Appendix D: Keyboard shortcuts
Appendix D: Keyboard shortcuts
The tables below display the default hotkey assignments in Pinnacle Studio. Keys can be individually remapped in Setup. The defaults can also be restored there, either individually or for all the shortcuts at once. For more information, see “Keyboard settings in the Control Panel” on page 259.
The terms Left, Right, Up and Down in the tables refer to the arrow (cursor) keys.
 
General shortcuts
 
Ctrl+4
Close focused window
Ctrl+5
Open Title Editor (from Movie Editor)
Ctrl+6
Open Exporter
Ctrl+ I
Open Importer
Ctrl+S
Save project, title or menu
Alt+F4
Close application
Shift+F10
Access context menu
Ctrl+Z
Undo
Ctrl+Y
Redo
Ctrl+A
Select all
Shift+Ctrl+A
Deselect all
Ctrl+C
Copy to clipboard
Ctrl+V
Paste from clipboard
Ctrl+X
Cut to clipboard
End
Go to end
Home
Go to beginning
Alt+Enter
Play using full screen
Esc
Exit full-screen viewing, or close
Delete
Delete without copying to clipboard
Double-click
Open appropriate editor (Media, Titler, Project, Montage etc.)
F1
Open context sensitive help
 
Library shortcuts
 
Ctrl+N
New collection
Numbers 1-5
Rate selected clip(s)
Number 0
Remove rating from selected clip(s)
Page Up
Scroll up a page
Page Down
Scroll down a page
Arrow keys
Navigate thumbnails—up, down, left, right
Delete
Delete selected clip and / or media
F7
Show / hide tagging interface
 
Playing and transport shortcuts
 
Spacebar
Play and pause
Shift+Spacebar
Loop playback
Alt+Enter
Play using full screen
Esc
Exit full-screen viewing
J
Fast reverse (hit multiple times for faster playback)
K (or Shift K)
Pause playback
L
Fast forward (hit multiple times for faster playback)
Shift+L
Slow forward (hit multiple times for slower playback)
Shift+J
Slow reverse (hit multiple times for slower playback)
Right (or X)
Step forward 1 frame
Left (or Z)
Step back 1 frame
Shift+Right (or Shift+X)
Step forward 10 frames
Shift+Left (or Shift+Z)
Step backward 10 frames
D (or Page up) (or Ctrl+Left)
Jump backward to cut
F (or Page down) (or Ctrl+Right)
Jump forward to cut
Ctrl+I
Jump to mark in
Ctrl+O
Jump to mark out
. (period)
Jump to next marker
, (comma)
Jump to previous marker
 
Importer shortcuts
 
Enter
Stop Motion: Capture Frame (when capture frame is open)
Right
Expand folder in tree
Left
Collapse folder in tree
Arrow keys
Navigate up, down. left, right
Ctrl+A
Check all
Ctrl+Shift+A
Uncheck all
F4
Start Import
 
Edit tab shortcuts
 
A (or I)
Mark in
S (or O)
Mark out
Shift+I
Clear mark in
Shift+O
Clear mark out
Shift+U
Clear mark in and out
Scroll Lock
Audio Scrub On/Off
E (or Home)
Go to start
R (or End)
Go to end
P
Toggle Magnetic Snapping
; (semicolon)
Split clip(s) at scrubber position
M
Add/Delete marker
. (period)
Jump to next marker
, (comma)
Jump to previous marker
Ctrl+. (period)
Open Marker list
Delete
Delete selected clip(s) from timeline
Double-click on clip in timeline
Open media editor for clip
B
Send preview clip to the primary track on the timeline (at scrubber position)
H
Swap Preview between timeline and source
Ctrl+5
Open Title Editor
F5
Show/Hide Audio Mixer
F7
Create Song
Numeric pad +
Zoom in the timeline
Numeric pad -
Zoom out the timeline
[ (left bracket)
Zoom out on the timeline
] (right bracket)
Zoom in on the timeline
Ctrl+[
Fit timeline to window
Ctrl+]
Show every frame (zoom in)
Alt
Provides the alternate behavior when editing on the timeline (insert/overwrite)
T
Trim Mode On/Off
Right
Trim 1 frame right (with trim open)
Left
Trim 1 frame left (with trim open)
Shift+ Right
Trim 10 frames right (with trim open)
Shift+ Left
Trim 10 frames left (with trim open)
Ctrl+Click on trim
Add second trim point to the same track
Shift+Click on trim
Open similar trim point on all tracks
Tab
Cycle focus on open trim points
 
Editor shortcuts
 
Numbers 1-8
Choose an effects category
Double-click slider
Return slider to default
Alt+Enter
Play using full screen
Esc
Exit full-screen viewing
 
Title Editor shortcuts
 
Shift+Left
Expand character selection left
Shift+Right
Expand character selection right
Shift+Ctrl+Left
Same as Shift+Left (expand by word)
Shift+Ctrl+Right
Same as Shift+Right (expand by word)
Ctrl+B
Toggle bold
Ctrl+I
Toggle italic
Ctrl+U
Toggle underline
Ctrl+A
Select all
Ctrl+D
Deselect all
Spacebar
With timeline area selected: Start and stop playback