Mac OS X to the Max: iMovie Editing Shortcuts

Table 18.3 lists iMovie editing shortcuts that you should learn and use to make your editing time shorter and more

Table 18.3. iMovie Shortcuts
Action Shortcut
Create Still Clip Shift+graphics/symbol.gif+S
Crop graphics/symbol.gif+K
Decrease volume Down arrow
Export Movie graphics/symbol.gif+E
Extract Audio graphics/symbol.gif+J
Fast Forward graphics/symbol.gif+]
Get Clip Info Shift+graphics/symbol.gif+I
Import File graphics/symbol.gif+I
Increase Volume Up arrow
Lock Audio Clip at Playhead/Unlock Audio Clip graphics/symbol.gif+L
Move audio clip backward by 1 frame Click audio clip, then Left arrow
Move audio clip backward by 10 frames Click Audio clip, then Shift+Left arrow
Move audio clip forward by 1 frame Click audio clip, then Right arrow
Move audio clip forward by 10 frames Click audio clip, then Shift+Right arrow
Move backward 1 frame Left arrow
Move backward 10 frames Shift+Left arrow
Move Crop Marker backward by 1 frame Click Crop Marker, then Left arrow
Move Crop Marker backward by 10 frames Click Crop Marker, then Shift+Left arrow
Move Crop Marker forward by 1 frame Click Crop Marker, then Right arrow
Move Crop Marker forward by 10 frames Click Crop Marker, then Shift+Right arrow
Move forward 1 frame Right arrow
Move forward 10 frames Shift+Right arrow
Move Playhead to beginning of clip/movie Home
Move Playhead to end of clip/movie End
Paste Over at Playhead Shift+graphics/symbol.gif+V
Play/Stop (Edit mode) Spacebar
Revers Clip Direction graphics/symbol.gif+R
Rewind graphics/symbol.gif+[
Save Frame As graphics/symbol.gif+F
Select All graphics/symbol.gif+A
Select None graphics/symbol.gif+D
Split Clip at Playhead graphics/symbol.gif+T
Start/Stop Capture (Camera mode) Spacebar



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