Appendix C: Keyboard shortcuts

The tables below display the default hotkey assignments in Pinnacle Studio. Keys can be individually remapped in the Pinnacle Studio Control Panel. The defaults can also be restored there, either individually or for all the shortcuts at once. For more information, see Keyboard shortcut settings.

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