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When using softwares, using hotkeys speed your work fabulously. Going to start or end of a layer, going to next frame, jumping between keys etc. You feel more comfort on program while using it with hotkeys.
Anyway, lets we have a look at most useful After Effects Hotkeys,
Tool Hotkeys
“V” = Selection Tool (Default mouse mode)
“H” or “Hold on Space on viewport and left mouse button” = Hand Tool (to pan your viewport)
“Z” or “Scroll wheel of your mouse in viewport” = Zoom Tool
“W” = Rotation Tool
“C” = Camera Mode (press sequential till finding your necessary camera mode)
“Y” = Change Object Pivot Point Tool
“Q” = Shape or Shape Masker tool
“G” = Mask tool
“Ctrl + T” = Text Tool
Action Hotkeys
“Ctrl + Right Arrow” or Page Down = Next Frame
“Ctrl + Left Arrow” or Page Up = Previous Frame
“Shift + Page Down” = Jumps 10 Frames Next
“Shift + Page Up” = Jumps 10 Frames Previous
“Alt + Page Down” = Moves Selected Layer to 1 Frame Next
“Alt + Page Up” = Moves Selected Layer to 1 Frame Previous
“Alt + Home” = Moves Selected Layer to First Frame
“Alt + End” = Moves Selected Layer to Last Frame
“Shift + Alt + Page Down” = Moves Selected Layer to 10 Frame Next
“Shift + Alt + Page Up” = Moves Selected Layer to 10 Frame Previous
“Ctrl + – (minus on numpad)” = Scales the selected layer down
“Ctrl + + (plus on numpad)” = Scales the selected layer up
“Shift + Home” = Goes to work area start
“Shift + End” = Goes to work area end
“- (minus on numpad)” = Rotates the selected layer counter clockwise
“+ (plus on numpad)” = Rotates the selected layer clockwise
“* (cross on numpad)” = If a layer selected, puts a marker on selected layer, if any layer is not selected then puts a marker on timeline
“0 (Zero on numpad)” = Renders on viewport
“, (Comma on numpad)” = Renders only sound on viewport
“I” = Jumps to start of selected layer
“O” = Jumps to end of selected layer
“J” = Jumps to previous key
“K” = Jumps to next key
“B” = Sets the work area start to selected frame
“N” = Sets the work area end to selected frame
“Ctrl + D” = Duplicates the selected layer
“Ctrl + Shift + D” = Trims the selected layer from selected frame
“P” = Position of selected layer
“S” = Scale of selected layer
“R” = Rotation of selected layer
“T” = Opacity of selected layer
“Ctrl + M” = Add compositing to Render Queue
That’s all for now folks,
Keep in Fx,
Caner
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