Through my editing experiences I’ve found a knowledge of simply keyboard shortcuts can be invaluable in it’s time saving ability. One such shortcut that i have recently found is ‘opt+right’ which simply trims forward by only one frame. I used to do this job manually with a mouse and it was tedious as It takes an extended period of time.

Another shortcut I recently discovered is ” Opt+Cmd+Left” which simply minimises the font by one size on the frame in focus. This may not seem particularly salient but to me it is a great time saving tool which is specifically relevent with all of the episodic titles.

Another shortcut i discovered is ‘opt + k’ which plays the in section to the out section. This is indeed invaluable in its time saving ability sond  that you don’t need to drag the mouse to play and stop each clip.

One other shortcut is ‘ Shift+Cmd+]’ which brings the clips to the front is most convenient not only in its time-saving characteristics but in the simplicity and clarity of bringing the seperate clips forward especially when there are many clips on the timeline which can cause confusion when trying to get through each one.