To stop it from playing, press the spacebar again. Spacebar: This key controls both playing and stopping video in the timeline. All I’ve got left to tell you is what each control does. Really there isn’t much to working with keyboard shortcuts in video. This isn’t a big deal though because once you change over to another tab that doesn’t have video in it, all your keyboard keys will revert back to their traditional controls. There are more examples of this type of thing, but really, I just want you to be aware that once these shortcuts are enabled, keys on your keyboard that you used to use for one thing may do another. While editing video in this mode, however, using these arrow keys will control the movement of the playhead along the timeline. For instance, the use of the keyboard left and right arrows moves an object in the workspace of a traditional image. It’s important to note here that when we activate the timeline shortcut keys, some keyboard functions are overridden to suit video editing only. Keyboard Shortcuts Specifically For Video Editing Once that’s finished, I’ll be able to use various shortcuts that will be unique to the Timeline panel in Photoshop. Once the menu opens up, I’ll click the selection that says Enable Timeline Shortcut Keys. See also How to Add Transitions Before, After & Between Video Clips All I need to do is make sure the panel is open and then head over to the menu that’s located at the upper right part of it. Like I mentioned above, enabling the use of keyboard shortcuts when using the Timeline panel in Adobe Photoshop is easy. Enabling the Video Timeline Keyboard Shortcuts Also, there’s a small bit to mention regarding which controls take priority when using different tools. It’s the describing what the available keyboard shortcuts are that will take more time. The actual process of activating this feature is simple. In today’s post, I’d like to talk about how we can enable a feature in Adobe Photoshop that will allow us to use keyboard shortcuts while editing video.
Needless to say, editing any type of media requires the use of the keyboard and the more you can rely on that piece of input, the faster things will get done. I couldn’t even imagine how slow and cumbersome these tasks would be if the editor had to stop, reach for their mouse, maneuver the mouse into position and click – every single time they wanted to do something.
With both of these types of editing, keyboard shortcuts are at the center of the process.
I’ve got a lot of experience with that and every time I see a pro edit sound, I’m blown away. I’m telling ya – fingers fly all over the place and the whole process is a blur.
Have you ever watched a professional video editor work? I have and I can tell you it’s like watching Wile E.