Edit your video
Keyboard & touch controls
Move quickly through editing and playback without confusing timeline shortcuts with player controls.
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#Editor shortcuts
When you are typing, normal text editing takes priority. Clip copy/paste works within the current editor session; select a timeline clip before using it. Removing media leaves its time slot; deleting an uploaded overlay removes that overlay.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Play / pause | Space, outside text fields and other active controls. |
| Undo | Command+Z on Mac; Ctrl+Z on Windows. |
| Redo | Command+Shift+Z on Mac; Ctrl+Shift+Z or Ctrl+Y on Windows. |
| Copy selected clip | Command+C / Ctrl+C. |
| Paste onto selected clip | Command+V / Ctrl+V after copying a different clip. |
| Remove selected media or uploaded overlay | Delete or Backspace. |
| Save caption text | Enter. |
| New line in caption editor | Shift+Enter. |
| Close caption editor without saving | Escape. |
#Position an uploaded overlay
Arrow nudges move by one preview pixel; Shift uses ten. They provide fine adjustment without snapping. You can also enter X %, Y %, or Width % in Edit overlay.
| Action | Control |
|---|---|
| Select an overlay in the preview | Click it, or focus its selection area and press Enter. |
| Nudge its position | Arrow keys while its preview selection area is focused. |
| Larger nudge | Shift+Arrow keys. |
| Select an overlay block on the timeline | Click it, or focus it and press Enter or Space. |
| Switch Uploads / Native tabs | Left or Right arrow while an overlay-source tab is focused. |
#Finished-video player shortcuts
These shortcuts apply while a completed render is open in its player, rather than to the editor timeline.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Play / pause | Space or K. |
| Seek backward / forward | Left / Right arrow, five seconds. |
| Lower / raise listening volume | Down / Up arrow. |
| Mute / unmute | M. |
| Toggle fullscreen | F. |
| Exit fullscreen or close the player | Escape. |
#Pointer and touch gestures
- Right-click a media clip to open copy, paste, and remove actions. On touch screens, press and hold it.
- Drag a selected clip edge to trim; drag an uploaded overlay block to move its time window.
- Drag along the ruler or an empty lane to scrub.
- Use vertical wheel motion or a trackpad pinch over the timeline to zoom, and horizontal motion to scroll.
- Drag an asset from a tool panel onto the timeline, then use the placement preview to choose the target.