Using Keyboard Shortcuts in SCE
Subclip Editor's functionality relies largely on a proficient use of the available keyboard and mouse shortcuts. All available shortcuts, which can be customized in Admin, are described below.
Shortcuts don't work with Caps Lock on
Default Shortcuts
Shortcut Name | Default Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|---|
General | ||
Play | space | Toggles the play and pause button. |
Stop | enter | Stops the play. |
PlayBeginning | , | Plays first 3 seconds (default value) of subclip. |
PlayEnd | . | Plays last 3 seconds (default value) of subclip. |
SaveAll | Ctrl+s | Saves all changes made to subclips. To save individual changes to certain subclips use the 'Save' button in the Top Menu. |
RemoveSubclip | del | Deletes the subclip that is selected. |
DeactivateSubclip | d | Deselects the current active subclip. |
Reload | r | Refreshes the available content. Mostly used when working with growing files, where refresh loads the next chunk of data. |
AutoLocateActiveSubclip | l | If enabled, soundhead jumps to markIn and zoom view follows the soundhead. |
Zooming and the Overview Area | ||
ZoomIn/Out | up/down (arrow keys) / Ctrl + Mousewheel | The Detail Area displays less/more of the waveform and the red frame shrinks/grows. |
FitZoom | w | Fits zoom location and level so that the subclip is clearly visible in the Detail Area. |
ScrollLeft/Right | left/right (arrow keys) | The Detail Area displays an earlier/later time duration and the frame in the Overview Area moves to the left/right. |
Editing in the Detail Area | ||
CreateSubclip | a | Creates a subclip from the section covered by the in and out markers. Same function as 'Create Subclip' button in the Top Menu. |
CreateSubclipAfterSelection | c | Creates a subclip between the out-marker of a selected subclip and the current position of the soundhead. See Dividing Audio into Seamless Segments for more information on this tool. |
CreateMarker | m | Takes the current value of the soundhead as both MarkIn and MarkOut and creates a new subclip with MarkIn == MarkOut |
ReturnSoundhead | q | It will return the soundhead to the last position it began playing from. |
GotoStart | home / Pos1 | Moves the soundhead to the start of the audio. |
GotoEnd | end | Moves the soundhead to the end of the audio. |
MarkerIn | i | Sets the in-marker, where the soundhead is currently positioned |
MarkerOut | o | Sets the out-marker, where the soundhead is currently positioned |
GotoMarkerIn | Ctrl + i | Moves soundhead to in-marker of a selected subclip. This is useful when creating seamless subclips. |
GotoMarkerOut | Ctrl + o | Moves soundhead to out-marker of a selected subclip. This is useful when creating seamless subclips. |
Layer Area | ||
Layer1 .. Layer9 | 1-9 | Changes the layer of the selected subclip to the desired number. |
copyToLayer1 .. copyToLayer9 | Ctrl + 1 .. Ctrl + 9 | Copies subclip from one layer to another layer |
copySelectedToLayer1 .. copySelectedToLayer9 | Ctrl + Shift + 1 .. Ctrl + Shift + 9 | Copies selected subclips to another layer |
Top Menu Shortcuts
It is possible to associate a Top Menu item (plugin) with a keyboard shortcut, pressing which would launch the action associated with the menu item e.g triggering a workflow, exporting an entry etc.
Please see shortcut configuration for SCE for more information.