Shortcut
Playback functions
| Start / Stop | Spacebar |
| Increase playback speed in stages |
L Shift + L |
| Stop playback (playback marker is stopped at the current position) | K |
| Reverse playback or rewind in stages |
J Shift + J |
| Speed up fast forward | Shift + right arrow (hold down keys) |
| Speed up rewind | Shift + left arrow (hold down keys) |
| Restart beginning at playback marker | Backspace |
| Playback marker back to the beginning | Home |
| Playback marker to end | End |
| 1 Frame back/forwards (only in Timeline mode) | Left/right cursor |
| 5 Frame back/forwards (only in Timeline mode) | Ctrl+left/right-cursor. |
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Previous/next object (only in Storyboard Mode) |
Left/right cursor |
| Set project marker | Ctrl + Enter key |
| Play from range start to range end | # |
| Playback at current frame | + |
| Activate smooth playback for preview | P |
Scrolling and zooming
To scroll and zoom in the project window it is recommended to work with keyboard shortcuts + the mouse wheel.
The following keyboard shortcuts are available:
- Mouse wheel: Horizontal scrolling
- Alt + Mouse wheel: Vertical scrolling
- Ctrl + Mouse wheel: Horizontal zoom
- Shift + Mouse wheel: Vertical zoom (all tracks are magnified)
- Ctrl + Alt + Mouse wheel: Move section
Monitors
| Program monitor | |
| Fullscreen video monitor | Alt + Enter key |
| Other resolution | Alt + G |
| Adjust video monitor to movie settings | Ctrl + G |
| Adjust video monitor to selected video | Ctrl + Shift + G |
| Anaglyph display | Ctrl+. |
| Row interlaced (left image first) | ALT |
| Standard 2D | . |
| Side-by-side display | Shift + |
| Source monitor | |
| Fullscreen video monitor | Alt + Enter key |
| Other resolution | Alt + G |
| Display source image only | Shift |
| Comparison image: Selected object without effects | Alt + Shift + , |
| Comparison image: Selected object | ALT |
| Comparison image: Forerunner of selected object | , |
| Comparison image: Successor of selected object | Ctrl + Shift + - |
| Comparison image: Select object | Ctrl+, |
Project window view
| Zoom in |
Ctrl + up arrow Ctrl + mouse wheel up |
| Zoom out |
Ctrl + down arrow Ctrl + mouse wheel down |
| Play movie fullscreen | Alt + Enter key |
| Show/hide movie overview in the video monitor | Shift + A |
| Optimize movie view | Ctrl + F |
| Zoom 1 frame / 5 frames | Alt + 1/2 |
| Zoom 1s / 10s / 1min | Alt + 3/4/5 |
| Zoom 10 min | Ctrl + Alt + 6 |
| Zoom to selected range | Alt+F |
| Zoom to complete movie length | F |
| Preview rendering | Ctrl + R |
Move view and start marker
| To next object edge | Alt + W |
| To previous object edge | Alt + Q |
| To movie start | Home |
| To movie end | End |
| To beginning of range | Ctrl + Home |
| To end of range | Ctrl + End |
| Scroll left by page | Page up |
| Scroll right by page | Page down |
| To scroll grid unit to left | Ctrl + Pg Up |
| To scroll grid unit to right | Ctrl + Pg Dn |
| To next project marker | Ctrl + Shift + PgDn |
| To previous project marker | Ctrl + Shift + Page up |
| To next snap marker | Ctrl + Alt + Pg Dn |
| To previous snap marker | Ctrl + Alt + Pg Up |
| To next scene marker | Shift + Page down |
| To previous scene marker | Shift + Page up |
| To next chapter marker | Alt + Pg Dn |
| To previous chapter marker | Alt + Pg Up |
| Go to right marker | W |
| Go to left marker | Q |
| To next empty range | < |
| To previous empty range | Shift + < |
| To next selected object | Shift + W |
| To previously selected object | Shift + Q |
| Select next object | Ctrl + W |
| Select previous object | Ctrl + Q |
Mouse modes
| Mouse mode for single objects | 6 |
| All tracks mouse mode | 7 |
| Single track mouse mode | 8 |
| Curve mode | 9 |
| Object stretch mode | 0 |
| Preview audio objects | Alt + 6 |
| Context help | Alt + F1 |
Mouse functions with modifier keys
NOTE If the position of the object end is moved, the effect on the following object depends on the selected mouse mode.
| Move object only in the tracks, position remains the same | Shift + hold mouse and drag up/down |
| Move object content and object end, object start remains the same | Alt + hold mouse and drag to the right/left |
| Move the content of the trimmed object ("roll" the content by the object) | Alt + Shift + hold mouse and drag to the right/left |
Insert modes
| Automatic | 1 |
| Single track ripple | 2 |
| Multitrack ripple | 3 |
| Swap | 4 |
| Overwrite | 5 |
Context menu
The context menu includes familiar functions from the menus as well as the following additional functions:
| Set audio/video offset | Alt + O |
| Object properties | Ctrl + E |
| Audio and waveform display | |
| Create waveform display | Shift + E |
| Video/Audio on one track | Ctrl+U |
| Video/Audio on separate tracks | Ctrl + H |
"File" menu
| New project | Ctrl + N |
| Open project | Ctrl + O |
| Save project | Ctrl + S |
| Save project as... | Shift + S |
| Project folder > Clean up project folder | Alt + Shift + X |
| Record audio / images / video... | R |
| Export to device... | H |
| Batch conversion... | S |
| Load backup project | Ctrl + Shift + O |
| Cleaning Wizard | Ctrl + Shift + Y |
| Close | Alt + F4 |
Manage project
| Add a new empty movie | Ctrl + Alt + N |
| Remove movie from project | Ctrl + F4 |
| Import EDL (edit list) | Ctrl + D |
| Export MAGIX movie file | Ctrl + Alt + L |
| Export EDL (edit list) | Alt + D |
| Export as AVI | Ctrl + Alt + A |
| Export as DV AVI | Ctrl + Alt + D |
| Export movie as an MPEG | Ctrl + Alt + P |
| Video as MAGIX video | Ctrl + Alt + M |
| Uncompressed movie | Ctrl + Alt + U |
| Video as Motion JPEG AVI... | Ctrl + Alt + O |
| Video as sequence of frames | Ctrl + Alt + E |
| Windows Media Export | Ctrl + Alt + V |
| Video as MPEG-4 video | Ctrl + Alt + G |
| Video as HEVC | Ctrl + Alt + I |
| Audio as WAV | Ctrl + Alt + W |
| Export as transition | Ctrl + Alt + T |
| Single frame as BMP | Ctrl + Alt + B |
| Single frame as JPEG | Ctrl + Alt + J |
Backup copy
| Copy project and media into folder | Alt + S |
| Copy movie and media into folder | Shift + R |
Settings
| Film | E |
| Program | Y |
| Shortcut | Ctrl + Shift + U |
"Edit" menu
| Undo | Ctrl + Z |
| Redo | Ctrl + Y |
| Cut objects | Ctrl + X |
| Copy objects | Ctrl + C |
| Paste objects | Ctrl + V |
| Duplicate objects | D |
| Delete objects | Del |
| Select all objects | Ctrl+ A |
| Cut | |
| Cut scene | T |
| Remove scene start | Z |
| Remove scene end | U |
| Remove scene | Ctrl + Del |
| Split movie | Alt + Y |
| Musical editing adjustment | Ctrl + Shift + M |
| Edit range | |
| Cut range | Shift + Del; Alt + X |
| Copy range | Alt + C |
| Delete range | Alt + Del |
| Insert range | Alt + V |
| Extract range | Shift + X |
| Insert empty space into selected range | C |
| Group objects | G |
| Ungroup objects | Shift + G |
| Wizards | |
| MovieShow Maker | Ctrl + M |
| Soundtrack Maker | Ctrl + Shift + S |
| Combine audio | Shift + D |
| Combine audio and video | Shift + M |
| Start preview rendering | Ctrl + R |
| Markers | |
| Set project markers | Ctrl + Enter key |
| Set snap markers | Ctrl + P |
| Set chapter markers | Shift + Enter key |
| Set chapter markers automatically | Alt + Shift + Enter key |
| Delete chapter markers | Ctrl + Shift + Enter key |
| Delete all chapter markers | Ctrl + Alt + Enter key |
| Set range start | I |
| Set range end | O |
| Jump to range start | Shift + I |
| Jump to range end | Shift + O |
| Select range above blank space | X |
| Search for gaps |
Ctrl + Shift + C |
| Mute audio tracks (Multicam) | Alt + Shift + M |
"Effects” menu
| Movie effect settings | Ctrl + Shift + H |
| Video object effects | |
| Scene recognition | Shift + Z |
| Video effects | |
| Brightness | Alt + Shift + H |
| Contrast | Alt + Shift + O |
| Gamma | Alt + Shift + G |
| Color | Alt + Shift + F |
| Color correction | Alt + Shift + C |
| Chroma key video level | Alt + Shift + B |
| Sharpness | Ctrl + Alt + S |
| Video effects plug-ins | Ctrl + Shift + P |
| Load video effects | Ctrl + - |
| Save video effects | Alt + - |
| Reset video effects | Ctrl + Alt + - |
| Copy video effects | - |
| Paste video effects | Shift + - |
| View/Animation | |
| Position/Size | Alt + Shift + I |
| Section | Alt + Shift + P |
| Camera/zoom shot | Ctrl + Alt + Z |
| Rotation/Mirror | Alt + Shift + R |
| Audio object effects | |
| Normalize | Alt + N |
| Decrease in volume | Alt + L |
| Audio cleaning | Alt + A |
| Echo/Reverb | Shift + H |
| Timestretch/resample | Ctrl + Shift + Q |
| Load audio effects | Ctrl + + |
| Save audio effects | Shift + + |
| Reset audio effects | Ctrl + Alt + + |
| BPM Wizard | Alt + Shift + K |
| Volume curve | Ctrl+Shift+V |
| Title effects | |
| Title editor... | Ctrl + T |
| Load title effects... | Alt + T |
| Save title effects | Ctrl + Shift + T |
| Effects library | |
| Audio and video effects | Alt + Shift + E |
| Transition effects | Ctrl + Shift + B |
| Title effects | Alt + Shift + L |
"Window" menu
| Reset window arrangement | F9 |
| Edit trimmer | N |
| Object trimmer | Shift + N |
| Mixer | M |
| Master audio effect rack | B |
| Program monitor | Shift + V |
| Media Pool | Shift + P |
| Project folder | Shift + B |
| Activate next window | Ctrl+Tab |
| Movie overview | Shift + A |
| Optimize movie view | Ctrl + F |
| Zoom horizontal | |
| Zoom in | Ctrl + Up |
| Zoom out | Ctrl + Down |
| Zoom 1/5 frame(s) | Alt + 1/2 |
| Zoom 1/10 second(s) | Alt + 3/4 |
| Zoom 1 minute | Alt + 5 |
| Zoom 10 minutes | Ctrl + Alt + 6 |
| Zoom to selected range | Alt+F |
| Zoom to complete movie length | F |
| Zoom vertical | |
| Zoom in | Ctrl + Shift + Page up |
| Zoom out | Ctrl + Shift + Page down |
"Help" menu
| Help | F1 |
| Context help | Alt + F1 |
| Show tooltips |
Ctrl + Shift + F1 |
| About Video Pro X | Alt + Shift + F1 |
Editing keyboard shortcuts
You can open the keyboard shortcut dialog via File > Settings > Shortcuts. In this dialog you can specify keyboard shortcuts for all Video Pro X menu functions. This allows you to adapt existing shortcuts to your requirements or to add new ones.
The settings are automatically saved in a file upon closing the program, i.e. they will be available the next time the program is used.
The complete menu tree of Video Pro X is displayed in the dialog.
Add keyboard shortcut
To add a keyboard shortcut, follow these steps:
- Look for the required menu item and select it with click. The currently selected menu item will be displayed under Current menu item.
- Then, click on the New keyboard shortcut field.
- Type in the keyboard shortcut. You can also use combinations of any key with "Shift", "Alt", and "Ctrl".
- Then click on Assign keyboard shortcut. If the shortcut has already been assigned, a warning will display.
NOTE Please do not use the spacebar, ESC or Insert key (0 in the number block), as the functions of these keys are permanently implemented in Video Pro X and cannot be changed.
Keyboard shortcut list
Reset: Activates all preset shortcuts again.
Load: Previously saved shortcuts are loaded and activated again.
TIP Video Pro X offers additional presets for users switching over from other programs. These settings make it much easier to switch to Video Pro X.
If you have used a version of MAGIX Video Pro before and want to use the same keyboard shortcuts, load Video_Pro_X.ssc for this version.
NOTE The current settings will be overwritten during loading. Save your current keyboard shortcuts in advance if you would like to keep them.
Save: The current keyboard shortcuts can be saved after naming the file.
List: This button opens a window where a complete list of current keyboard shortcuts appears. You can click on Copy to copy the list to the Windows clipboard for editing and printing using a text editor.