David A.

Cox’s
iMovie 2020
PDF Guide

Action Gesture
Play video beginning from the frame Space bar
beneath the playhead or skimmer

Play project from the beginning Backslash (\)

Move one frame forward Right Arrow key

Move one frame backward Left Arrow key

When playing a clip in the browser, jump Down Arrow key

forward to the next clip

When playing a clip in the timeline, jump Up Arrow key

to the beginning of the current clip, or
jump to the previous clip if the playhead is
near the beginning of the current clip

Loop playback Command-L

Open voiceover controls in the viewer V

Turn on or silence audio while skimming Shift-S

video

Mute audio in a clip Shift-Command-M

Detach audio from a clip Option-Command-B

Undo the last action Command-Z

Redo the last action Shift-Command-Z

 Additional Commands

Select all clips

Command-A
To select all clips in the timeline, first click
anywhere in the timeline. To select all clips in the
browser, first click anywhere in the browser.

Range Tool Hold down the R key and drag

Add to End of Project E

Connect to Selected Media Q

Insert the selection in the movie at the playhead W

position (Splits Clip)

Automatically improve the video and audio quality Shift-Command-E

of the selected clip

Blade Tool (Create A Cut) Command-B

Paste all adjustments Option-Command-V

Paste only color correction adjustments Option-Command-C

Paste only crop adjustments Option-Command-R

Paste only volume adjustments Option-Command-A

Paste only video effects Option-Command-L

Paste only audio effects Option-Command-O

Paste only speed adjustments Option-Command-S

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