Flame and Smoke Classic Keyboard Shortcuts

Following is a selection of Flame and Smoke Classic keyboard shortcuts.

You can also find keyboard shortcuts by Searching the Keyboard Shortcut Catalogue.

Navigation
Function Flame Shortcut Smoke Classic Shortcut
MediaHub Space - F1 Shift - 1
Conform Space - F2 Shift - 2
Timeline Space - F3 Shift - 3
Batch Space - F4 Shift - 4
Tools Space - F5 Shift - 5
Tools - Composite Space - 1 Not available.
Tools - Look Space - 2 Not available.
Tools - Filter Space - 3 Not available.
Tools - Plugins Space - 4 Not available.
Tools - Clip Space - 5 Not available.
Tools - Utilities Space - 6 Not available.

Viewing Panel
Function Flame Shortcut Smoke Classic Shortcut
Desktop Reels ~(tilde) Not available.
Thumbnail View Ctrl - ~(tilde) Alt - ESC
Enter Standard Player with Clip Under Cursor ESC Not available.
Standard Player Real-Time Deliverables Alt - 1 Not available.
Standard Player Audio Desk Alt - 2 Ctrl - E
Standard Player Overlays Alt - 3 Not available.
Standard Player Vectorscope Alt - 4 Not available.
Standard Player Viewing Settings Alt - 5 Not available.
Player View Ctrl - 1 ESC
Source/Sequence Player Ctrl - 2 Shift - ESC
Triptych Player Ctrl - 3 Space - ESC
Trim View Ctrl - 4 Not available.
Full Screen Player Ctrl - ESC Ctrl - ESC
Play Next Source Clip Shift - Right Arrow Alt - V
Play Previous Source Clip Shift - Left Arrow Alt - C

Media Panel
Function Flame Shortcut Smoke Classic Shortcut
Tall Shift - Tab Not available.
Details Shift - ~ Shift - L
Hidden Shift - ESC / Ctrl - Swipe Ctrl - H and Ctrl - swipe
Desktop or Thumbnail View
Function Flame Shortcut Smoke Classic Shortcut
Copy (Whole Clip) Gesturally Shift - Alt - drag F - drag
Copy (Current Frame) Gesturally Shift - Ctrl - Alt - drag Alt - F - drag
Copy In to Out Gesturally Shift - Ctrl - drag Shift - F - drag
Create Sub-Clip Alt - C Ctrl - F - drag
Contextual Menu (Mouse right click tablet emulation) Win (Smoke) - Click Menu button - Click
Frames view (Cursor Over) C Not available.
Storyboard view (Cursor Over) Space - C Not available.
Delete (Cursor Over) D Alt - D
Delete Selected Not available Shift - D
Rename (Cursor Over) N 9
Lock (Cursor Over) Space - L Space - L
Go To Frame (Cursor Over) G Not available.
Go To Timecode (Cursor Over) Alt - G Not available.
Cut After Selected Frame (Cursor Over) Space - X Not available.
Cut At Each Splice (Cursor Over) Alt - Space - X Not available.
Cut At (n) Frame (Cursor Over) Ctrl - Space - X Not available.
Swap Segments (Cursor Over) Space - S Shift - /
Match Frame (Cursor Over) M Not available.
Match Source (Cursor Over) Alt - M Not available.
Match Content (Cursor Over) Space - M Not available.
Match All Sources (Cursor Over) Alt - Space - M Not available.
Render Segment (Cursor Over) Space - R Not available.
Render Sequence (Cursor Over) Alt - Space - R Not available.
Hard Commit Segment (Cursor Over) Space - H Not available.
Hard Commit Sequence (Cursor Over) Alt - Space - H Not available.
Timeline Navigation
Function Flame Shortcut Smoke Classic Shortcut
Go to Clip Start Ctrl - Left Arrow Ctrl - A
Go to Clip End Ctrl - Right Arrow Ctrl - S
Go to In Mark Alt - [ A
Go to Out Mark Alt - ] S
Next Cue Mark Ctrl - \ Alt - S
Prev Cue Mark Alt - \ Alt - A
Zoom In Ctrl - Space-Up Arrow Smoke + PAD+
Zoom Out Ctrl - Space - Down Arrow Smoke + PAD-
Fit Timeline to Contents Ctrl - Home =
Fit Timeline to Selection Shift - = Shift - =
Next Transition (Current Track) Down Arrow X
Next Transition (All Versions/Tracks) Ctrl - Down Arrow Shift - X
Previous Transition (Current Track) Up Arrow Z
Previous Transition (All Versions/Tracks) Ctrl - Up Arrow Shift - Z
Select Outgoing Side of a Transition Win (Smoke) - Left Arrow Space - B
Select Incoming Side of a Transition Win (Smoke) - Right Arrow Space - N
Select Both Sides of a Transition Win (Smoke) - Down Arrow Space - H
Next Timeline FX (Current Segment) Shift - Ctrl - Right Arrow Alt - Smoke - X
Previous Timeline FX (Current Segment) Shift - Ctrl - Left Arrow Alt - Smoke - Z
Next Instance of Current Timeline FX (Current Track) Shift - Down Arrow Alt - Z
Previous Instance of Current Timeline FX(Current Track) Shift - Up Arrow Alt - X
Editing
Function Flame Shortcut Smoke Classic Shortcut
Cut (Current Version/Track) X Delete
Cut (All Versions/Tracks) Ctrl - Shift - X Shift - Delete
Cut Around Selection (Current Version/Track) Alt - X Alt - Delete
Cut Around Selection (All Versions/Tracks) Alt - Shift - X Alt - Shift - Delete
Remove Cut (Match Frame Edit) Ctrl - Alt - X Ctrl - Delete
Add Dissolve (All Versions/Tracks) Shift - End Shift - End
Add Dissolve (Current Version/Track) End End
Mark In [ Right Alt key
Mark Out ] Right Ctrl key
Mark In/Out (Current Shot) ' Shift - /
Select Between In-Out (Current Track) Shift - ' Alt - Ctrl - /
Select Between In-Out (Current Version) Ctrl - ' Alt - /
Select Between In-Out (All Versions) Ctrl - Shift - ' Alt - Shift - /
Clear In Space - [ Right Alt key - Space
Clear Out Space - ] Right Ctrl key - Space
Clear In-Out Space - [ - ] Right Alt key - Right Ctrl key - Space
Add Cue Mark \ Shift - Right Alt key
Clear Cue Mark Space - \ Shift - Right Alt key - Space
Add Segment Mark Shift - \ Shift - Right - Ctrl key
Clear Segment Mark Shift - Space - \ Shift - Right Ctrl key - Space
Insert I G
Overwrite O H
Replace R J
Ripple Alt - R Not available.
Ripple Replace Ctrl - Alt - R K
Replace Media Ctrl - Shift - R Shift - J
Timeline Select Mode Alt - A Y
Timeline Trim Mode Alt - E T
Trim to Positioner Shift - P Ctrl - P
Trim To In Mark Shift - [ Ctrl - B
Trim To Out Mark Shift - ] Ctrl - N
Trim 1 Frame Forward . (period) N
Trim 1 Frame Backward , (comma) B
Trim <n> Frames Forward Shift - . (period) Shift - N
Trim <n> Frames Backward Shift - , (comma) Shift - B
Slip Shot Alt - S , (comma)
Slide Keyframes Shift - Alt - S Shift - , (comma)
Slide Cuts Shift - Alt - D Shift - M
Slide Alt - D M
Snap Alt - W Not available.
Invert Snap during manipulation Shift Shift
Invert Ripple during manipulation Alt Alt
Sub Clip Alt -C Ctrl - F
New Version Shift - Q Ctrl - Tab
New Video Track Q Shift - Ctrl - Tab
New Audio Track Ctrl - Q Ctrl - Q
Effects View Shortcuts
Function Flame Shortcut Smoke Classic Shortcut
Front View F1 F1
Back View F2 F2
Matte View F3 F3
Result View F4 F4
Batch or BFX Schematic View Ctrl - ESC Ctrl - ESC
Schematic View (All other tools with schematics) ESC ESC
1-Up View Alt - 1 Alt - 1
2-Up View Alt - 2 Alt - 2
3-Up View Alt - 3 Alt - 3
4-Up View Alt - 4 Alt - 4
Pan Space Space
Continuous Zoom Ctrl - Space Ctrl - Space
Previous Keyframe Alt - Left Ctrl - Z
Next Keyframe Alt - Right Ctrl - Y
Action Shortcuts
Function Flame Shortcut Smoke Classic Shortcuts
Select M Space - M
Add A Space - A
Delete Mode D Space - D
Mimic Link W Space - W
Schematic Autolink Mimic Shift - W - drag Not available.
Add Action Media Input Ctrl - N Ctrl - N
Reset Media Layer Ctrl - Alt - click Ctrl - Alt - click
"Kissing" Nodes Shift - drag Shift - drag
Reverse "Kiss" Shift - Alt - drag Shift - Alt - drag
Toggle Navigator Ctrl - Alt - N Ctrl - Alt - N
Move the Navigator inside the viewport Alt - drag Alt - drag
Animation Shortcuts
Function Flame Shortcut Smoke Classic Shortcut
Context Menu (field) Win (Smoke) - click Smoke - click
Select Channel Shift - click Shift - click
Add Channel to Selection Shift - click Shift - Ctrl - click
Reset Channel (keep current value) Alt - click Alt - click
Reset Channel (Default value) Ctrl - Alt - click Alt - Ctrl - click
Playback Controls
Function Flame Shortcut Smoke Classic Shortcut
Play-Stop Enter Not available.
Play Not applicable. V
Stop Not applicable. Spacebar
Play Forward L Not available.
Play Forward Increase Speed L Not available.
Play Forward Decrease Speed Shift - L Not available.
Stop Playback K Space
Play Backward J C
Play Backward Increase Speed J Not available.
Play Backward Decrease Speed Shift - J Not available.
General Shortcuts
Function Flame Shortcut  
Keyboard Shortcut dialog box Ctrl - Alt - F8 Ctrl - Alt - F8
Preferences dialog box Ctrl - Alt - F6 Ctrl - Alt - F6
Display Tooltip Ctrl - Alt - W Ctrl - Alt -W
Exit Alt - F12 Alt - F12
Undo Ctrl - Z Backspace
Redo Ctrl - R Shift - Backspace
Help Ctrl - F1 Ctrl - F1
Note: When you press a keyboard shortcut, a white keyboard appears in the lower-right corner of the screen. If a keyboard shortcut becomes stuck at any time, the white keyboard remains until you unstick the keyboard shortcut by pressing it. Click the white keyboard to display the name of the problematic keyboard shortcut in the message bar.