Appendix C. Master Keyboard Shortcut List
As you know, iMovie was conceived with a single goal in mind: speed, baby, speed. And part of gaining speed is mastering keyboard shortcuts, so you don’t waste time puttering around in the menus. So here it is, by popular, frustrated demand: the master list of every secret (or not-so-secret) keystroke in iMovie for the Mac. Clip and post it to your monitor (unless, of course, you got this book from the library).
Tip
There are also a million shortcut menus—the contextual menus that appear when you Control-click (or right-click) almost anything on the screen. Most of the time, the commands you find there just duplicate what’s in the menus. Learning the keyboard shortcut is still faster.
Panes, Panels, and Windows
Go to Library View (where you edit video) | 1 |
Go to iMovie Theater | 2 |
Show/Hide adjustments bar | 3 |
Show/Hide Libraries list | Shift-⌘-1 |
Show Transitions browser | ⌘-1 |
Show Titles browser | ⌘-2 |
Show Maps & Backgrounds browser | ⌘-3 |
Show iTunes library | ⌘-4 |
Show Sound Effects browser | ⌘-5 |
Show GarageBand browser | ⌘-6 |
Open Precision Editor | ⌘-/ |
Open Clip Trimmer window | ⌘-R |
Show/Hide Voiceover window | V |
iMovie Preferences window | ⌘-, (comma key) |
Movie Properties | ⌘-J |
Import Window | ⌘-I |
Speed Editor | ⌘-R |
Minimize iMovie | ⌘-M |
Event Browser and Storyboard
Playback
Space bar | |
Play selected footage | / |
Play project (or event) from start | (backslash) |
Play full screen | Shift-⌘-F |
Exit full-screen mode | Esc |
⌘-L | |
Move the playhead one frame forward | Right arrow |
Move the playhead one frame backward | Left arrow |
Move to next clip in Event browser | Down arrow |
Move to beginning of Event browser clip (or previous clip if at start of clip) | Up arrow |
Editing
⌘-I | |
Select all (or whole filmstrip) | ⌘-A |
Select entire clip | X |
Deselect all | Shift-⌘-A |
Cut, Copy, Paste | ⌘-X, ⌘-C, ⌘-V |
Paste color adjustments only | Option-⌘-A |
Paste crop/Ken Burns adjustments only | Option-⌘-R |
Paste stabilization adjustments only | Option-⌘-Z |
Paste rolling shutter adjustments only | Option-⌘-T |
Paste volume adjustments only | Option-⌘-O |
Paste video effect adjustments only | Option-⌘-L |
Paste audio effect adjustments only | Option-⌘-O |
Paste speed adjustments only | Option-⌘-S |
Paste cutaway, green screen, or picture-in-picture adjustments only | Option-⌘-U |
Paste map style adjustments only | Option-⌘-M |
Undo | ⌘-Z |
Redo | Shift-⌘-Z |
Delete | Delete |
Delete keyframes | Option-Shift-Delete |
N |
Working with Clips
E | |
Add selection as connected clip | Q |
Insert selection at playhead | W |
Add cross-dissolve | ⌘-T |
Mark selection as a Favorite | F |
Mark selection as a Reject | R (or Delete, in Event browser only) |
Unmark selection | U |
Add marker | M |
Delete marker | Control-Shift-M |
Trim to Playhead/Selection | Option-/ |
Split Clip | ⌘-B |
Join Clips | Shift-⌘-B |
Open Precision Editor | ⌘-/ |
Open Clip Trimmer window | ⌘- |
Enhance Clip | Shift-⌘-E |
Add Freeze Frame | Option-F |
Speed Editor | ⌘-R |
Reset Speed | Option-Shift-R |
Zoom in on clips (one step) | ⌘-= |
Zoom out on clips (one step) | ⌘-- |
Zoom all the way out on clips | Shift-Z |
Turn on/off snapping | N |
Undo | ⌘-Z |
Redo | Shift-⌘-Z |
Music and Audio
Show iTunes library | ⌘-4 |
Show Sound Effects browser | ⌘-5 |
Show GarageBand browser | ⌘-6 |
Detach audio | Option-⌘-B |
Show/Hide Voiceover window | V |
Audio during skimming on/off | Shift-S |
Mute/unmute clip | Shift-⌘-M |
Editing Titles
Show/Hide Titles browser | ⌘-2 |
Cut, Copy, Paste | ⌘-X, ⌘-C, ⌘-V |