Today, I decided to write my blogpost on one of the most useful things in any software: the Keyboard Shortcuts. Abusing keyboard shortcuts can help you maximize efficiency, and help you work a whole lot faster.
The Easy Ones:
Alright, these are the ones that are pretty standard in most programs, so we'll run through them quickly...
| Hotkey
|
Command
|
| CTRL-N
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New Composition
|
| CTRL-S
|
Saves the project
|
| CTRL-D
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Duplicates a layer/composition/effect
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| CTRL-I
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Imports a file
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| CTRL-K
|
Opens up the Composition Settings
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| CTRL-ALT-;
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Opens up After Effects' Settings
|
| CTRL-R
|
Enable Rulers |
| Shift-F10
|
Reset your workspace to default
|
Composition Hotkeys:
Here we have a bunch of hotkeys that add or do something to a composition...
| Hotkey
|
Command
|
| CTRL-Y
|
Creates a New Solid
|
| CTRL-Shift-Y
|
Opens the Layer Settings
|
| CTRL-M
|
Add the Composition to the Render Queue (to export)
|
| U
|
Opens all the parameters that contain active keyframes
|
| P
|
Opens the Position parameter
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| S
|
Opens the Scale parameter
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| T
|
Opens the Opacity(transparancy) parameter
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| R
|
Opens the Rotation parameter
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| SHIFT (R/T/P/S/etc.)
|
Keeps current parameters open, and also opens a new parameter
|
| M
|
Shows a list of available masks on your layer
|
| Space
|
Allows you to Click-And-Drag around your composition
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| Shift-?
|
Sets the composition to "Fit To Window" view
|
| /
|
Sets the composition to "100%" view
|
| CTRL-Alt-Shift-Y
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Creates a Null Object
|
General Useful Ones:
These are all around really useful and should be used whenever you can...
| Hotkey
|
Command
|
| `
|
Hover over a window and click "`" to maximize that window, and hide the other views
|
| V
|
The basic selection tool
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| Y
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The Pan-Behind tool
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| Q
|
The Rectangle/Elipse/Polygon tool
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| G
|
The Pen tool
|
| CTRL-T
|
The Text tool
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| Alt-W
|
The Roto-Brush tool
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| Numpad 0
|
The "RAM Preview" play button
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| F4
|
Shifts between Switches/Modes in the timeline
|
And there you have it! Now, I didn't want to go into EVERY hotkey that exists in After Effects, that would take forever. These are simply the hotkeys that I find myself using on a day-to-day basis, and think they are essential for people to know.
No pictures today, so enjoy this stock image!
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