Sony Vegas 6 Keyboard Shortcuts

 

Project file
Ctrl+N	Create new project
Ctrl+Shft+N	Create new project and bypass the Project Properties dialog
Alt+F4	Exit Vegas
Ctrl+F4	Close the current project
Ctrl+O	Open existing project
Alt+Enter	Project properties
Ctrl+S	Save project
Magnification and view
Alt+0	Set focus to track view
Alt+1	Show Explorer window (show/hide window if not docked)
Alt+2	Show Trimmer window (show/hide window if not docked)
Alt+3	Show Mixer window (show/hide window if not docked)
Alt+4	Show Video Preview window (show/hide window if not docked)
Alt+5	Show Project Media window (show/hide window if not docked)
Alt+6	Show Edit Details window (show/hide window if not docked)
Alt+7	Show Transitions window (show/hide window if not docked)
Alt+8	Show Video FX window (show/hide window if not docked)
Alt+9	Show Media Generators window (show/hide window if not docked)
Ctrl+Alt+1	Show Plug-In Manager window (show/hide window if not docked)
Ctrl+Alt+2	Show Video Scopes window (show/hide window if not docked)
Ctrl+Alt+3	Show Surround Panner window (show/hide window if not docked)
Ctrl+Alt+4	Show Media Manager window (show/hide window if not docked)
B	Show/hide audio bus tracks
Ctrl+Shft+B	Show/hide video bus track
Ctrl+Shft+K	Show/hide event media markers
Ctrl+Shft+I	Show/hide active take information
Ctrl+Shft+W	Show/hide waveforms and frame images on events in the timeline
Ctrl+Shft+C	Show/hide Event Pan/Crop and Video FX buttons in video events
Ctrl+Shft+T	Show/hide event fade lengths between selected and nonselected events:
Ctrl+Shft+O	Toggles the display of the frame under the cursor when you perform edge trimming. For example, when you drag the edge of a video event with this command selected, the Video Preview window will update to draw the last. frame in the event as you drag. When the command is not selected, a static frame is displayed.
Ctrl+Shft+E	Show/hide envelopes
F6 or Ctrl+Tab	Show next window
Shft+F6 or Ctrl+Shft+Tab	Show previous window
Alt+D, then press 0-9	Recall window layout
Ctrl+Alt+D, then press 0-9	Save window layout
Tab	Toggle focus between track list and timeline (and bus track list and timeline if bus tracks are visible)
Alt+Shft+Up/Down Arrow	Switch focus to previous/next track or bus track
Ctrl+Shft+Down Arrow	Decrease height of all tracks or bus tracks (depending which has focus)
Ctrl+Shft+Up Arrow	Increase height of all tracks or bus tracks (depending which has focus)
'	Minimize all tracks
Ctrl+'	Set track heights to default height
F11 or Alt+'	Minimize/restore the window docking area
Ctrl+F11 or Ctrl+Alt+'	Maximize/restore the timeline vertically and horizontally (window docking area and track list will be hidden)
Shft+F11 or Shft+Alt+'	Minimize/restore the track list
Up/Down Arrow	Zoom in/out horizontally in small increments (if timeline has focus)
Ctrl+Up/Down Arrow	Zoom in/out horizontally in large increments or zoom to selection (if one exists)
Alt + Up Arrow	Zoom in time until each video thumbnail represents one frame
Shft+Up/Down Arrow	Zoom waveforms in/out vertically (audio only)
Cursor placement, loop region, and time selection
Note	Most of the cursor placement commands, when combined with the Shift key, also perform selection.
\	Center view around cursor
Ctrl+G	Go to
Ctrl+Shft+G	Set end of time selection
Home	Go to beginning of time selection or viewable area (if no time selection)
End	Go to end of time selection or viewable area (if no time selection)
Ctrl+Home or W	Go to beginning of project
Ctrl+End	Go to end of project
Shft+Q	Select loop region
Backspace	Restore previous five time selections
Page Up	Move left by grid marks
Page Down	Move right by grid marks
Left or Right Arrow	Move left/right one pixel (when Quantize to Frames is turned off)
Ctrl+Left/Right Arrow	Move to previous/next marker
Alt+Left or Right Arrow	Move one frame left/right
Ctrl+Alt+Left/Right Arrow	Move left/right to event edit points (including fade edges)
F3/F9	Jog left/right (when not in edge-trimming mode or during playback)
0-9 keys (not numeric keypad)	Move cursor to corresponding marker or select corresponding region
Ctrl+Comma	Move to previous CD track
Ctrl+Period	Move to next CD track
Comma	Move to previous CD index or region
Period	Move to next CD index or region
I (in)and O (out)	Set in and out points
Ctrl+Shft+drag with mouse	Create time selection while dragging on an event
General editing
Ctrl+X or Shft+Delete	Cut selection
Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Insert	Copy selection
Ctrl+V or Shft+Insert	Paste from clipboard
Ctrl+Shft+V	Paste insert
Ctrl+B	Paste repeat
Delete	Delete selection
Ctrl+T	Trim event to selection
Ctrl+M	Render to new track
Ctrl+Z or Alt+Backspace	Undo
Ctrl+Shft+Z or Ctrl+Y	Redo
Shft+F5	Rebuild audio peaks
Ctrl+D	Switch to normal editing tool
D	Switch to next editing tool
Shft+D	Switch to previous editing tool
Event selection and editing
Shft+click events	Range select
Ctrl+click individual events	Multiple select
Ctrl+A	Select all
Ctrl+Shft+A	Unselect all
Ctrl+X or Shft+Delete	Cut selection
Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Insert	Copy selection
Ctrl+V or Shft+Insert	Paste from clipboard
Ctrl+Shft+V	Paste insert
Ctrl+B	Paste repeat
Delete	Delete selection
S	Split events at cursor
Ctrl+T	Trim/crop selected events
Numeric Keypad 7 or [	Enter edge-trimming mode and select event start; move to previous event edge In this mode, 1, 3, 4, and 6 on the numeric keypad trim the selected event edge. Hold Ctrl while pressing 1, 3, 4, or 6 to time compress/stretch, or hold Alt while pressing 1, 3, 4, or 6 to slip trim, or hold Ctrl+Alt while pressing 1, 3, 4, or 6 to slide a transition or crossfade.
Numeric Keypad 9 or ]	Enter edge-trimming mode and select event end; move to next event edge. In this mode, 1, 3, 4, and 6 on the numeric keypad trim the selected event edge
F3/F9	Trim left/right (when in edge-trimming mode)
Numeric Keypad 5	Exit edge-trimming mode
Numeric Keypad 1/3	Move or trim selected events one frame left/right
Numeric Keypad 4/6	Move or trim selected events one pixel left/right
Numeric Keypad 8/2	Move selected events up/down one track
Alt+drag inside the event	Slip: move media within event without moving the event
Alt+drag edge of event	Slip trim: moves the media with the edge as it is trimmed
Ctrl+Alt+drag edge of event	Trim adjacent: trims selected event and adjacent event simultaneously
Ctrl+Alt+drag middle of event	Slide: trims both ends of event simultaneously
Ctrl+Alt+drag over a crossfade	Slide crossfade: moves crossfade
Ctrl+drag edge of event	Stretch (compress) the media in the event while trimming
= (not numeric keypad)	Raise pitch one semitone
Ctrl+=	Raise pitch one cent
Shft+=	Raise pitch one octave
=- (not numeric keypad)	Lower pitch one semitone
Ctrl+-	Lower pitch one cent
Shft+-	Lower pitch one octave
Ctrl+Shft+= or Ctrl+Shft+-	Reset pitch
T	Select next take
Shft+T	Select previous take
Numeric Keypad / Numeric Keypad * Numeric Ke	Convert cut to transition
Ctrl+Numeric Keypad /	Convert transition to cut
Ctrl+E	Open in audio editor
Red eye reduction
Right/Left Arrow	Scroll Left/Right (Press Shift to scroll quickly)
Up/Down Arrow	Scroll Up/Down (Press Shift to scroll quickly)
Page Up/Down Shft+Home/End	Jump to top/bottom of image
Home/End Shft+Page Up/Down	Jump to left/right edge of image
\ or Numeric Keypad *	Jump to horizontal center of image
Shft+\ or Shft+Numeric Keypad *	Jump to vertical center of image
C	Jump to horizontal and vertical center of image
Playback, recording, and preview
Ctrl+Alt+R	Arm track for record track header)
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+R	Arm for record and set recording path
Ctrl+R	Record (transport bar)
Q or Ctrl+Shft+L	Looped playback
Shft+Spacebar or Shft+F12	Play from start
Spacebar	Start playback
Ctrl+Spacebar or F12	Play from any window
Enter or Ctrl+F12	Play/pause
Spacebar or Esc	Stop playback
Ctrl+Home	Go to start of project
Ctrl+End	Go to end of project
Ctrl+Shft+F12	Dim (attenuate) mixer output
Numeric Keypad 0	Preview cursor position.
J, K, or L	Scrub playback
Shft+M	Selectively prerender video
Ctrl+Shft+M	Preview in player
Shft+B	Build dynamic RAM preview
Alt+Shft+4	Toggle external monitor preview.
F7	Generate MIDI timecode
Shft+F7	Generate MIDI clock
Ctrl+F7	Trigger from MIDI timecode
Timeline and track list
Ctrl+Q	Insert new audio track
Ctrl+Shft+Q	Insert new video track
Left/Right Arrow	Change audio track volume or video track compositing level (when focus is on track list)
Shft+Left/Right Arrow	Change audio track panning or video track fade-to-color setting (when focus is on track list)
Z	Mute selected tracks
Shft+Z	Mute selected track and remove other tracks from mute group
X	Solo selected tracks
Shft+X	Solo selected track and remove other tracks from solo group
Shft+drag	Override snapping
Alt+F8	Quantize to frames
F8	Enable/disable snapping
Ctrl+F8	Snap to grid
Shft+F8	Snap to markers
F	Post-edit ripple affected tracks
Ctrl+F	Post-edit ripple affected tracks, bus tracks, markers, and regions
Ctrl+Shft+F	Post-edit ripple all tracks, markers, and regions
Ctrl+L	Auto ripple mode
Ctrl+Shft+X	Automatic crossfades
Ctrl+M	Render to new track
G	Group selected events
U	Ungroup selected events
Ctrl+Shft+U	Ignore event grouping
Ctrl+U	Clear group without deleting events
Shft+G	Select all events in group
V	Insert/show/hide track volume envelope
Shft+V	Remove track volume envelope
P	Insert/show/hide track panning envelope
Shft+P	Remove track panning envelope
E and Shft+E	Cycle through effect automation envelopes
Ctrl+Shft+E	Show/hide envelopes
8 or 2 on the numeric keypad	Adjust envelope point up/down by one pixel (Select envelope point and hold the mouse button)
4 or 6 on the numeric keypad	Adjust envelope point left /right by one pixel (Select envelope point and hold the mouse button)
Ctrl+ drag envelope point or segment	Adjust envelope point value in fine increments without changing the point's timeline position
Ctrl+Alt+ drag envelope point or segment	Adjust envelope point value in normal increments without changing the point's timeline position
Alt+ drag	Adjust envelope point's timeline position without changing its value
C	Insert command marker
M	Insert marker
R	Insert region
N	Insert CD track region
Shft+N	Insert CD track index
Trimmer commands
A	Add media from cursor
Shft+A	Add media to cursor
T	Transfer time selection from timeline to Trimmer after cursor
Shft+T	Transfer time selection from timeline to Trimmer before cursor
Tab	Toggle selected stream: audio/video/both
Ctrl+Shft+ Up/Down Arrow	Toggle audio/video stream height
H	Sort Trimmer history
Ctrl+Shft+H	Clear Trimmer history
Ctrl+H	Remove current media from Trimmer history
S	Save markers/regions
Shft+S	Toggle automatic marker/region saving
Ctrl+E	Open in audio editor
Track motion
1-6 (not numeric keypad)	Change 3D layout
A	Lock aspect ratio
C	Scale about center
O	Edit in object space
X, Y, and Z	Prevent movement
Shft+X, Shft+Y and Shft+Z	Prevent scaling
F8	Enable snapping
Shft+F8	Enable rotation
Surround panner
Shft+drag the pan point (only when Move Freely i	Constrain motion to a line through the center of the surround panner
Alt+drag the pan point (only when Move Freely is	Constrain motion to a constant radius from the center
Alt+Shft+drag the pan point (only when Move Freel	Constrain motion to the maximum circle that will fit in the Surround Panner
Up/Down Arrow or Page Up/Page Down or Mouse wheel	Move the pan point forward/back (when the pan point is selected)
Left/Right Arrow or Shft+Page Up/Page Down or Shi	Move the pan point left/right (when the pan point is selected)
Numeric Keypad	Move the pan point to a corner, edge, or center of the Surround Panner (when the pan point is selected)
Ctrl+Numeric Keypad 1,3,7,9	Move the pan point to a corner on the largest circle that will fit in the Surround Panner (when the pan point is selected)
Miscellaneous
F1	Online Help
Shft+F1	What's this help
Shft+F10	Shortcut menu
Ctrl+drag	Make fine fader/slider adjustments
Alt+drag keyframes	Change relative keyframe spacing
Alt+drag region tag	Move region without changing length
Multimedia keyboard
Play/Pause	Play/Pause
Shft+Play/Pause	Play from start
Stop	Stop
Mute	Mute track
Shft+Mute	Mute track and remove other tracks from mute group
Ctrl+Mute	Solo track
Ctrl+Shft+Mute	Solo track and remove other tracks from solo group
Volume Up/Down	Change audio track volume or video track compositing level (when focus is on track list)
Shft + Volume Up/Down	Change audio track panning or video track fade-to-color setting (when focus is on track list)
Next/Prev Track	Change track focus
Mouse wheel shortcuts
Wheel	Zoom in/out
Ctrl+wheel	Scroll vertically
Shft+wheel	Scroll horizontally
Ctrl+Shft+wheel	Move the cursor in small increments. Trim the selected event edge one pixel (if you're in edge-trimming mode). Adjust scrub rate during playback
Ctrl+Alt+Shft+wheel	Move the cursor by frames. Trim the selected event edge one frame (if you're in edge-trimming mode). Adjust scrub rate during playback
Click wheel button and move mouse	Auto-scroll
In plug-in windows, click the ctrl first to giv	Move fader/slider (Hover over handle and use wheel)
Ctrl+hover over fader and use wheel	Move fader/slider in fine increments

 

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