Ctrl+N

Create new project

Ctrl+Shift+N

Create new project and bypass the Project Properties dialog

Alt+F4

Exit Vegas Pro

Ctrl+F4

Close the current project

Ctrl+O

Open existing project

Alt+Enter

Project properties

Ctrl+S

Save project

Alt+0

Set focus to timeline

Alt+1

Show Explorer window

Alt+2

Show Trimmer window

Alt+3

Show Master Bus window

Alt+4

Show Video Preview window

Alt+5

Show Project Media window

Alt+6

Show Edit Details window

Alt+7

Show Transitions window

Alt+8

Show Video FX window

Alt+9

Show Media Generators window

Ctrl+Alt+1

Show Plug-In Manager window

Ctrl+Alt+2

Show Video Scopes window

Ctrl+Alt+3

Show Surround Panner window

Ctrl+Alt+4

Show Media Manager window

Ctrl+Alt+5

Show XDCAM Explorer window

Ctrl+Alt+7

Show Device Explorer window

B

Show/hide audio bus tracks

Ctrl+Shift+B

Show/hide video bus track

Ctrl+Shift+K

Show/hide event media markers

Ctrl+Shift+W

Show/hide waveforms on events in the timeline

Ctrl+Shift+C

Show/hide event buttons (Generated Media, Event Pan/Crop, and Video FX)

Ctrl+Shift+T

Show/hide event fade lengths between selected and nonselected events:

Ctrl+Shift+E

Show/hide envelopes

F6

Show next window

Shift+F6

Show previous window

Alt+Dthen0..9

Recall window layout

Ctrl+Alt+Dthen0..9

Save window layout

Alt+DthenD

Load default window layout

Alt+DthenA

Load audio mixing window layout

Alt+DthenC

Load color correction window layout

Tab

Toggle focus between track list and timeline (and bus track list and timeline if bus tracks are visible)

Alt+Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Switch focus to previous/next track or bus track

Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow

Decrease height of all tracks or bus tracks (depending which has focus)

Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow

Increase height of all tracks or bus tracks (depending which has focus)

`

Minimize/restore track height (when restoring track height, tracks that you previously minimized are not restored—you can restore these tracks by clicking the Restore Track Height button onthe track header)

Ctrl+`

Set track heights to default height

F11/Alt+`

Minimize/restore the window docking area

Ctrl+F11

Maximize/restore the timeline vertically and horizontally

Shift+F11

Minimize/restore the track list

Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Zoom in/out horizontally in small increments (if timeline has focus)

Ctrl+Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Zoom in/out horizontally in large increments or zoom to selection (if one exists)

Alt+Up Arrow

Zoom in time until each video thumbnail represents one frame

Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Zoom waveforms in/out vertically (audio only)

\

Center view around cursor

Ctrl+G

Go to

Ctrl+Shift+G

Set end of time selection

Home

Go to beginning of time selection or viewable area (if no time selection)

End

Go to end of time selection or viewable area (if no time selection)

Ctrl+Home

Go to beginning of project

Ctrl+End

Go to end of project

Shift+Q

Select loop region

Backspace

Restore previous five time selections

Page Up

Move left by grid marks

Page Down

Move right by grid marks

Left Arrow/Right Arrow

Move left/right one pixel (when Quantize to Frames is turned off)

Ctrl+Left Arrow/Right Arrow

Move to previous/next marker

Alt+Left Arrow/Right Arrow

Move one frame left/right

Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow/Right Arrow

Move left/right to event edit points (including fade edges)

F3/F9

Jog left/right (when not in edge-trimming mode or during playback)

Alt+Down Arrow

Move edit cursor to playback cursor position during playback

0..9

Move cursor to corresponding marker or select corresponding region

Ctrl+,

Move to previous CD track

Ctrl+.

Move to next CD track

,

Move to previous CD index or region

.

Move to next CD index or region

I/O

Set In and Out points

Ctrl+Shift+Drag with Mouse

Create time selection while dragging on an event

Ctrl+X

Cut selection

Ctrl+C

Copy selection

Ctrl+V

Paste from clipboard

Ctrl+Shift+V

Paste insert

Ctrl+B

Paste repeat

Delete

Delete selection

Ctrl+T

Trim event to selection

Ctrl+M

Render to new track

Ctrl+Z

Undo

Ctrl+Shift+Z

Redo

Shift+F5

Rebuild audio peaks

Ctrl+D

Switch to normal editing tool

D

Switch to next editing tool

Shift+D

Switch to previous editing tool

Ctrl+Shift+D

Enable multicamera editing

Shift+Click Events

Range select

Ctrl+Click Events

Multiple select

Ctrl+A

Select all

Ctrl+Shift+A

Unselect all

Ctrl+X

Cut selection

Ctrl+C

Copy selection

Ctrl+V

Paste from clipboard

Ctrl+Shift+V

Paste insert

Ctrl+B

Paste repeat

Delete

Delete selection

S

Split events at cursor

Ctrl+T

Trim/crop selected events

Ctrl+[

Move cursor to edge of previous selected event

Alt+[

Trim the start of the selected event to the cursor position

Ctrl+Shift+[

Time select previous selected event

Ctrl+]

Move cursor to edge of next selected event

Alt+]

Trim the end of the selected event to the cursor position

Ctrl+Shift+]

Time select next selected event

[/NumPad 7

Enter edge-trimming mode and select event start/ move to previous event edge

]/NumPad 9

Enter edge-trimming mode and select event end/move to next event edge

F3/F9

Trim left/right (when in edge-trimming mode)

NumPad 5

Enter/exit expanded edit mode (or exit edge-trimming mode )

NumPad 1/NumPad 3

Move or trim selected events one frame left/right

Ctrl+NumPad 1/NumPad 3

Time compress/stretch selected events one frame left/right

Alt+NumPad 1/NumPad 3

Slip trim selected events one frame left/right

Shift+NumPad 1/Numpad 3

L/J trim left/right by frames

Ctrl+Alt+NumPad 1/NumPad 3

Slide a transition or crossfade one frame left/right (trim adjacent)

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+NumPad 1/NumPad 3

L/J cut left/right by frames

NumPad 4/NumPad 6

Move or trim selected events one pixel left/right

Ctrl+NumPad 4/NumPad 6

Time compress/stretch selected events one pixel left/right

Alt+NumPad 4/NumPad 6

Slip trim selected events one pixel left/right

Shift+NumPad 4/NumPad 6

L/J trim left/right by pixels

Ctrl+Alt+NumPad 4/NumPad 6

Slide a transition or crossfade one pixel left/right (trim adjacent)

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+NumPad 4/NumPad 6

L/J cut left/right by pixels

NumPad 8/NumPad 2

Move selected events up/down one track

Alt+Drag inside the event

Slip: move media within event without moving the event

Alt+Drag edge of event

Slip trim: moves the media with the edge as it is trimmed

Shift+Drag edge of event

L/J trim: ignores event grouping so you can trim audio and video events independently.

Ctrl+Alt+Drag edge of event

Trim adjacent: trims selected event and adjacent event simultaneously

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Drag edge of event

Trim adjacent while ignoring event grouping for fast L and J cuts.

Alt+Shift+Drag event

Slip-trim right edge of event

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Click or Drag event

Event split or split/trim

Ctrl+Alt+Drag middle of event

Slide: trims both ends of event simultaneously

Ctrl+Alt+Drag over a crossfade

Slide crossfade: moves crossfade

Ctrl+Drag edge of event

Stretch (compress) the media in the event while trimming

Ctrl+=

Raise pitch one cent

Shift+=

Raise pitch one octave

-

Lower pitch one semitone

Ctrl+-

Lower pitch one cent

Shift+-

Lower pitch one octave

Ctrl+Shift+=

Reset pitch

T

Select next take

Shift+T

Select previous take

NumPad //NumPad */NumPad -

Convert cut to transition

Ctrl+NumPad /

Convert transition to cut

Ctrl+E

Open in audio editor

Right Arrow/Left Arrow

Scroll Left/Right(Press Shift to scroll quickly)

Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Scroll Up/Down(Press Shift to scroll quickly)

Page Up/Page Down

Jump to top/bottom of image

Home/End

Jump to left/right edge of image

\

Jump to horizontal center of image

Shift+\

Jump to vertical center of image

C

Jump to horizontal and vertical center of image

Ctrl+Alt+R

Arm track for record

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R

Arm for record and set recording path

Ctrl+R

Record

Q

Looped playback

Shift+Spacebar

Play from start

Spacebar

Start playback

Ctrl+Spacebar

Play from any window

Enter

Play/pause

Spacebar/Esc

Stop playback

Ctrl+Home

Go to start of project

Ctrl+End

Go to end of project

Alt+Left Arrow

Go to previous frame

Alt+Right Arrow

Go to next frame

Ctrl+Shift+F12

Dim (attenuate) master bus output

NumPad 0

Preview cursor position.

J/K/L

Scrub playback

Shift+M

Selectively prerender video

Ctrl+Shift+M

Preview in player

Shift+B

Build dynamic RAM preview

Alt+Shift+4

Toggle external monitor preview

F7

Generate MIDI timecode

Shift+F7

Generate MIDI clock

Ctrl+F7

Trigger from MIDI timecode

Ctrl+Shift+D

Enable multicamera editing

Ctrl+1..9

Choose multicamera take with crossfade

Ctrl+Q

Insert new audio track

Ctrl+Shift+Q

Insert new video track

Ctrl+Left Arrow/Right Arrow

Change audio track volume or video track compositing level (when focus is on track list)

Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow/Right Arrow

Change audio track panning or video track fade-to-color setting (when focus is on track list and automation controls are visible)

Z

Mute selected tracks

Shift+Z

Mute selected track and remove other tracks from mute group

X

Solo selected tracks

Shift+X

Solo selected track and remove other tracks from solo group

Ctrl+Alt+Z

Mute selected track group

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Z

Mute selected track group and remove other track groups from the mute group

Ctrl+Alt+X

Solo selected track group

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X

Solo selected track group and remove other track groups from the solo group

Shift+Drag

Override snapping (if snapping is on) or enable snapping (if snapping is off)

Alt+F8

Quantize to frames

F8

Enable/disable snapping

Ctrl+F8

Snap to grid

Shift+F8

Snap to markers

F

Post-edit ripple affected tracks

Ctrl+F

Post-edit ripple affected tracks, bus tracks, markers, and regions

Ctrl+Shift+F

Post-edit ripple all tracks, markers, and regions

Ctrl+L

Auto ripple mode

Ctrl+Shift+X

Automatic crossfades

Ctrl+M

Render to new track

G

Group selected events

U

Ungroup selected events

Ctrl+Shift+U

Ignore event grouping

Ctrl+U

Clear group without deleting events

Shift+G

Select all events in group

V

Insert/show/hide track volume envelope

Shift+V

Remove track volume envelope

P

Insert/show/hide track panning envelope

Shift+P

Remove track panning envelope

E/Shift+E

Cycle through effect automation envelopes

Ctrl+Shift+E

Show/hide envelopes

Ctrl+Drag envelope point or segment

Adjust envelope point value in fine increments without changing the point's timeline position

Ctrl+Alt+Drag envelope point or segment

Adjust envelope point value in normal increments without changing the point's timeline position

Alt+Drag

Adjust envelope point's timeline position without changing its value

C

Insert command marker

M

Insert marker

R

Insert region

N

Insert CD track region

Shift+N

Insert CD track index

A

Add media from cursor

Shift+A

Add media to cursor

T

Transfer time selection from timeline to Trimmer after cursor

Shift+T

Transfer time selection from timeline to Trimmer before cursor

Tab

Toggle selected stream: audio/video/both

Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Toggle audio/video stream height

H

Sort Trimmer history

Ctrl+Shift+H

Clear Trimmer history

Ctrl+H

Remove current media from Trimmer history

S

Save markers/regions

Shift+S

Toggle automatic marker/region saving

Ctrl+E

Open in audio editor

Ctrl+P

Show video in Video Preview window

1..6

Change 3D layout

A

Lock aspect ratio

C

Scale about center

O

Edit in object space

X/Y/Z

Prevent movement

Shift+X/Shift+Y/Shift+Z

Prevent scaling

F8

Enable snapping

Shift+F8

Enable rotation

F2

Rename selected channel

Ctrl+Q

Insert new audio track

D/N/W

Cycle default/narrow/wide channel strips

Shift+H

Hide the selected channel strip

Shift+C

Show the Channel List pane

Q

Show/hide all channel strips

U

Show/hide audio bus channel strips

A

Show/hide audio track channel strips

E

Show/hide assignable effects channel strips

T

Show/hide master bus channel strip

P

Show/hide preview channel strip

Shift+T

Show/hide fader ticks

Shift+L

Show/hide control region labels

F

Show/hide Faders control region

I

Show/hide Insert FX control region

H

Show/hide I/O control region

M

Show/hide Meters control region

S

Show/hide Sends control region

F1

Application Help

Shift+F1

What's this help

Shift+F10

Shortcut menu

Ctrl+Drag

Make fine fader/slider adjustments

Alt+Drag Keyframe

Change relative keyframe spacing

Alt+Drag region tag

Move region without changing length

Play/Pause

Play/Pause

Shift+Play/Pause

Play from start

Stop

Stop

Mute

Mute track

Shift+Mute

Mute track and remove other tracks from mute group

Ctrl+Mute

Solo track

Ctrl+Shift+Mute

Solo track and remove other tracks from solo group

Ctrl+Volume Up/Down

Change audio track volume or video track compositing level (when focus is on track list)

Shift+Volume Up/Down

Change audio track panning or video track fade-to-color setting (when focus is on track list)

Next Track/Previous Track

Change track focus

Wheel

Zoom in/out

Ctrl+Wheel

Scroll vertically

Shift+Wheel

Scroll horizontally

Ctrl+Shift+Wheel

Move the cursor in small increments

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Wheel

Move the cursor by frames

Click wheel button and move mouse

Auto-scroll

Hover over handle and use wheel

Move fader/slider

Ctrl+Hover over fader and use wheel

Move fader/slider in fine increments