Home – Moves cursor to the beginning of the timeline
I – In-point
O – Out-point
; – Lift (leaves a gap)
‘ – Extract (fills the gap)
B – Ripple edit tool
Up Arrow – Moves cursor to the left edit
Down Arrow – Moves cursor to the right edit
Left Arrow – Moves cursor to the previous frame
Right Arrow – Moves cursor to the next frame
Cmd, Shift, D – Crossfade
Number Pad – Moves cursor to a specific location on the timeline
A – Selects all tracks forward
. – Drops a clip into the timeline
Opt, X – Clears all in-points and out-points
Techniques / Tools
Cross Fade: Smooths out jolts between clips.
Three-Point Editing: Add one in-point and one out-point on the timeline, and one in-point on the individual clip. Or add one in-point on the timeline, and one in-point and one out-point on the timeline. Then simply drop the clip into the timeline.
Morph Cut: Helps fix jump cuts. To use it, go to Effects and search for “morph.” Drag and drop the Morph Cut onto an edit. After it finishes analyzing, render it by clicking Enter.
Adjusting Audio Levels:
To adjust the levels of all the audio, select all the audio clips, right-click, choose Audio Gain, and adjust.
To create keyframes, hold down Cmd and click on the audio level bar. Use these keyframes to adjust the audio levels of just a specific section.
Color Grading: Select a clip, go to the Color layout, and make adjustments. To apply this color grading to several other clips, select the main clip, go to Effect Controls, click on Lumetri Color, and copy it. Then select all the clips that need the filter and hit paste.
Razor Blade Tool: Used to cut out a section of a clip.
