iMovieHotkey Cheatsheet
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A visual cheat-sheet for the 85 keyboard shortcuts found in iMovie
video edit
⇧⌘a | deselect all clips |
q | connect the clip at the playhead position |
⌥⌘a | paste color adjustment |
⌥⌘l | paste the video effect |
f | rate favorite |
⇧⌘s | create still frame |
⌘k | crop |
u | unmark selected frames |
⌫ | rate the selection as rejected or delete |
e | add the selection to the movie |
⇧⌘e | automatically improve the video and audio quality |
w | insert the selection in the movie |
⌥⌘z | paste stabilization adjustment |
⌥⌘t | paste rolling shutter adjustment |
⌥⌘u | paste cutway settings |
⌘a | select an entire clip or project |
⌘x | cut the selected frames |
⌥⌘s | paste the speed adjustments |
⌥⌘m | paste the map style |
⌥⌘r | paste crop adjustment |
⌘v | paste |
⌘\ | open the clip trimmer |
⌥⌘o | paste volume adjustment |
⌘l | loop playback |
⌘/ | open the precision editor |
⌘t | split clip at playhead |
⌘c | copy the selected frames |
text edit
⌘x | cut the selected text |
⌘c | copy the selected text |
⌘v | paste the copied text |
navigation
tab | move between text fields |
↓ | jump forward to the next clip |
home | move playhead to beginning of movie |
␣ | play/stop and start/stop capture |
⇧← | back ten frames |
← | back one frame |
⇧→ | forward ten frames |
↑ | jump to the beginning of the current clip or jump to the previous clip |
hold → | move playhead forward |
hold ← | move playhead backward |
→ | forward one frame |
information shortcuts
⌘j | movie properties |
⇧⌘? | open help menu |
imovie window
⇧⌘1 | show or hide the libraries list |
3 | show or hide the adjustment bar |
⌘3 | show map and backgrounds |
⌘m | minimize |
⌘5 | show sound effect |
⌘6 | show your garageband library |
1 | go to library view |
⌘1 | show transitions in the browser |
⌘4 | show your itunes library |
2 | go to imovie theater |
⌘2 | show titles |
⇧⌘f | play in full screen |
audio related
⇧⌘z | redo |
v | open voiceover controls in the viewer |
⌘z | undo |
⌥⌘b | detach audio from a clip |
⇧s | turn on or silence audio while skimming video |
advanced functions
⌘l | lock audio clip at playhead |
⌘r | reverse clip direction |
⇧⌘v | paste over at playhead |
view menu function
⌥⌘p | scroll to playhead |
⌥⌘s | scroll to selection |
⌘e | switch to clip viewer or timeline viewer |
⌥⌘z | zoom to selection |
import and export shortcuts
⌘e | share the selection movie |
⌘i | import media |
accept/ cancel
⌘→ | cancel dialog |
return | accept dialog (ok) |
⎋ | cancel dialog |
play video
/ | play the selection |
⎋ | exit full screen |
←/→ | move the playhead by one frame |
⇧⌘f | play selected item in full screen |
\ | play the selected clip from beginning |
␣bar | play video beginning from the frame beneath |
manage events and projects
⌘n | create a new movie project |
⌘⌫ | move to trash |
⌘, | open imovie preferences |
bookmarks
⌘[ | previous bookmark |
⇧⌘e | delete bookmark |
⌘] | next bookmark |
⌘e | add bookmark |