ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS TOP SHORT CUTS

Play Timeline

Spacebar

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Zoom in on Timeline

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Zoom out on Timeline

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Zoom in on Composition Window

CMD = (mac), CTRL = (Windows)

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Zoom Out on Composition Window

CMD - (mac), CTRL - (Windows)

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Constrain movement when dragging object in Composition window

Hold down shift

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Snap to keyframes / Layer end / Playhead in Timeline

Hold down shift

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Replace content of a layer

Drag new media from Project window onto layer in Layers panel holding down Option Key (Mac) Alt Key (Windows)

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Do Keyframe Scaling

Hold the ALT button, then drag keyframes.

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Trim start of layer to playhead

Option I (Mac) Alt I (Windows)

Trim End of layer to playhead

 Option O (Mac) Alt O (Windows)

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See All Keyframes

Select layers, then simply press the U key

Duplicate Layers

Windows: Control + D

Mac: Command + D

Quickly Transform Components

Layer Position shortcut: Press P

Layer Scale shortcut: Press S

Layer Rotation shortcut: Press R

Layer Opacity shortcut: Press T

Create the Wiggle Effect

Hold Alt and click on Stopwatch for Position property, then type wiggle (6,8)

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Quick Access to Composition Settings

Windows: Control+ K

Mac: Command + K

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Create a New Solid Layer

Windows: Control + Y

Mac: Command + Y

Move Playhead Frame by Frame

Windows: Hold Ctrl, then use the left and right arrows to move frames

Mac: Hold Command, then use the left and right arrows.

Set Render Regions

Use the B & N buttons to set render regions.

Split a Layer

Windows: Hold Control & Shift & the D button on the keyboard.

Mac: Hold Control & Shift & the D button on the keyboard.