
iMovie is a video editing software that comes with your Mac, allowing users to create and edit movies with text, images, and audio.
Information shortcuts | |
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| Open help menu | ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + ? Add to Pie Menu |
| Movie properties | ⌘ (command) + j Add to Pie Menu |
Import and Export shortcuts | |
| Import media | ⌘ (command) + i Add to Pie Menu |
| Share the selection movie | ⌘ (command) + e Add to Pie Menu |
Play video | |
| Play video beginning from the frame beneath | spacebar Add to Pie Menu |
| Play the selection | / Add to Pie Menu |
| Play the selected clip from beginning | \ Add to Pie Menu |
| Play selected item in full screen | ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + f Add to Pie Menu |
| Exit full screen | esc Add to Pie Menu |
| Move the palyhead by one frame | ← Add to Pie Menu |
Manage events and projects | |
| Create a new movie project | ⌘ (command) + n Add to Pie Menu |
| Move to trash | ⌘ (command) + ⌫ Add to Pie Menu |
| Open iMovie preferences | ⌘ (command) + ,(comma) Add to Pie Menu |
Audio related | |
| Open voiceover controls in the viewer | v Add to Pie Menu |
| Turn on or silence audio while skimming video | ⇧ (shift) + s Add to Pie Menu |
| Detach audio from a clip | ⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + b Add to Pie Menu |
| Undo | ⌘ (command) + z Add to Pie Menu |
| Redo | ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + z Add to Pie Menu |
Video edit | |
| Select an entire clip or project | ⌘ (command) + a Add to Pie Menu |
| Deselect all clips | ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + a Add to Pie Menu |
| Add the selection to the movie | e Add to Pie Menu |
| Connect the clip at the playhead position | q Add to Pie Menu |
| Insert the selection in the movie | w Add to Pie Menu |
| Automatically improve the Video and audio quality | ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + e Add to Pie Menu |
| Cut the selected frames | ⌘ (command) + x Add to Pie Menu |
| Copy the selected frames | ⌘ (command) + c Add to Pie Menu |
| Paste | ⌘ (command) + v Add to Pie Menu |
| Paste Color adjustment | ⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + a Add to Pie Menu |
| Paste Crop adjustment | ⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + r Add to Pie Menu |
| Paste stabilization adjustment | ⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + z Add to Pie Menu |
| Paste Rolling shutter adjustment | ⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + t Add to Pie Menu |
| Paste volume adjustment | ⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + o Add to Pie Menu |
| Paste the video effect | ⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + l Add to Pie Menu |
| Paste the speed adjustments | ⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + s Add to Pie Menu |
| Paste cutway Settings | ⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + u Add to Pie Menu |
| Paste the map style | ⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + m Add to Pie Menu |
| Rate favorite | f Add to Pie Menu |
| Unmark selected frames | u Add to Pie Menu |
| Rate the selection as rejected or delete | ⌫ Add to Pie Menu |
| Loop Playback | ⌘ (command) + l Add to Pie Menu |
| Open the clip trimmer | ⌘ (command) + \ Add to Pie Menu |
| Open the precision editor | ⌘ (command)Add to Pie Menu |
| Crop | ⌘ (command) + k Add to Pie Menu |
| Split clip at Playhead | ⌘ (command) + t Add to Pie Menu |
| Create still frame | ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + s Add to Pie Menu |
Text edit | |
| Copy the selected Text | ⌘ (command) + c Add to Pie Menu |
| Cut the selected Text | ⌘ (command) + x Add to Pie Menu |
| Paste the copied Text | ⌘ (command) + v Add to Pie Menu |
iMovie window | |
| Minimize | ⌘ (command) + m Add to Pie Menu |
| Go to library view | 1 Add to Pie Menu |
| Go to iMovie theater | 2 Add to Pie Menu |
| Show or hide the Adjustment bar | 3 Add to Pie Menu |
| Show or hide the Libraries list | ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + 1 Add to Pie Menu |
| Show transitions in the browser | ⌘ (command) + 1 Add to Pie Menu |
| Show titles | ⌘ (command) + 2 Add to Pie Menu |
| Show map and backgrounds | ⌘ (command) + 3 Add to Pie Menu |
| Show your iTunes library | ⌘ (command) + 4 Add to Pie Menu |
| Show sound effect | ⌘ (command) + 5 Add to Pie Menu |
| Show your garageband library | ⌘ (command) + 6 Add to Pie Menu |
| Play in full screen | ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + f Add to Pie Menu |
View menu function | |
| Switch to Clip Viewer or Timeline Viewer | ⌘ (command) + e Add to Pie Menu |
| Scroll to playhead | ⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + p Add to Pie Menu |
| Scroll to selection | ⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + s Add to Pie Menu |
| Zoom to selection | ⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + z Add to Pie Menu |
Bookmarks | |
| Add bookmark | ⌘ (command) + e Add to Pie Menu |
| Delete bookmark | ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + e Add to Pie Menu |
| Next bookmark | ⌘ (command) + ] Add to Pie Menu |
| Previous bookmark | ⌘ (command) + [ Add to Pie Menu |
Advanced Functions | |
| Paste over at playhead | ⇧ (shift) + ⌘ (command) + v Add to Pie Menu |
| Reverse clip direction | ⌘ (command) + r Add to Pie Menu |
| Lock audio clip at Playhead | ⌘ (command) + l Add to Pie Menu |
Navigation | |
| Play/Stop and Start/stop capture | space Add to Pie Menu |
| Move playhead to beginning of movie | home Add to Pie Menu |
| Forward one frame | → Add to Pie Menu |
| Forward ten frames | ⇧ (shift) + → Add to Pie Menu |
| Move playhead forward | hold → Add to Pie Menu |
| Back one frame | ← Add to Pie Menu |
| Back ten frames | ⇧ (shift) + ← Add to Pie Menu |
| Move playhead backward | hold ← Add to Pie Menu |
| Move between text filed | ⇥ Add to Pie Menu |
| Jump forward to the next clip | ↓ Add to Pie Menu |
| Jump to the beginning of the current clip or jump to the previous clip | ↑ Add to Pie Menu |
Accept/ Cancel | |
| Accept dialog (OK | return Add to Pie Menu |
| Cancel dialog | esc Add to Pie Menu |
| Cancel Dialog | ⌘ (command) + → Add to Pie Menu |
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