iMovie '11 Keyboard Shortcuts
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- Get Information
- Import and Export
- Play Video
- Manage Projects and Events
- Select and Edit Video 1
- Select and Edit Video 2
- Work with Audio
- Edit Text
- iMovie Window
⌘⇧?
Open iMovie Help
⌘J
Open Project Properties window
⌘⇧J
Open the Project Theme window
⌘Y
Show Playhead Info
⌘I
Import From Camera
⌘E
Export Movie
␣
Play Video
[
Play 1 Sec of Video
]
Play 3 Sec of Video
/
Play Selection
\
Play selected event or project from the beginning
→
Speed Up Playback 1x to 2x to 3x
←
Slow Down Playback 1x to 2x to 3x
⇧↓
Jump Forward
⇧↑
Jump Back
↓
Jump Forward to Next Clip
↑
Jump to Beginning/Previous
⌘G
Play Selected Event or Project Full Screen
⎋
Exit Full Screen Mode
← or →
Move Playhead by One Frame
⌃
Freeze Playhead
⌥⇧
Keep Cursor in Middle
⌘N
Create New Project
⌘delete
Move to Trash
⌘,
Open iMovie Preferences
⌘⇧P
Page Setup
⌘P
Print Selected Event or Project Filmstrips
⌘A
Select Entire Project or Event Clip
⇧A
Select to Playhead
⌘⇧A
Deselect All Clips
E
Add selected frames to project
⌘⇧S
Split Clip on Both Ends
⌘X
Cut Selected Frames
⌘C
Copy Selected Frames
⌘V
Paste Selected Frames
⌘⇧V
Paste All Adjustments
⌘⌥I
Paste Video Adjustments
⌘⌥A
Paste Audio Adjustments
⌘⌥R
Paste Crop Adjustments
⌘⌥U
Paste Cutaway Adjustments
⌘⌥L
Paste Video Effect
⌘⌥O
Paste Audio Effect
⌘⌥Z
Paste Stabilization Adjustments
⌘⌥T
Paste Rolling Shutter
⌘⌥S
Paste Speed Adjustments
⌘⌥M
Paste Map Style
F
Start or end marking section of video as “favorite”
U
Unmark selected frames
R
Reject selected frames
delete
Reject selected frames in Events/Project
⌘L
View favorite and unmarked video in Event browser
⌘⌥
Show Fine-tuning Controls
←
Move Selection Left by 1 Frame
→
Move Selection Right by 1 Frame
⌥→
Nudge Startpoint or Endpoint Right by 1 Frame
⌥←
Nudge Startpoint or Endpoint Left by 1 Frame
⌘B
Trim to Selection
⌘R
Open Clip Trimmer
⌘/
Open Precision Editor
K
Open Keywords Window
0
Remove All Keywords from Selection
C
Open Crop/Rotate/Ken Burns Effect Editor
I
Open Clip Adjustments Pane of Inspector
V
Open Video Adjustments Pane of Inspector
⌘1
Open “Music and Sound Effects” pane
A
Open Audio Adjustments panel of inspector
O
Open Voiceover window
⌘K
Turn on or silence audio while skimming video
M
In Clip Trimmer, set beat marker during audio playback
⌘U
Turn on or turn off “Snap to Beats”
⌘Z
Undo last action
⌘⇧Z
Redo last action
⌘T
Show Fonts panel
⌘⇧B
Make selected text bold
⌘⇧I
Make selected text italic
⌘⇧U
Underline selected text
⌘⇧O
Add outline to selected text
⌘⇧+
Make selected text bigger
⌘⇧-
Make selected text smaller
⌘⇧{
Align text left
⌘⇧|
Align text center
⌘⇧}
Align text right
⌘C
Copy selected text
⌘X
Cut selected text
⌘V
Paste selected text
⌘⌥C
Copy text style
⌘⌥V
Paste text style
⌘⌥←
Tighten kerning
⌘⌥→
Loosen kerning
⌘M
Minimize window
⌘1
Open “Music and Sound Effects” pane
⌘2
Open Photos pane
⌘3
Open Titles pane
⌘4
Open Transitions pane
⌘5
Open “Map, Background and Animatic” browser
⌘6
Show projects at full-screen
⌘7
Show Events at full screen
⌘8
Make viewer small
⌘9
Make viewer medium
⌘0
Make viewer large