Premiere Pro Keyboard Shortcuts [Mac & PC]

Premiere Pro Keyboard Shortcuts
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In this tutorial, we show you some key Premiere Pro keyboard shortcuts, including a few videos of them in action.

Post-production is a major part of the filmmaking process, with all the cuts, revisions, tweaks, and feedback. As a result, it can take up a lot of your time.

As you master Premiere Pro, you may find yourself looking for ways to reduce the time it takes to edit. So, what can you do to shave off time and speed this process up?

Luckily, Adobe incorporated an endless amount of keyboard shortcuts into their software. Below, we will give you some of the best keyboard shortcuts.

Basic Shortcuts

Firstly, before you learn anything else, let’s talk about saving.

We’ve talked before about saving your work regularly when editing. Saving your project and a copy of it should become a reflex, something you do quickly every few minutes.

Now, as with any other program, rather than going to File > Save, you can simply hit Ctrl + S on your keyboard (Cmd + S for Mac users). Furthermore, to save a copy, hit Ctrl + Alt + S or Opt + Cmd + S for Mac users.

Below, we’ve added a few other basic keyboard shortcuts that will be very useful when you first start out.

CommandPCMac
SaveCtrl + SCmd + S
Save A CopyCtrl + Alt + SOpt + Cmd + S
ImportCtrl + ICmd + I
ExportCtrl + MCmd + M
Open ProjectCtrl + OCmd + O
New ProjectCtrl + Alt + NOpt + Cmd + N
New SequenceCtrl + NCmd + N

Create New Project

Create New Sequence

Import

Clipboard Shortcuts

Next, knowing the shortcuts for carrying information over on your clipboard is really useful.

For example, you may like the color grade you’ve added to one clip and want to apply it to another. Rather than remembering all the different edits and tweaks you made, a simple copy and paste will do the trick.

Additionally, there are a few others here that will prove very useful. Did you make a mistake or pasted something where you shouldn’t have?

At some point in every edit, undo and redo will become your go-to shortcuts.

CommandPCMac
CutCtrl + XCmd + X
CopyCtrl + CCmd + C
PasteCtrl + VCmd + V
UndoCtrl + ZCmd + Z
RedoCtrl + Shift + ZShift + Cmd + Z
ClearDeleteForward Delete
Ripple DeleteShift + DeleteShift + Forward Delete
DuplicateCtrl + Shift + /Shift + Cmd + /
Select AllCtrl + ACmd + A
Deselect AllCtrl + Shift + AShift + Cmd + A

Tool Shortcuts

Now, when it comes to editing footage on your timeline, you have many tools at your disposal. Using these really speeds up the process.

For all of the main tool shortcuts, have a look through the table below.

CommandPCMac
SelectionVV
RazorCC
Ripple Trim PreviousQQ
Ripple Trim NextWW
Track Select ForwardAA
Track Select backwardShift + AShift + A
Ripple EditBB
Rolling EditNN
Rate StretchRR
Slip ToolYY
Slide ToolUU
Pen ToolPP
Hand ToolHH
Zoom ToolZZ

Razor + Select + Delete

Track Select Forward

Ripple Trim Previous or Ripple Trim Next

Rolling Edit

Rate Stretch

Slip Tool

Navigation Shortcuts

Lastly, one of the most time-consuming elements of any edit is simply navigating around with your cursor. Spending a few seconds dragging your mouse from left to right may not seem like a big deal.

However, adding up these valuable seconds over many days can become a real pain.

Luckily, there are much easier ways to move your footage around on the timeline and jump between the different panels. By using the navigation shortcuts, you can save yourself a lot of hassle and get into the flow of editing.

CommandPCMac
Toggle Play/StopSpaceSpace
Find In SourceFF
Shuttle LeftJJ
Shuttle RightLL
StopKK
Turn Snap On/OffSS
Mark In PointII
Mark Out PointOO
Go To In PointShift + IShift + I
Go To Out PointShift + OShift + O
Clear In & OutCtrl + Shift + XOpt + X
Step BackLeft ArrowLeft Arrow
Step ForwardRight ArrowRight Arrow
Next Edit PointDown ArrowDown Arrow
Previous Edit PointUp ArrowUp Arrow
Move FootageAlt + ArrowCmd + Arrow

Find In Source

Mark In Point or Mark Out Point

In short, there’s a lot you can do by using the keyboard shortcuts. It’s possible to edit a whole project without ever using your cursor.

Using shortcuts will enable you to work quicker, turn projects around faster, and leave you more time to get stuck into the next project.

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