Shift+B |
Toggle external monitor preview |
Alt+Shift+4 |
Generate MIDI timecode |
F7 |
Generate MIDI clock |
Shift+F7 |
Trigger from MIDI timecode |
Ctrl+F7 |
Enable multicamera editing |
Ctrl+Shift+D |
Choose multicamera take |
1 - 9 |
Choose multicamera take with crossfade |
Ctrl+1 - 9 |
Timeline and track list ⬆
Command |
Keyboard Shortcut |
---|---|
Insert new audio track |
Ctrl+Q |
Insert new video track |
Ctrl+Shift+Q |
Insert adjustment track | Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Q |
Change audio track volume or video track compositing level (when focus is on track list) |
Ctrl+Left/Right Arrow |
Change audio track panning or video track fade-to-color setting (when focus is on track list and automation controls are visible) |
Ctrl+Shift+Left/Right Arrow |
Mute selected tracks |
Z |
Mute selected track and remove other tracks from mute group |
Shift+Z |
Solo selected tracks |
X |
Solo selected track and remove other tracks from solo group |
Shift+X |
Mute selected track group |
Ctrl+Alt+Z |
Mute selected track group and remove other track groups from the mute group |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Z |
Solo selected track group |
Ctrl+Alt+X |
Solo selected track group and remove other track groups from the solo group |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X |
Override snapping (if snapping is on) or enable snapping (if snapping is off) |
Shift+drag |
Quantize to frames |
Alt+F8 |
Enable/disable snapping |
F8 |
Snap to grid |
Ctrl+F8 |
Snap to markers |
Shift+F8 |
Snap to all events |
Ctrl+Shift+F8 |
Post-edit ripple affected tracks |
F |
Post-edit ripple affected tracks, bus tracks, markers, and regions |
Ctrl+F |
Post-edit ripple all tracks, markers, and regions |
Ctrl+Shift+F |
Auto ripple mode |
Ctrl+L |
Automatic crossfades |
Ctrl+Shift+X |
Render to new track |
Ctrl+M |
Group selected events |
G |
Ungroup selected events |
U |
Ignore event grouping |
Ctrl+Shift+U |
Clear group without deleting events |
Ctrl+U |
Select all events in group |
Shift+G |
Insert/show/hide track volume envelope |
V |
Remove track volume envelope |
Shift+V |
Insert/show/hide track panning envelope |
P |
Remove track panning envelope |
Shift+P |
Cycle through effect automation envelopes |
E and Shift+E |
Show/hide envelopes |
Ctrl+Shift+E |
Adjust envelope point up/down by one pixel |
Select envelope point and hold the mouse button; press 8 or 2 on the numeric keypad |
Adjust envelope point left /right by one pixel |
Select envelope point and hold the mouse button; press 4 or 6 on the numeric keypad |
Adjust envelope point value in fine increments without changing the point's timeline position |
Ctrl+ drag envelope point or segment |
Adjust envelope point value in normal increments without changing the point's timeline position |
Ctrl+Alt+ drag envelope point or segment |
Adjust envelope point's timeline position without changing its value |
Alt+ drag |
Insert command marker |
C |
Insert marker |
M |
Insert region |
R |
Insert CD track region |
N |
Insert CD track index |
Shift+N |
Trimmer commands ⬆
The following commands apply to the Trimmer window. Many of the shortcuts that apply to the timeline also work in the Trimmer. This list highlights commands unique to the Trimmer.
Command |
Keyboard Shortcut |
---|---|
Add media from cursor: adds the current selection to the timeline as an event; if there is no selection in the Trimmer, the entire clip is used. |
A |
Add media to cursor |
Shift+A |
Transfer time selection from timeline to Trimmer after cursor |
T |
Transfer time selection from timeline to Trimmer before cursor |
Shift+T |
Toggle selected stream: audio/video/both |
Tab |
Toggle audio/video stream height |
Ctrl+Shift+ Up/Down Arrow |
Sort Trimmer history |
H |
Clear Trimmer history |
Ctrl+Shift+H |
Remove current media from Trimmer history |
Ctrl+H |
Save markers/regions |
S |
Toggle automatic marker/region saving |
Shift+S |
Open in audio editor |
Ctrl+E |
Show video in Video Preview window |
Ctrl+P |
Track Motion ⬆
The following commands apply to the Track Motion and 3D Track Motion windows.
Command |
Keyboard Shortcut |
---|---|
Change 3D layout |
1-6 (not numeric keypad) |
Lock aspect ratio |
A |
Scale about center |
C |
Edit in object space |
O |
Prevent movement |
X, Y, and Z |
Prevent scaling |
Shift+X, Shift+Y, and Shift+Z |
Enable snapping |
F8 |
Enable rotation |
Shift+F8 |
Surround Panner ⬆
AddCtrl to the following shortcuts if you want to move the pan point in fine increments.
Command |
Keyboard Shortcut |
---|---|
Constrain motion to a line through the center of the Surround Panner |
Shift+drag the pan point (only when Move Freely is selected) |
Constrain motion to a constant radius from the center |
Alt+drag the pan point (only when Move Freely is selected) Alt+mouse wheel |
Constrain motion to the maximum circle that will fit in the Surround Panner |
Alt+Shift+drag the pan point (only when Move Freely is selected) Alt+Shift+mouse wheel |
Move the pan point forward/back (when the pan point is selected) |
Up/Down Arrow Page Up/Page Down Mouse wheel |
Move the pan point left/right (when the pan point is selected) |
Left/Right Arrow Shift+Page Up/Page Down Shift + mouse wheel forward/back |
Move the pan point to a corner, edge, or center of the Surround Panner (when the pan point is selected and Num Lock is on) |
Numeric Keypad |
Move the pan point to a corner on the largest circle that will fit in the Surround Panner (when the pan point is selected and Num Lock is on) |
Ctrl+Numeric Keypad 1,3,7,9 |
Mixing Console ⬆
Command |
Keyboard Shortcut |
---|---|
Rename selected channel |
F2 |
Insert new audio track |
Ctrl+Q |
Cycle default/narrow/wide channel strips |
D/N/W |
Hide the selected channel strip |
Shift+H |
Show the Channel List pane |
Shift+C |
Show/hide all channel strips |
Q |
Show/hide audio bus channel strips |
U |
Show/hide audio track channel strips |
A |
Show/hide assignable effects channel strips |
E |
Show/hide master bus channel strip |
T |
Show/hide preview channel strip |
P |
Show/hide fader ticks |
Shift+T |
Show/hide control region labels |
Shift+L |
Show/hide Faders control region |
F |
Show/hide Insert FX control region |
I |
Show/hide I/O control region |
H |
Show/hide Meters control region |
M |
Show/hide Sends control region |
S |
Adjust selected fader |
Up/Down Arrow |
Adjust left channel of stereo fader |
Shift+Up/Down Arrow |
Adjust right channel of stereo fader |
Ctrl+Up/Down Arrow |
Miscellaneous ⬆
Command |
Keyboard Shortcut |
---|---|
Application Help |
F1 |
What's this help |
Shift+F1 |
Shortcut menu |
Shift+F10 |
Make fine fader/slider adjustments |
Ctrl+drag |
Change relative keyframe spacing |
Alt+drag keyframes |
Move region without changing length |
Alt+drag region tag |
Multimedia keyboard ⬆
Command |
Shortcut |
---|---|
Play/Pause |
Play/Pause |
Play from start |
Shift+Play/Pause |
Stop |
Stop |
Mute track |
Mute |
Mute track and remove other tracks from mute group |
Shift+Mute |
Solo track |
Ctrl+Mute |
Solo track and remove other tracks from solo group |
Ctrl+Shift+Mute |
Change audio track volume or video track compositing level (when focus is on track list) |
Ctrl+Volume Up/Down |
Change audio track panning or video track fade-to-color setting (when focus is on track list) |
Shift+Volume Up/Down |
Change track focus |
Next/Prev Track |
Mouse wheel shortcuts ⬆
Command |
Shortcut |
---|---|
Zoom in/out |
Wheel |
Scroll vertically |
Ctrl+wheel |
Scroll horizontally |
Shift+wheel |
Move the cursor in small increments Trim the selected event edge one pixel (if you're in edge-trimming mode) Adjust scrub rate during playback |
Ctrl+Shift+wheel |
Move the cursor by frames Trim the selected event edge one frame (if you're in edge-trimming mode) Adjust scrub rate during playback |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+wheel |
Auto-scroll |
Click wheel button and move mouse |
Move fader/slider In plug-in windows, click the control first to give it focus. |
Hover over handle and use wheel |
Move fader/slider in fine increments |
Ctrl+hover over fader and use wheel |