Shortcuts Vegas Pro for Windows

Windows

We present to your attention the shortcuts for the Vegas Pro for Windows which is used on the operating system Windows, in this hotkeys description 282 of the most popular and important shortcuts are offered. You can also add your changes on our portal if you consider the data insufficiently complete or add a new program from the very beginning.

Project File

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Ctrl+N	Create new project
Ctrl+Shift+N	Create new project and bypass the Project Properties dialog
Alt+F4	Exit Vegas Pro
Ctrl+F4	Close the current project
Ctrl+O	Open existing project
Alt+Enter	Project properties
Ctrl+S	Save project

Magnification and View

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Alt+0	Set focus to timeline
Alt+1	Show Explorer window
Alt+2	Show Trimmer window
Alt+3	Show Master Bus window
Alt+4	Show Video Preview window
Alt+5	Show Project Media window
Alt+6	Show Edit Details window
Alt+7	Show Transitions window
Alt+8	Show Video FX window
Alt+9	Show Media Generators window
Ctrl+Alt+1	Show Plug-In Manager window
Ctrl+Alt+2	Show Video Scopes window
Ctrl+Alt+3	Show Surround Panner window
Ctrl+Alt+4	Show Media Manager window
Ctrl+Alt+5	Show XDCAM Explorer window
Ctrl+Alt+7	Show Device Explorer window
B	Show/hide audio bus tracks
Ctrl+Shift+B	Show/hide video bus track
Ctrl+Shift+K	Show/hide event media markers
Ctrl+Shift+W	Show/hide waveforms on events in the timeline
Ctrl+Shift+C	Show/hide event buttons (Generated Media, Event Pan/Crop, and Video FX)
Ctrl+Shift+T	Show/hide event fade lengths between selected and nonselected events:
Ctrl+Shift+E	Show/hide envelopes
F6	Show next window
Shift+F6	Show previous window
Alt+Dthen0..9	Recall window layout
Ctrl+Alt+Dthen0..9	Save window layout
Alt+DthenD	Load default window layout
Alt+DthenA	Load audio mixing window layout
Alt+DthenC	Load color correction window layout
Tab	Toggle focus between track list and timeline (and bus track list and timeline if bus tracks are visible)
Alt+Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow	Switch focus to previous/next track or bus track
Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow	Decrease height of all tracks or bus tracks (depending which has focus)
Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow	Increase height of all tracks or bus tracks (depending which has focus)
`	Minimize/restore track height (when restoring track height, tracks that you previously minimized are not restored—you can restore these tracks by clicking the Restore Track Height button onthe track header)
Ctrl+`	Set track heights to default height
F11/Alt+`	Minimize/restore the window docking area
Ctrl+F11	Maximize/restore the timeline vertically and horizontally
Shift+F11	Minimize/restore the track list
Up Arrow/Down Arrow	Zoom in/out horizontally in small increments (if timeline has focus)
Ctrl+Up Arrow/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
Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow	Zoom waveforms in/out vertically (audio only)

Cursor Placement,Loop Region and Time Selection

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
\	Center view around cursor
Ctrl+G	Go to
Ctrl+Shift+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	Go to beginning of project
Ctrl+End	Go to end of project
Shift+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 Arrow/Right Arrow	Move left/right one pixel (when Quantize to Frames is turned off)
Ctrl+Left Arrow/Right Arrow	Move to previous/next marker
Alt+Left Arrow/Right Arrow	Move one frame left/right
Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow/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)
Alt+Down Arrow	Move edit cursor to playback cursor position during playback
0..9	Move cursor to corresponding marker or select corresponding region
Ctrl+,	Move to previous CD track
Ctrl+.	Move to next CD track
,	Move to previous CD index or region
.	Move to next CD index or region
I/O	Set In and Out points
Ctrl+Shift+Drag with Mouse	Create time selection while dragging on an event

General Editing

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Ctrl+X	Cut selection
Ctrl+C	Copy selection
Ctrl+V	Paste from clipboard
Ctrl+Shift+V	Paste insert
Ctrl+B	Paste repeat
Delete	Delete selection
Ctrl+T	Trim event to selection
Ctrl+M	Render to new track
Ctrl+Z	Undo
Ctrl+Shift+Z	Redo
Shift+F5	Rebuild audio peaks
Ctrl+D	Switch to normal editing tool
D	Switch to next editing tool
Shift+D	Switch to previous editing tool
Ctrl+Shift+D	Enable multicamera editing

Event Selection and Editing

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Shift+Click Events	Range select
Ctrl+Click Events	Multiple select
Ctrl+A	Select all
Ctrl+Shift+A	Unselect all
Ctrl+X	Cut selection
Ctrl+C	Copy selection
Ctrl+V	Paste from clipboard
Ctrl+Shift+V	Paste insert
Ctrl+B	Paste repeat
Delete	Delete selection
S	Split events at cursor
Ctrl+T	Trim/crop selected events
Ctrl+[	Move cursor to edge of previous selected event
Alt+[	Trim the start of the selected event to the cursor position
Ctrl+Shift+[	Time select previous selected event
Ctrl+]	Move cursor to edge of next selected event
Alt+]	Trim the end of the selected event to the cursor position
Ctrl+Shift+]	Time select next selected event
[/NumPad 7	Enter edge-trimming mode and select event start/ move to previous event edge
]/NumPad 9	Enter edge-trimming mode and select event end/move to next event edge
F3/F9	Trim left/right (when in edge-trimming mode)
NumPad 5	Enter/exit expanded edit mode (or exit edge-trimming mode )
NumPad 1/NumPad 3	Move or trim selected events one frame left/right
Ctrl+NumPad 1/NumPad 3	Time compress/stretch selected events one frame left/right
Alt+NumPad 1/NumPad 3	Slip trim selected events one frame left/right
Shift+NumPad 1/Numpad 3	L/J trim left/right by frames
Ctrl+Alt+NumPad 1/NumPad 3	Slide a transition or crossfade one frame left/right (trim adjacent)
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+NumPad 1/NumPad 3	L/J cut left/right by frames
NumPad 4/NumPad 6	Move or trim selected events one pixel left/right
Ctrl+NumPad 4/NumPad 6	Time compress/stretch selected events one pixel left/right
Alt+NumPad 4/NumPad 6	Slip trim selected events one pixel left/right
Shift+NumPad 4/NumPad 6	L/J trim left/right by pixels
Ctrl+Alt+NumPad 4/NumPad 6	Slide a transition or crossfade one pixel left/right (trim adjacent)
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+NumPad 4/NumPad 6	L/J cut left/right by pixels
NumPad 8/NumPad 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
Shift+Drag edge of event	L/J trim: ignores event grouping so you can trim audio and video events independently.
Ctrl+Alt+Drag edge of event	Trim adjacent: trims selected event and adjacent event simultaneously
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Drag edge of event	Trim adjacent while ignoring event grouping for fast L and J cuts.
Alt+Shift+Drag event	Slip-trim right edge of event
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Click or Drag event	Event split or split/trim
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
Ctrl+=	Raise pitch one cent
Shift+=	Raise pitch one octave
-	Lower pitch one semitone
Ctrl+-	Lower pitch one cent
Shift+-	Lower pitch one octave
Ctrl+Shift+=	Reset pitch
T	Select next take
Shift+T	Select previous take
NumPad //NumPad */NumPad -	Convert cut to transition
Ctrl+NumPad /	Convert transition to cut
Ctrl+E	Open in audio editor

RedEye Reduction

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Right Arrow/Left Arrow	Scroll Left/Right(Press Shift to scroll quickly)
Up Arrow/Down Arrow	Scroll Up/Down(Press Shift to scroll quickly)
Page Up/Page Down	Jump to top/bottom of image
Home/End	Jump to left/right edge of image
\	Jump to horizontal center of image
Shift+\	Jump to vertical center of image
C	Jump to horizontal and vertical center of image

Playback,Recording and Preview

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Ctrl+Alt+R	Arm track for record
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R	Arm for record and set recording path
Ctrl+R	Record
Q	Looped playback
Shift+Spacebar	Play from start
Spacebar	Start playback
Ctrl+Spacebar	Play from any window
Enter	Play/pause
Spacebar/Esc	Stop playback
Ctrl+Home	Go to start of project
Ctrl+End	Go to end of project
Alt+Left Arrow	Go to previous frame
Alt+Right Arrow	Go to next frame
Ctrl+Shift+F12	Dim (attenuate) master bus output
NumPad 0	Preview cursor position.
J/K/L	Scrub playback
Shift+M	Selectively prerender video
Ctrl+Shift+M	Preview in player
Shift+B	Build dynamic RAM preview
Alt+Shift+4	Toggle external monitor preview
F7	Generate MIDI timecode
Shift+F7	Generate MIDI clock
Ctrl+F7	Trigger from MIDI timecode
Ctrl+Shift+D	Enable multicamera editing
Ctrl+1..9	Choose multicamera take with crossfade

Timeline and Track List

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Ctrl+Q	Insert new audio track
Ctrl+Shift+Q	Insert new video track
Ctrl+Left Arrow/Right Arrow	Change audio track volume or video track compositing level (when focus is on track list)
Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow/Right Arrow	Change audio track panning or video track fade-to-color setting (when focus is on track list and automation controls are visible)
Z	Mute selected tracks
Shift+Z	Mute selected track and remove other tracks from mute group
X	Solo selected tracks
Shift+X	Solo selected track and remove other tracks from solo group
Ctrl+Alt+Z	Mute selected track group
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Z	Mute selected track group and remove other track groups from the mute group
Ctrl+Alt+X	Solo selected track group
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X	Solo selected track group and remove other track groups from the solo group
Shift+Drag	Override snapping (if snapping is on) or enable snapping (if snapping is off)
Alt+F8	Quantize to frames
F8	Enable/disable snapping
Ctrl+F8	Snap to grid
Shift+F8	Snap to markers
F	Post-edit ripple affected tracks
Ctrl+F	Post-edit ripple affected tracks, bus tracks, markers, and regions
Ctrl+Shift+F	Post-edit ripple all tracks, markers, and regions
Ctrl+L	Auto ripple mode
Ctrl+Shift+X	Automatic crossfades
Ctrl+M	Render to new track
G	Group selected events
U	Ungroup selected events
Ctrl+Shift+U	Ignore event grouping
Ctrl+U	Clear group without deleting events
Shift+G	Select all events in group
V	Insert/show/hide track volume envelope
Shift+V	Remove track volume envelope
P	Insert/show/hide track panning envelope
Shift+P	Remove track panning envelope
E/Shift+E	Cycle through effect automation envelopes
Ctrl+Shift+E	Show/hide envelopes
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
Shift+N	Insert CD track index

Trimmer Shortcuts

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
A	Add media from cursor
Shift+A	Add media to cursor
T	Transfer time selection from timeline to Trimmer after cursor
Shift+T	Transfer time selection from timeline to Trimmer before cursor
Tab	Toggle selected stream: audio/video/both
Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow	Toggle audio/video stream height
H	Sort Trimmer history
Ctrl+Shift+H	Clear Trimmer history
Ctrl+H	Remove current media from Trimmer history
S	Save markers/regions
Shift+S	Toggle automatic marker/region saving
Ctrl+E	Open in audio editor
Ctrl+P	Show video in Video Preview window

Track Motion

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
1..6	Change 3D layout
A	Lock aspect ratio
C	Scale about center
O	Edit in object space
X/Y/Z	Prevent movement
Shift+X/Shift+Y/Shift+Z	Prevent scaling
F8	Enable snapping
Shift+F8	Enable rotation

Mixing Console

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
F2	Rename selected channel
Ctrl+Q	Insert new audio track
D/N/W	Cycle default/narrow/wide channel strips
Shift+H	Hide the selected channel strip
Shift+C	Show the Channel List pane
Q	Show/hide all channel strips
U	Show/hide audio bus channel strips
A	Show/hide audio track channel strips
E	Show/hide assignable effects channel strips
T	Show/hide master bus channel strip
P	Show/hide preview channel strip
Shift+T	Show/hide fader ticks
Shift+L	Show/hide control region labels
F	Show/hide Faders control region
I	Show/hide Insert FX control region
H	Show/hide I/O control region
M	Show/hide Meters control region
S	Show/hide Sends control region

Miscellaneous Shortcuts

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
F1	Application Help
Shift+F1	What's this help
Shift+F10	Shortcut menu
Ctrl+Drag	Make fine fader/slider adjustments
Alt+Drag Keyframe	Change relative keyframe spacing
Alt+Drag region tag	Move region without changing length

Multimedia Shortcuts

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Play/Pause	Play/Pause
Shift+Play/Pause	Play from start
Stop	Stop
Mute	Mute track
Shift+Mute	Mute track and remove other tracks from mute group
Ctrl+Mute	Solo track
Ctrl+Shift+Mute	Solo track and remove other tracks from solo group
Ctrl+Volume Up/Down	Change audio track volume or video track compositing level (when focus is on track list)
Shift+Volume Up/Down	Change audio track panning or video track fade-to-color setting (when focus is on track list)
Next Track/Previous Track	Change track focus

Mouse Wheel Shortcuts

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Wheel	Zoom in/out
Ctrl+Wheel	Scroll vertically
Shift+Wheel	Scroll horizontally
Ctrl+Shift+Wheel	Move the cursor in small increments
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Wheel	Move the cursor by frames
Click wheel button and move mouse	Auto-scroll
Hover over handle and use wheel	Move fader/slider
Ctrl+Hover over fader and use wheel	Move fader/slider in fine increments

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Date of change: 28.01.2019

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*Some of the keys listed may not work in older versions of the program