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Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts, or hotkeys, provide quick access to the features of Nuke. The following tables show these keystrokes.

Conventions

The following conventions apply to instructions for mouse-clicks and key presses.

LMB means click or press the left mouse button.

MMB means click or press the middle mouse button

RMB means click or press the right mouse button.

When you see the word “drag” after a mouse button abbreviation (i.e., “MMB drag”), this tells you to press and hold the mouse button while dragging the mouse pointer.

Keystroke combinations with the Ctrl, Alt, and Shift keys tell you to press and hold the key and then type the specified letter.

For example, “Press Ctrl+S” means hold down the Ctrl key, press S, and then release both keys.

Note:  On Mac, replace the Ctrl key with the Cmd key.

Note:  Keystrokes in the tables appear in upper case, but you do not type them as upper case. If the Shift+modifier does not appear before the letter, just press the letter key alone.

Note:  This section assumes you are using the default keyboard and mouse-button assignments. If the mouse buttons do not work for you as described here, try resetting the mouse control type back to the standard Nuke setting (Preferences > Panels > Viewer Handles > 3D control type > Nuke).

Global

Keystroke(s)

Action

Backspace/Delete

Delete selected clips or folders

MMB drag

Virtual slider (number fields)

Space bar (short press)

Expand the focused panel to the full window

Space bar (long press)

Raise the right-click menu

Alt+S

Make the application or floating window fullscreen.

Ctrl+A

Select all

Ctrl+C

Copy selected item(s)

Ctrl+D

Duplicate selected item(s)

Ctrl+F#

Save current window layout. The # represents a function key number, F1 through F6

Ctrl+LMB on panel name

Float panel

Ctrl+N

Create a new project or script, depending on environment

Ctrl+O

Open a project or script, depending on environment

Ctrl+Q

Exit the application

Ctrl+S

Save current project or script, depending on environment

Ctrl+T

Cycle through tabs in the current pane. Note that this does not work if the focus is on the input pane of the Script Editor

Ctrl+V

Paste the contents of the clipboard

Ctrl+W

Close the current project or script, dependent on environment

Ctrl+X

Cut selected item(s)

Ctrl+Z

Undo last action

Shift+Esc

Close the current tab

Shift+F1..F6

Change workspace

Shift+S

Open the Preferences dialog

Alt+Shift+1..6

Open a recent project or script, depending on environment

Ctrl+Shift+A

Select none

Ctrl+Alt+`

Goto next pane

Ctrl+Shift+[

Goto next tab

Ctrl+Shift+]

Goto previous tab

Ctrl+Shift+S

Save current project or script, depending on environment, and specify name (Save As)

Ctrl+Shift+Z

Redo last action

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+`

Goto previous pane

Nuke Studio's Timeline Viewer

Keystroke(s)

Action

-

Zoom Out

+

Zoom In

A

Alpha

B

Blue

C

Razor selected

E

Clipping Warning

End

Go to End

F

Zoom to Fit

F12

Clear playback cache

G

Green

H

Zoom to Fill

Home

Go to Start

I

Mark In point

J

Play Backward

K

Pause

L

Play Forward

Left Arrow

Frame Backwards

O

Mark Out point

PgDown

Next Layer

PgUp

Previous Layer

Q

Show Overlays

R

Red

Return

Swap A/B Inputs

Right Arrow

Frame Forwards

V

Display the version selector

W

Wipe

Y

Luma

Alt+Down Arrow

Version down the selected clip

Alt+I

Clear In Point

Alt+O

Clear Out Point

Alt+Shift+Left Arrow

Previous Tag

Alt+Shift+Right Arrow

Next Tag

Alt+U

Clear In/Out Points

Alt+Up Arrow

Version up the selected clip

Ctrl+/

Show Timeline Editor

Ctrl+F

Full Screen

Ctrl+LMB

Color picker (single pixel)

Ctrl+RMB

Deselect sampled pixels

Ctrl+S

Save current project

Shift+C

Razor all under playhead

Shift+I

Go to In Point

Shift+Left Arrow

Skip Backwards

Shift+O

Go to Out Point

Shift+Right Arrow

Skip Forwards

Ctrl+Alt+Down Arrow

Go to min version

Ctrl+Alt+Up Arrow

Go to max version

Ctrl+Shift+1

Zoom to Actual Size

Ctrl+Shift+2

Zoom to Half Size

Ctrl+Shift+F

Full Quality 1:1

Ctrl+Shift+LMB

Color picker (region of pixels)

Ctrl+Shift+P Ignore Pixel Aspect
Ctrl+Shift+S Save current project and specify name (Save As)

Nuke Studio's Timeline

Keystroke(s)

Action

, (comma)

Nudge selected shot(s) left, where space is available

. (period)

Nudge selected shot(s) right, where space is available

1

Display in the A input buffer

2

Display in the B input buffer

Alt and drag

Ripple and duplicate the dragged shot

Alt then drag

Duplicate the dragged shot

D

Enable or disable the selected shot(s)

Down Arrow

Next Edit

drag then Alt

Activate Ripple mode while dragging shot

E

Cycles between the Slip Clip and Slide Clip tools

Enter (numeric keypad)

Edit playhead time

F12

Clear playback cache

F5

Render all Comp containers

F7

Render selected Comp containers

LMB

Select a clip including any linked tracks

M

Insert the contents of a source Viewer into the timeline at the current playhead position overwriting existing shots

N

Insert the contents of a source Viewer into the timeline at the current playhead position and ripple existing shots downstream to accommodate the change

Numeric keypad arrows

Change selection between shots

Q

Cycles between the available move tools: Multi, Move/Trim, and Select

R

Cycles between the available edit tools: Ripple, Roll, and Retime

T

Cycles between the available razor tools: Razor, Razor All, and Join

U

Mark clip

Up Arrow

Previous Edit

V

Display the version selector

W

Cycles between the available selection tools

Shift+drag clip

Disable snap to transition when dragging clips

Alt+, (comma)

Nudge selected shot(s) up, overwriting any clips on the tracks above

Alt+. (period)

Nudge selected shot(s) down, overwriting any clips on the tracks below

Alt+D

Display metadata for the selected track itme(s)

Alt+Down Arrow

Version down the selected shot

Alt+LMB

Select a clip, ignoring linked tracks (for example, audio only)

Alt+Up Arrow

Version up the selected shot

Ctrl+numeric keypad arrows

Nudge selected shot(s), where space is available

Ctrl+A

Select all shots

Ctrl+I

Import files

Ctrl+Return

Open selected shot in the Viewer

Ctrl+T

Add a dissolve between two selected shots

Shift+, (comma)

Nudge selected shot(s) left by the increment amount set under the Viewer, where space is available

Shift+. (period)

Nudge selected shot(s) right by the increment amount set under the Viewer, where space is available

Shift+Backspace

Ripple delete

Shift+U

Mark selection

Alt+Shift+/

Rename shots

Ctrl+Alt+A

Select all in track

Alt+Shift+Down Arrow

Go to min version

Alt+Shift+Up Arrow

Go to max version

Ctrl+Alt+Return

Open selected shot in a new Viewer

Ctrl+Shift+A

Deselect all shots

Ctrl+Shift+E

Open the Export dialog

Ctrl+Shift+I

Import folders

LMB then Shift+LMB

Select all clips between the left-clicks

Shift+Alt+LMB

Ignore linked tracks during selection

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+I

Import EDL, XML, or AAF

2D Compositing Viewer

Keystroke(s)

Action

-

Zoom Out

, (comma)

Decrease Gain

; (semi-colon)

Previous view (multiview)

. (period)

Increase Gain

' (apostrophe)

Next view (multiview)

[

Toggle left toolbar

]

Toggle right toolbar

` (backtick)

Toggle floating viewers

+

Zoom In

0, 1, 2, etc.

Set Viewer inputs

A

Display the Alpha channel

B

Display the Blue channel

End

Go to last frame

F or MMB

Zoom to Fit

F12

Clear buffers and playback cache

G

Display the Green channel

H

Zoom to Fill

Home

Go to first frame

I

Mark In point

J

Play Backward

K

Pause

L

Play Forward

Left Arrow

Step backward one frame

M

Display the Matte channel

Numeric pad left/right arrow keys

Nudge one frame backward or forward

O

Mark Out point

P

Pause Viewer refreshing

PgDown

Next layer

PgUp

Previous layer

Q

Toggle overlays

R

Display the Red channel

Return

Swap A/B input buffers

Right Arrow

Step forward one frame

S

Open Viewer settings

Note:  You can't use the S keyboard shortcut to open Viewer properties when Roto or RotoPaint properties are open.

Tab

Toggle 2D/3D

U

Update the Viewer

W

Toggle wipe tool

Y

Display the Luma channel

Alt+# (0, 1, 2, etc.)

Zoom out %

Alt+G

Go to a specific frame

Alt+I

Clear In point

Alt+LMB

Pan

Alt+MMB

Zoom in/Out

Alt+O

Clear Out point

Alt+P

Toggle Input Process

Alt+U

Clear In and Out points

Alt+W

ROI - Activate new region

Alt+Z

Toggle lock/unlock zoom level

Ctrl+# (0, 1, 2, etc.)

Zoom-in %

Ctrl+Left Arrow

Move playhead backwards to midpoint

Ctrl+LMB

Colour picker (single pixel)

Ctrl+P

Toggle Proxy

Ctrl+Right Arrow

Move playhead forward to midpoint

Ctrl+RMB

Deselect sampled pixels

Ctrl+S

Save current script

Ctrl+U

Enable or disable previewing output on an external broadcast video monitor

Shift+[

Toggle top toolbar

Shift+]

Toggle bottom toolbar

Shift+0, 1, 2, etc.

Set Viewer reference inputs

Shift+Left Arrow

Move left incremented amount (timeline)

Shift+numeric pad left/right arrows

Nudge frames backward or forward by the amount specified in the skip frames control

Shift+Right Arrow

Move right incremented amount (timeline)

Shift+W

Enable or disable ROI

Alt+Shift+S

Save script as new version

Ctrl+Shift+LMB

Colour picker (region)

Ctrl+Shift+P

Toggle pixel aspect ratio

Ctrl+Shift+S

Save current script and specify name (Save As)

3D Compositing Viewer

Keystroke(s)

Action

C

3D Top view

PgDown

Next Layer

PgUp

Previous Layer

S

Display Viewer Settings

Tab

Toggle 2D/3D viewer

V

3D Perspective view

W

Toggle the Wipe tool

X

3D right-side view

Z

3D front view

Alt+LMB

Translate viewer on y,z axis

Alt+MMB

Zoom in/out (drag left/right)

Alt+RMB or Ctrl+LMB

Rotate viewer on x,y axis

Ctrl+L

Toggle Unlocked/Locked/Interactive Camera or Light

Shift+C

3D Bottom view

Shift+X

3D Left-side view

Shift+Z

3D Back view

Ctrl+Shift+LMB

Rotate viewer on z axis

Node Graph

Keystroke(s)

Action

Zoom-out

. (period)

Dot node

/

Search by node name or class

\

Snaps all nodes to grid

0, 1, 2, etc.

Create/connect viewer inputs

+

Zoom-in

B

Insert Blur node

Backspace/Delete

Delete nodes

C

Insert ColorCorrect node

D

Disable/Enable node

Down Arrow

Next node in tree

F

Fit selected nodes to Node Graph panel

F12

Clear Buffers

F5

Render all Write nodes

F7

Render selected Write nodes

G

Insert Grade node

I

Display selected node information

J

Jump to bookmarked node

K

Insert Copy node

L

Auto-place selected nodes

M

Insert Merge node

MMB

Pan

N

Rename selected node

Numeric pad arrow keys

Navigate around the node tree in the direction specified. For example, pressing the left arrow key (4) selects the next node to the left of the current node in the tree.

O

Insert Roto node

P

Insert RotoPaint node

Q

Show named script info

R

Insert Read node

Return

Open properties for selected node(s)

S

Display Project Settings

T

Insert Transform node

Tab

Tab node search menu

U

Splay first (Splay selected nodes to 1st selected node)

Up Arrow

Previous node in tree

W

Insert Write node

X

Command entry mode

Y

Splay last (Splay 1st node to output of 2nd)

Alt+# (0, 1, 2, etc.)

Zoom-out %

Alt+B

Duplicate and branch selected nodes

Alt+C

Duplicate selected node(s)

Alt+D

Toggles whether a node is always displayed in Dope Sheet or not

Alt+Down Arrow

Version down the current Read/Write node file name

Alt+E

Toggle expression links on or off

Alt+F

Generate Flipbook for node

Alt+H

Hide node inputs when not selected

Alt+I

Display script information, such as the node count, channel count, cache usage, and whether the script is in full-res or proxy mode

Alt+K

Clone selected node(s)

Alt+N

Create StickyNote

Alt+P

Toggle postage stamp on or off

Alt+U

Splay first selected node to input A

Alt+Up Arrow

Version up the current Read/Write node file name

Alt+X

Run a script from the file browser

Ctrl+# (0, 1, 2, etc.)

Zoom-in %

Ctrl+A

Select all nodes in Node Graph

Ctrl+B

Toggle node buffer

Ctrl+C

Copy selected node(s)

Ctrl+create node

Replace selected node with new node

Ctrl+D

Disconnect upstream node

Ctrl+Down Arrow

Move selected node downstream

Ctrl+F7..F10

Save locations 1 through 4

Ctrl+G

Nest selected nodes in Group

Ctrl+I

Open new Compositing Viewer

Ctrl+LMB on node

Highlight all upstream nodes

Ctrl+P

Toggle Proxy

Ctrl+Return/Enter

Open Group's node graph

Ctrl+Up Arrow

Move selected node upstream

Shift+\

Snap selected node to grid

Shift+# (0, 1, 2, etc.)

Connect selected node to Viewer reference input

Shift+A

AddMix node

Shift+create node

Create node in new branch

Shift+drag

Duplicate selected arrow

Shift+F7..F10

Restore locations 1 through 4

Shift+U

Splay selected nodes to last selected node

Shift+X

Swap A/B inputs on node

Shift+Y

Splay backwards (2nd node to 1st node's output)

Alt+LMB drag

Pan

Alt+MMB drag

Zoom-in/out

Alt+Shift+K

Declone nodes

Alt+Shift+U

Splay last selected node to input A

Alt+Shift+Up Arrow

Version to up to the latest file (Read nodes only)

Ctrl+Alt+A on node

Select all nodes in node tree

Ctrl+Alt+G

Replace Group node with nested nodes

Ctrl+Alt+LMB on node

Open node properties in floating window

Ctrl+Shift+/

Search and Replace (Read and Write nodes)

Ctrl+Shift+B

Toggle selected node(s) bookmark on or off

Ctrl+Shift+C

Change node color

Ctrl+Shift+G

Copy gizmo to group

Ctrl+Shift+V

Paste a copied node into a new branch from an existing node

Ctrl+Shift+LMB on node

Select all upstream nodes

Ctrl+Shift+N

Create a new script in a new session

Ctrl+Shift+P

Create Precomp from selected nodes

Ctrl+Shift+X

Extract selected nodes from tree

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+G

Create Group from selected nodes

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+K

Force clone

Project/Tags/Versions Bin

Keystroke(s)

Action

D

Hide version(s) of a clip. You can only hide versions when a clip is opened in the Versions Bin

F8

Refresh clips

V

Display the version selector

Alt+D

Display metadata for the selected shot(s)

Alt+Down Arrow

Version down the selected clip

Alt+F5

Rescan clip range

Alt+Up Arrow

Version up the selected clip

Ctrl+B

Create a new bin

Ctrl+N

Create a new sequence

Ctrl+Return

Open selected clip in the Viewer

Ctrl+Y

Create a new tag. You can only add tags to the Tags panel

Ctrl+ALt+Down Arrow

Go to min version

Ctrt+Alt+Return

Open selected clip a new Viewer

Ctrl+Alt+Up Arrow

Go to max version

Properties Panel

Keystroke(s)

Action

/

Search by node name or class

LMB drag

Copy current value from one control to another

Return/Enter

Chooses selected menu item

Tab

Move to next control in the properties

Up/Down Arrow

Increment control values

Alt+LMB drag

Increment control values using virtual slider

Alt+LMB on close (x)

Close all Properties panels

Ctrl+A

Select all nodes in Properties panel

Ctrl+LMB

Reset slider to default

Ctrl+LMB on close (x)

Close all properties panels except the one clicked

Ctrl+LMB drag

Expression link controls

Ctrl+Shift+A

Close all open Properties panels

Shift+LMB drag

Copy animation from one control to another

Shift+Tab

Move to previous control in the properties

Curve Editor/Dope Sheet

Keystroke(s)

Action

A

Frame all keyframes

C

Interpolation (Cubic)

F

Frame all selected keyframes

H

Interpolation (Horizontal)

K

Interpolation (Constant)

L

Interpolation (Linear)

LMB

Select single point

LMB drag on blank space

Select region of points

LMB drag on point

Move all selected points

LMB drag on selection box

Scale points inside selection region

LMB drag on transform handle

Move all points in selection region

MMB drag

Draw box in area and zoom to fit area to curve editor panel

MMB or F

Fit selection to window

R

Interpolation (Catmull-Rom)

X

Break selected control points' handles

Z

Interpolation (Smooth [bezier])

Alt+` (backtick)

Display Curve Editor

Alt+LMB drag

Pan

Alt+MMB drag

Variable zoom

Ctrl+A

Select all curves

Ctrl+C

Copy selected keys

Ctrl+E

Copy Expressions

Ctrl+L

Copy Links

Ctrl+LMB drag

Move keyframes freely on the x and y axes

Ctrl+Shift (hold down)

Hide points to click on selection box/transform handle

Ctrl+V

Paste curve

Ctrl+X

Cut selected keys

Shift+LMB

Add or Remove points from selection

Shift+LMB drag

Draw box to add/remove points from selection

Alt+Shift+LMB drag

Move single point

Ctrl+Alt+LMB

Add point to current curve

Ctrl+Shift+C

Copy selected curves

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+LMB

Sketch points freely on current curve

Script Editor

Keystroke(s)

Action

Tab

Increase indentation

Ctrl+[

Load previous script

Ctrl+]

Load next script

Ctrl+Backspace

Clear output window

Ctrl+Return/Enter

Run script in editor

Shift+Tab

Decrease indentation

Ctrl+Shift+[

Decrease indentation of selected text

Ctrl+Shift+]

Increase indentation of selected text

Roto/RotoPaint

Keystroke(s)

Action

Backspace

Delete an item from curve list or Delete points/shapes

C

Toggle Clone tool

D

Toggle Dodge/Burn

Delete

Remove selected point(s)

E

Increase feather on selected point(s)

Esc

Switch back to the current Select tool

I

Pick colour

N

Toggle Brush/Eraser

Return (Bezier/Spline tools)

Close shape

S (with Viewer mouse-over focus)

Cycle between the selected tool's modes

T (Clone tool)

Toggle source as onion skin with transform jack

T (Select tool)

Display transform box (points) or jack (shapes)

V

Toggle Bezier/B-Spline/Ellipse/Rectangle tools

X

Toggle Blur/Sharpen/Smear tools

Z

Smooth selected points

Ctrl+A

Select all points

Ctrl+LMB (Bezier/Spline tool)

Sketch a Bezier or B-spline

Ctrl+LMB (on a point)

Break tangent handle for selected point

Ctrl+drag (Clone/Reveal tools)

Set offset between source and destination

Ctrl+Shift (transform box)

Drag transform box points to move them

Shift+LMB (Bezier tool)

Create a sharp point on previous point

Shift+LMB (editing points)

Bring up transform box for selected points

Shift+drag (Brush/Eraser/Clone/Reveal tools)

Change brush size

Shift+drag (editing Bezier/Spline points)

Move both tangent handles at the same time

Shift+E

Remove feather from selected points

Shift+Z

Cusp selected points

Ctrl+Alt+LMB (on Splines)

Add point to curve

Ctrl+Shift+drag (B-Spline)

Increase/decrease tension of B-Spline shape