1. General
ctrl+a | Select all |
ctrl+shift+a or f2 | Deselect all |
enter on main keyboard | Rename selected layer, composition, folder, effect, group, or mask |
enter on numeric keypad | Open selected layer, composition, or footage item |
ctrl+alt+ arrow down/arrow up | Move selected layers, masks, effects, or render items down (back) / up (forward) in stacking order |
ctrl+alt+shift+ arrow down/arrow up | Move selected layers, masks, effects, or render items to bottom (back) / top (front) of stacking order |
shift+ arrow down/arrow up | Extend selection to next item / previous item in Project panel, Render Queue panel, or Effect Controls panel |
ctrl+d | Duplicate selected layers, masks, effects, text selectors, animators, puppet meshes, shapes, render items, output modules, or compositions |
ctrl+q | Quit |
ctrl+z | Undo |
ctrl+shift+z | Redo |
ctrl+option+/ on numeric keypad | Purge all |
esc | Interrupt running a script |
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2. Projects
ctrl+alt+n | New project |
ctrl+o | Open project |
ctrl+alt+shift+p | Open most recent project |
ctrl+alt+shift+n | New folder in Project panel |
ctrl+alt+shift+k | Open Project Settings dialog box |
ctrl+f | Find in Project panel |
alt+click bit-depth button at bottom of Project panel | Cycle through color bit depths for project |
Click bit-depth button at bottom of Project panel | Open Project Settings dialog box |
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3. Preferences
ctrl+alt+; | Open Preferences dialog box |
Hold down ctrl+alt+shift while starting After Effects | Restore default preferences settings |
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4. Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
ctrl+0 (zero) | Open or close Project panel |
ctrl+alt+0 (zero) | Open or close Render Queue panel |
ctrl+1 | Open or close Tools panel |
ctrl+2 | Open or close Info panel |
ctrl+3 | Open or close Preview panel |
ctrl+4 | Open or close Audio panel |
ctrl+5 | Open or close Effects and Presets panel |
ctrl+6 | Open or close Character panel |
ctrl+7 | Open or close Paragraph panel |
ctrl+8 | Open or close Paint panel |
ctrl+9 | Open or close Brushes panel |
f3 or ctrl+shift+t | Open or close Effect Controls panel for selected layer |
ctrl+f11 | Open Flowchart panel for project flowchart |
shift+f10, shift+f11, or shift+f12 | Switch to workspace |
ctrl+w | Close active viewer window or panel (closes content first) |
ctrl+shift+w | Close all active viewer wwindow or panels |
ctrl+alt+shift+n | Split the frame containing the active viewer and create a new viewer with opposite locked/unlocked state |
` (accent grave) | Maximize or restore panel under pointer |
ctrl+\ | Resize application window or floating window to fit screen. (Press again to resize window so that contents fill the screen.) |
ctrl+alt+\ | Move application window or floating window to main monitor; resize window to fit screen. (Press again to resize window so that contents fill the screen.) |
\ | Toggle activation between Composition panel and Timeline panel for current composition |
shift+,/. | Cycle to previous / to next item in active viewer (for example, cycle through open compositions) |
alt+shift+,/. | Cycle to previous / to next panel in active frame (for example, cycle through open Timeline panels) |
Click with middle mouse button | Activate a view in a multi-view layout in the Composition panel without affecting layer selection |
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5. Activating Tools
alt+click tool button in Tools panel | Cycle through tools |
v | Activate Selection tool |
h | Activate Hand tool. To temporarily activate Hand tool: Hold down spacebar or the middle mouse button and press h |
z | Activate Zoom In tool. Add option/alt to zoom out |
w | Activate Rotation tool |
c | Activate and cycle through Camera tools |
y | Activate Pan Behind tool |
q | Activate and cycle through Mask and Shape tools |
g | Activate and cycle through Pen tools. Add command/ctrl to temporarily activate Selection tool when pen tool is selected |
ctrl+alt | Temporarily activate Pen tool when the Selection tool is selected and pointer is over a path (Add Vertex tool when pointer is over a segment; Convert Vertex tool when pointer is over a vertex) |
ctrl+b | Activate and cycle through Brush, Clone Stamp, and Eraser tools |
ctrl+t | Activate and cycle through Type tools |
ctrl+p | Activate and cycle through Puppet tools |
alt+w | Activate Roto Brush tool |
alt (in shape layer) | Temporarily convert Selection tool to Shape Duplication tool |
ctrl (in shape layer) | Temporarily convert Selection tool to Direct Selection tool |
You can activate some tools only under certain circumstances. For example, you can activate a camera tool only when the active composition contains a camera layer. To momentarily activate a tool with a single-letter keyboard shortcut, hold down the key; release the key to return to the previously active tool. To activate a tool and keep it active, press the key and immediately release it. |
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6. Compositions Work Area
ctrl+n | New composition |
ctrl+k | Open Composition Settings dialog box for selected composition |
b or n | Set beginning or end of work area to current time |
ctrl+alt+b | Set work area to duration of selected layers or, if no layers are selected, set work area to composition duration |
tap on shift | Open Composition Mini-Flowchart for active composition |
shift+esc | Activate the most recently active composition that is in the same composition hierarchy as currently active composition |
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7. Time Navigation
alt+shift+j | Go to specific time |
shift+home/end | Go to beginning / to end of work area |
j/k | Go to previous / to next visible item in time ruler |
home/end or ctrl+option+ arrow left/arrow right | Go to beginning / to end of composition, layer, or footage item |
page down/page up or ctrl+ arrow right/arrow left | Go forward 1 frame / backward 1 frame |
shift+ page down/page up or ctrl+shift+ arrow right/arrow left | Go forward 10 frames / backward 10 frames |
i | Go to layer In point |
o | Go to layer Out point |
ctrl+alt+shift+arrow left/arrow/right | Go to previous / to next In point or Out point |
d | Scroll to current time in Timeline panel |
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8. Previews
spacebar | Start or stop standard preview |
0 (zero) on numeric keypad | RAM preview |
shift+0 on numeric keypad | RAM preview with alternate settings |
ctrl+click RAM Preview button or press ctrl+0 on numeric keypad | Save RAM preview |
ctrl+shift+click RAM Preview button or press ctrl+shift+0 on numeric keypad | Save RAM preview with alternate settings |
. on numeric keypad | Preview only audio, from current time |
alt+. on numeric keypad | Preview only audio, in work area |
Drag or alt+drag current-time indicator, depending on Live Update setting | Manually preview (scrub) video |
ctrl+drag current-time indicator | Manually preview (scrub) audio |
alt+0 (zero) on numeric keypad | RAM preview number of frames specified by Alternate RAM Preview preference (defaults to 5) |
/ on numeric keypad | Show current frame on video preview device |
ctrl+/ on numeric keypad | Toggle Output Device preference between Desktop Only and video preview device |
shift+ f5 / f6 / f7 / f8 | Take snapshot |
f5 / f6 / f7 / f8 | Display snapshot in active viewer |
ctrl+ f5 / f6 / f7 / f8 | Purge snapshot |
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9. Views
shift+/ on numeric keypad | Turn display color management on or off for active view |
alt+1/2/3/4 | Show red / green / blue / alpha channel as grayscale |
alt+shift+1/2/3 | Show colorized red / green / blue channel |
alt+shift+4 | Toggle showing straight RGB color |
alt+5 | Show alpha boundary (outline between transparent and opaque regions) in Layer panel |
alt+6 | Show alpha overlay (colored overlay on transparent regions) in Layer panel |
Double-click Hand tool | Reset view in the Composition panel to 100% and center composition in the panel |
./, | Zoom in / zoom out in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel |
/ | Zoom to 100% |
shift+/ | Zoom to fit |
alt+/ | Zoom up to 100% |
ctrl+j / ctrl+shift+j/ ctrl+alt+j | Set resolution to Full / Half / Custom in Composition panel |
ctrl+alt+u | Open View Options dialog box for active Composition panel |
=/- | Zoom time in / out |
;/shift+; | Zoom in / zoom out Timeline panel to single-frame units (Press again to zoom out to show entire composition duration.) |
caps lock | Suspend image updates |
' | Show or hide safe zones |
ctrl+' | Show or hide grid |
alt+' | Show or hide proportional grid |
ctrl+r | Show or hide rulers |
ctrl+; | Show or hide guides |
ctrl+shift+' | Turn snapping to grid on or off |
ctrl+shift+; | Turn snapping to guides on or off |
ctrl+alt+shift+; | Lock or unlock guides |
ctrl+shift+h | Show or hide layer controls |
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10. Footage
ctrl+i | Import one file or image sequence |
ctrl+alt+i | Import multiple files or image sequences |
alt-double-click | Open movie in an After Effects Footage panel |
ctrl+/ | Add selected items to most recently activated composition |
ctrl+alt+/ | Replace selected source footage for selected layers with footage item selected in Project panel |
alt+drag footage item from Project panel onto selected layer | Replace source for a selected layer |
ctrl+backspace | Delete a footage item without a warning |
ctrl+alt+g | Open Interpret Footage dialog box for selected footage item |
ctrl+alt+c | Remember footage interpretation |
ctrl+e | Edit selected footage item in application with which it’s associated (Edit Original) |
ctrl+h | Replace selected footage item |
ctrl+alt+l | Reload selected footage items |
ctrl+alt+p | Set proxy for selected footage item |
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11. Effects and Animation Presets
ctrl+shift+e | Delete all effects from selected layers |
ctrl+alt+shift+e | Apply most recently applied effect to selected layers |
ctrl+alt+shift+f | Apply most recently applied animation preset to selected layers |
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12. Layers
ctrl+y | New solid layer |
ctrl+alt+y | New adjustment layer |
ctrl+alt+shift+y | New null layer |
0...9 on numeric keypad | Select layer (1-999) by its number (enter digits rapidly for two-digit and three-digit numbers) |
shift+0...9 on numeric keypad | Toggle selection of layer (1-999) by its number |
ctrl+ arrow down/arrow up | Select next layer / previous layer in stacking order |
ctrl+shift+ arrow down/arrow up | Extend selection to next / previous layer in stacking order |
ctrl+shift+a | Deselect all layers |
x | Scroll topmost selected layer to top of Timeline panel |
shift+f4 | Show or hide Parent column |
f4 | Show or hide Layer Switches and Modes columns |
alt+click solo switch | Turn off all other solo switches |
ctrl+alt+shift+v | Turn Video (eyeball) switch on or off for selected layers |
ctrl+shift+v | Turn off Video switch for all video layers other than selected layers |
ctrl+shift+y | Open settings dialog box for selected solid, light, camera, null, or adjustment layer |
ctrl+alt+v | Paste layers at current time |
ctrl+shift+d | Split selected layers (If no layers are selected, split all layers.) |
ctrl+shift+c | Precompose selected layers |
ctrl+shift+t | Open Effect Controls panel for selected layers |
Double-click a layer | Open layer in Layer panel (opens source composition for precomposition layer in Composition panel) |
alt-double-click a layer | Open source of a layer in Footage panel (opens precomposition layer in Layer panel) |
ctrl+alt+r | Reverse selected layers in time |
ctrl+alt+t | Enable time remapping for selected layers |
[/] | Move In point / Out point of selected layers to current time |
alt+[/] | Trim In point / Out point of selected layers to current time |
alt+click stopwatch | Add or remove expression for a property |
Double-click effect selection in Effects and Presets panel | Add an effect (or multiple selected effects) to selected layers |
ctrl+shift+, or ctrl+alt+, | Set In point or Out point by time-stretching |
alt+home/end | Move In point / move Out point of selected layers to beginning of composition |
ctrl+l | Lock selected layers |
ctrl+shift+l | Unlock all layers |
ctrl+u/ ctrl+shift+u/ ctrl+alt+shift+u | Set Quality to Best / Draft / Wireframe for selected layers |
shift+-/+ | Cycle forward / cycle backward through blending modes for selected layers |
ctrl+f | Find in Timeline panel |
Note: Some operations do not affect shy layers. |
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13. Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
ctrl+f | Find in Timeline panel |
ctrl+` (accent grave) | Toggle expansion of selected layers to show all properties |
ctrl+click triangle to the left of the property group name | Toggle expansion of property group and all child property groups to show all properties |
a | Show only Anchor Point property (for lights and cameras, Point Of Interest) |
l | Show only Audio Levels property |
f | Show only Mask Feather property |
m | Show only Mask Path property |
tt | Show only Mask Opacity property |
t | Show only Opacity property (for lights, Intensity) |
p | Show only Position property |
r | Show only Rotation and Orientation properties |
s | Show only Scale property |
rr | Show only Time Remap property |
ff | Show only instances of missing effects |
e | Show only Effects property group |
mm | Show only Mask property groups |
aa | Show only Material Options property group |
ee | Show only Expressions |
uu | Show only modified properties |
pp | Show only Paint Strokes, Roto Brush strokes, and Puppet pins |
ll | Show only Audio Waveform |
u | Show only properties with keyframes or expressions |
ss | Show only selected properties and groups |
alt+shift+click property or group name | Hide property or group |
shift+property or group shortcut | Add or remove property or group from set that is shown |
alt+property shortcut | Add or remove keyframe at current time |
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14. Properties in the Effect Controls Panel
ctrl+` (accent grave) | Toggle expansion of selected effects to show all properties |
ctrl+click triangle to the left of the property group name | Toggle expansion of property group and all child property groups to show all properties |
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15. Modifying Layer Properties
Drag property value | Modify property value by default increments |
shift+drag property value | Modify property value by 10x default increments |
ctrl+drag property value | Modify property value by 1/10 default increments |
ctrl+shift+o | Open Opacity dialog box for selected layers |
ctrl+shift+r | Open Rotation dialog box for selected layers |
ctrl+shift+p | Open Position dialog box for selected layers |
ctrl+alt+o | Open Auto-Orientation dialog box for selected layers |
ctrl+home | Center selected layers in view (modifies Position property to place anchor points of selected layers in center of current view) |
arrow keys | Move selected layers 1 pixel at current magnification (Position) |
shift+arrow keys | Move selected layers 10 pixels at current magnification (Position) |
alt+ page up/page down | Move selected layers 1 frame earlier / 1 frame later |
alt+shift+ page up/page down | Move selected layers 10 frames earlier / 10 frames later |
+/- on numeric keypad | Increase / decrease Rotation (Z Rotation) of selected layers by 1° |
shift++/- on numeric keypad | Increase / decrease Rotation (Z Rotation) of selected layers by 10° |
ctrl+alt++/- on numeric keypad | Increase / decrease Opacity (or Intensity for light layers) of selected layers by 1% |
ctrl+alt+shift++/- on numeric keypad | Increase / decrease Opacity (or Intensity for light layers) of selected layers by 10% |
ctrl++/- or alt++/- on numeric keypad | Increase / decrease Scale of selected layers by 1% |
ctrl++/- or alt+shift++/- on numeric keypad | Increase / decrease Scale of selected layers by 10% |
shift+drag with Rotation tool | Modify Rotation or Orientation in 45° increments |
shift+drag layer handle with Selection tool | Modify Scale, constrained to footage frame aspect ratio |
Double-click Rotation tool | Reset Rotation to 0° |
Double-click Selection tool | Reset Scale to 100% |
ctrl+alt+f | Scale and reposition selected layers to fit composition |
ctrl+alt+shift+h | Scale and reposition selected layers to fit composition width, preserving image aspect ratio for each layer |
ctrl+alt+shift+g | Scale and reposition selected layers to fit composition height, preserving image aspect ratio for each layer |
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16. 3D Layers
f10 | Switch to 3D view 1 (defaults to Front) |
f11 | Switch to 3D view 2 (defaults to Custom View 2) |
f12 | Switch to 3D view 3 (defaults to Active Camera) |
esc | Return to previous view |
ctrl+alt+shift+l | New light |
ctrl+alt+shift+c | New camera |
ctrl+alt+shift+\ | Move the camera and its point of interest to look at selected 3D layers |
f | With a camera tool selected, move the camera and its point of interest to look at selected 3D layers |
ctrl+shift+f | With a camera tool selected, move the camera and its point of interest to look at all 3D layers |
alt+shift+c | Turn Casts Shadows property on or off for selected 3D layers |
17. Keyframes and Graph Editor
shift+f3 | Toggle between Graph Editor and layer bar modes |
Click property name | Select all keyframes for a property |
ctrl+alt+a | Select all visible keyframes and properties |
shift+f2 or ctrl+alt+shift+a | Deselect all keyframes, properties, and property groups |
alt+ arrow right/arrow left | Move keyframe 1 frame later / earlier |
alt+shift+ arrow right/arrow left | Move keyframe 10 frames later / earlier |
ctrl+alt+k | Set interpolation for selected keyframes (layer bar mode) |
ctrl+alt+h | Set keyframe interpolation method to hold or Auto Bezier |
ctrl+click in layer bar mode | Set keyframe interpolation method to linear or Auto Bezier |
ctrl+alt+click in layer bar mode | Set keyframe interpolation method to linear or hold |
f9 | Easy ease selected keyframes |
shift+f9 | Easy ease selected keyframes in |
ctrl+shift+f9 | Easy ease selected keyframes out |
ctrl+shift+k | Set velocity for selected keyframes |
alt+shift+property shortcut | Add or remove keyframe at current time (For property shortcuts, see Showing properties and groups in the Timeline panel (keyboard shortcuts).) |
18. Text
ctrl+alt+shift+t | New text layer |
ctrl+shift+l | Align selected horizontal or vertical text left |
ctrl+shift+c | Align selected horizontal or vertical text center |
ctrl+shift+r | Align selected horizontal or vertical text right |
arrow keys | Move insertion point one character left/right/up/down |
ctrl+ arrow left/arrow right | Move insertion point one word left / one word right |
ctrl+ arrow up/arrow down | Move insertion point one paragraph up / one paragraph down |
home/end | Move insertion point to beginning / to end of line |
shift+ arrow right/arrow left | Extend / reduce selection by one character to right/left in horizontal text (or one/down in vertical text) |
shift+ arrow up/arrow down | Extend / reduce selection by one line up/down in horizontal text (or right/left in vertical text) |
ctrl+shift+ arrow right/arrow left | Extend / reduce selection by one word to right/left in horizontal text (or up/down in vertical text) |
shift+ home/end | Select text from insertion point to beginning / to end of line |
ctrl+shift+ home/end | Select text from insertion point to beginning / to end of text frame |
shift+click | Select text from insertion point to mouse click point |
Double-click text layer | Select all text on a layer |
Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, or quintuple-click with Type tool | Select word, line, paragraph, or entire text frame |
ctrl+shift+k | Turn All Caps on or off for selected text |
ctrl+alt+shift+k | Turn Small Caps on or off for selected text |
ctrl+shift+= | Turn Superscript on or off for selected text |
ctrl+alt+shift+= | Turn Subscript on or off for selected text |
ctrl+shift+x | Set horizontal scale to 100% for selected text |
ctrl+alt+shift+x | Set vertical scale to 100% for selected text |
ctrl+alt+shift+a | Auto leading for selected text |
ctrl+shift+q | Reset tracking to 0 for selected text |
ctrl+shift+j | Justify paragraph; left align last line |
ctrl+alt+shift+j | Justify paragraph; right align last line |
ctrl+shift+f | Justify paragraph; force last line |
ctrl+shift+,/. | Decrease / increase font size of selected text by 2 units |
ctrl+alt+shift+,/. | Decrease / increase font size of selected text by 10 units |
alt+ arrow up/arrow down | Increase / decrease leading by 2 units |
ctrl+option+ arrow down/arrow up | Increase / decrease leading by 10 units |
alt+shift+ arrow down/arrow up | Decrease / increase baseline shift by 2 units |
ctrl+option+shift+ arrow down/arrow up | Decrease / increase baseline shift by 10 units |
alt+ arrow left/arrow right | Decrease / increase kerning or tracking 20 units (20/1000 ems) |
ctrl+option+ arrow left/arrow right | Decrease / increase kerning or tracking 100 units (100/1000 ems) |
ctrl+alt+shift+t | Toggle paragraph composer |
19. Masks
ctrl+shift+n | New mask |
alt+click mask | Select all points in a mask |
alt+` (accent grave) / alt+shift+` | Select next / select previous mask |
Double-click mask with Selection tool or select mask in Timeline panel and press ctrl+t | Enter free-transform mask editing mode |
esc | Exit free-transform mask editing mode |
ctrl+drag | Scale around center point in Free Transform mode |
arrow keys | Move selected path points 1 pixel at current magnification |
shift+arrow keys | Move selected path points 10 pixels at current magnification |
ctrl+alt+click vertex | Toggle between smooth and corner points |
ctrl+alt+drag vertex | Redraw Bezier handles |
ctrl+shift+i | Invert selected mask |
ctrl+shift+f | Open Mask Feather dialog box for selected mask |
ctrl+shift+m | Open Mask Shape dialog box for selected mask |
20. Paint Tools
x | Swap paint background color and foreground colors |
d | Set paint foreground color to black and background color to white |
alt+click | Set foreground color to the color currently under any paint tool pointer |
ctrl+alt+click | Set foreground color to the average color of a 4-pixel x 4-pixel area under any paint tool pointer |
ctrl+drag | Set brush size for a paint tool |
ctrl+drag, then release ctrl while dragging | Set brush hardness for a paint tool |
Hold shift while beginning stroke | Join current paint stroke to the previous stroke |
alt+click | Set starting sample point to point currently under Clone Stamp tool pointer |
ctrl+shift | Momentarily activate Eraser tool with Last Stroke Only option |
alt+shift+drag with Clone Stamp tool | Show and move overlay (change Offset value of aligned Clone Stamp tool or change Source Position value of unaligned Clone Stamp tool) |
3…7 | Activate a specific Clone Stamp tool preset |
alt+click the button for the preset | Duplicate a Clone Stamp tool preset in Paint panel |
1…9 on numeric keybaord | Set opacity for a paint tool (e.g. 1=10%, 9=90%) |
. on numeric keybaord | Set opacity for a paint tool to 100% |
shift+1…9 on numeric keybaord | Set flow for a paint tool (e.g. 1=10%, 9=90%) |
shift+. on numeric keybaord | Set flow for a paint tool to 100% |
ctrl+ page up/page down | Move to earlier / move to later by number of frames specified for stroke Duration (alternatively use 1/2) |
21. Shape Layers
ctrl+g | Group selected shapes |
ctrl+shift+g | Ungroup selected shapes |
Select Path property in Timeline panel and press ctrl+t | Enter free-transform path editing mode |
page up/page down when dragging to create shape | Increase / decrease star inner roundness |
arrow up/arrow down when dragging to create shape | Increase / decrease number of points for star or polygon; increase / decrease roundness for rounded rectangle |
Hold spacebar when dragging to create shape | Reposition shape during creation |
arrow left when dragging to create shape | Set rounded rectangle roundness to 0 (sharp corners); decrease polygon and star outer roundness |
arrow right when dragging to create shape | Set rounded rectangle roundness to maximum; increase polygon and star outer roundness |
shift when dragging to create shape | Constrain rectangles to squares; constrain ellipses to circles; constrain polygons and stars to zero rotation |
ctrl when dragging to create shape | Change outer radius of star |
22. Markers
* on numeric keypad | Set marker at current time (works during RAM preview and audio-only preview) and/or open marker dialog box |
shift+0...9 | Set and number a composition marker (0-9) at the current time |
0...9 | Go to composition marker 0-9 |
alt+click the markers or keyframes | Display the duration between two layer markers or keyframes in the Info panel |
ctrl+click marker | Remove marker |
23. Motion Tracking
arrow keys | Move feature region, search region, and attach point 1 pixel at current magnification |
shift+arrow keys | Move feature region, search region, and attach point 10 pixels at current magnification |
alt+arrow keys | Move feature region and search region 1 pixel at current magnification |
alt+shift+arrow keys | Move feature region and search region 10 pixels at current magnification |
24. Saving, Exporting, and Rendering
ctrl+s | Save project |
ctrl+alt+shift+s | Increment and save project |
ctrl+shift+s | Save As |
ctrl+shift+/ | Add active composition or selected items to render queue |
ctrl+alt+s | Add current frame to render queue |
ctrl+shift+d | Duplicate render item with same output filename as original |
Sources: Adobe After Effects Help Pages
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