Top 10 Less Known Keyboard Shortcuts for Premiere Pro CC 2014

There are obvious shortcuts that everyone needs to know, like how to use the arrow tool or the blade tool, and then there are shortcuts that are a little less obvious. Those are the shortcuts that I’m hoping to go over in this video. Chances are if you are seasoned in Premiere, you know some of these, but hopefully I can shed some light on some that you didn’t know, including some custom keyboard shortcuts that I set up.

The shortcuts I go through:

The Bonus Keyboard Shortcut:

Keyboard Shortcut Dialogue
Opt+Cmd+k

  1. Ripple Trim Previous / Next Edit to Playhead
    Q / W
  2. Slip / Move / Trim with Keyboard
    Cmd+ Opt ← → / Cmd ← →  & Opt+↑ ↓ / Opt+ ← →
  3. Panel Windows
    Shift+1 = Project Panel
    Shift+2 = Source Monitor cycles through open clips
    Shift+3 = Timeline Panel cycles through open sequences
    Shift+5 = Effects Control
    Shift+8 = Media Browser
  4. Trim Edit/Toggle Trim Types
    t/ Cntrl+t
  5. Nudge Audio Volume Down  & Up
    [ & ]
  6. Select Next & Previous Clip
    Cmd ↑ ↓
  7. Replace Clip Match Frame
    Opt+Shift+Drag

    Custom Shortcuts

  8. Show Video / Audio Keyframes
    Cntl+k / Cntl+Shift+k
  9. Delete Tracks
    Cntl+Opt+Cmd+Delete
  10. Set to Frame Size
    Opt+Cmd+F