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Last updated on
May 24, 2023
- Character Animator User Guide
- Introduction
- Creating and controlling puppets
- Rigging
- Behaviors
- Recording and playback
- Export projects
Know the default keyboard shortcuts in Adobe Character Animator and learn how to customize them.
Downloadable version of keyboard shortcuts
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Visual keyboard shortcut editor
Use the visual Keyboard Shortcut editor to view the shortcuts associated with menu commands, tools, and other application functionality, and customize shortcuts for maximum workflow efficiency.
Note: The Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box is only for operations that the application can perform. Triggers are handled in the Triggers panel.
View assigned shortcuts
To view the Visual Keyboard Shortcuts, choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts.
- macOS- Command+Shift+Option+K
- Windows- Ctrl+Shift+Alt+K
The Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box appears, showing the layout of the keyboard.
The keys with shortcuts assigned are identified in purple. All the shortcuts are application-wide shortcuts. To see the full name of the command and its location in the Command list, hover over the assigned shortcut. The Command list shows all assignable commands, grouped by category (menu name or functionality in the application). You can use the search field above the list to quickly locate commands or their descriptions matching a specific word.
When you select a key in the keyboard layout, all the commands that are assigned to that key and all other modifier combinations appear in the Modifiers list.
To export a list of all commands and assigned shortcuts, click Copy To Clipboard.
Customize shortcuts
To assign a shortcut to a command, do either of the following:
- Drag the command from the Command list and drop it onto the key in the keyboard layout. Optionally, hold down one or more modifiers while dropping the command onto the key to include those modifiers in the shortcut.
- Click in the Shortcut column for the command in the Command list, then press the key (and optional modifiers).
If you use a shortcut assigned to another command, a warning explaining the conflict appears at the bottom of the dialog box, and the shortcut is unassigned from the other command. If unintended, click Undo.
You can assign multiple shortcuts to the same command.
Note: The menu bar and tooltips for those commands only shows one of the assigned shortcuts.
- To remove the last assigned shortcut for a command, click Undo.
- To remove a shortcut assigned to a command, select the shortcut in the Shortcut column of the Command list, then either click the close button next to the shortcut or click Clear.
- To remove all shortcuts assigned to a command, select the command in the Command list and select Clear.
Note: You cannot unassign the Play command’s shortcut (Space), or assign Space to another command. Assigning a new shortcut or removing the shortcut for the Preview Frame, Next Frame, Back Ten Frames, and Forward Ten Frames command changes the nonrepeating (tap) version of those commands. The repeating (holding down the key) version is still be assigned to the original shortcut and appear in the tooltip.
Switch between different sets of shortcuts
You can save different sets of shortcuts, and switch between them based on your preference.
- To save the current layout of shortcuts as a new preset, click the Save As button, and give the preset a name.
- To delete a previously saved preset, select it from the Keyboard Layout Preset menu, then click the Delete button.
- To restore the default set of shortcuts, choose Default Set (read-only) from the Keyboard Layout Preset menu.
Keyboard shortcut reference
General
| Result | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Don’t open scenes or puppets in their respective panels when launching the application | Hold down Shift immediately after launching the application | Hold down Shift immediately after launching the application |
| Create a project instead of opening the last project when launching the application | Hold down Alt immediately after launching the application | Hold down Option immediately after launching the application |
| Select a range of project items, layers in a puppet, or triggers for a puppet | Select the first object, then Shift-click the object at the other end of the range | Select the first object, then Shift-click the object at the other end of the range |
| Select or toggle selection of multiple tracks, takes, or viseme or trigger bars or keyframes in the Timeline panel, or controls in the Controls panel’s Layout mode | Shift-click or Ctrl-click the objects | Shift-click or Command-click the objects |
| Select a collection of tracks, takes, or viseme or trigger bars or keyframesin the Timeline panel, or controls in the Controls panel’s Layout mode | Drag (marquee)-select around or across the objects | Drag (marquee)-select around or across the objects |
| Select all project items, layers in a puppet, tracks in the timeline, controls in the Controls panel’s Layout mode, or replays for a puppet | Ctrl+A | Command+A |
| Deselect all project items, layers in a puppet, tracks in the timeline, controls in the Controls panel’s Layout mode, or replays for a puppet |
Ctrl+Shift+A | Command+Shift+A |
| Rename selected project item, layer in a puppet, handle, marker, trigger, swap set, track in the timeline, replay, project version, or behavior parameter control |
Enter on main keyboard | Return |
| Delete selected project item, layer in a puppet, handle, track, take, keyframes, marker, trigger, swap set, or control (in Controls panel’s Layout mode) |
Delete or Backspace | Delete |
| Duplicate selected project items, layers, tracks, or takes | Ctrl+D | Command+D |
| Split selected tracks, takes, or viseme or trigger bars | Ctrl+Shift+D | Command+Shift+D |
| Merge (combine) multiple selected Audio Input take bars for visemes or Triggers take bars into a single take bar |
Ctrl+Shift+E |
Command+Shift+E |
| Select the previous or next project item or layer in a puppet | Up Arrow or Down Arrow | Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
| Extend the selection to the previous or next project item or layer in a puppet | Shift+Up Arrow or Shift+Down Arrow |
Shift+Up Arrow or Shift+Down Arrow |
| Select or deselect individual/discontiguous project items, layers in a puppet, or viseme trigger bars | Ctrl-click | Command-click |
| Open Preferences dialog box | Ctrl+K | Command+, (comma) |
| Open Keyboard Shortcut editor dialog box | Ctrl+Shift+Alt+K | Command+Shift+Option+K |
| Show help | F1 | F1 |
| Undo | Ctrl+Z | Command+Z |
| Redo | Ctrl+Shift+Z | Command+Shift+Z |
| New project version | Ctrl+S | Command+S |
| New project version with custom name | Ctrl+Alt+S | Command+Option+S |
| Quit | Ctrl+Q or Alt+F4 | Command+Q |
Projects
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Windows |
macOS |
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New project |
Ctrl+Alt+N |
Command+Option+N |
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Open project |
Ctrl+O |
Command+O |
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Save project As |
Ctrl+Shift+S |
Command+Shift+S |
Artwork and audio files
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Result |
Windows |
macOS |
|---|---|---|
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Import files into the project |
Ctrl+I or double-click in an empty area of the Project panel |
Command+I or double-click in an empty area of the Project panel |
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Add selected project items to a new scene |
Ctrl+\ (backslash) or click the Add to New Scene button |
Command+\ (backslash) or click the Add to New Scene button |
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Add each selected project item to its own new scene |
Alt-click the Add to New Scene button, or hold down Alt while choosing Scene > Add to New Scene |
Option-click the Add to New Scene button, or hold down Option while choosing Scene > Add to New Scene |
Workspaces and panels
| Result | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Switch to Home screen (workspace) |
Alt+Shift+1 | Option+Shift+1 |
| Switch to Rig workspace |
Alt+Shift+2 | Option+Shift+2 |
| Switch to Record workspace |
Alt+Shift+3 | Option+Shift+3 |
| Switch to Stream workspace |
Alt+Shift+4 | Option+Shift+4 |
| Pan the contents of the Scene or Puppet panel |
Alt-drag in the panel, or hold down Spacebar or middle mouse button while dragging in the Puppet panel |
Option-drag in the panel, or hold down Spacebar or middle mouse button while dragging in the Puppet panel |
| Zoom the contents of the Scene or Puppet panel | Ctrl+= (equal) / Ctrl+- (minus), or Alt-spin or Ctrl-spin the mouse wheel (or vertically swipe the trackpad) while the pointer is above the panel |
Command+= (equal) / Command+- (minus), or Option-spin the mouse wheel (or vertically swipe the trackpad) while the pointer is above the panel |
| Zoom the scene or puppet to fit within the viewable area of the Scene or Puppet panel |
Shift+/ |
Shift+/ |
| Recenter and reset to 100% zoom of the contents in the Scene or Puppet panel |
Alt-double-click in the panel | Option-double-click in the panel |
| Maximize or restore panel under pointer |
` (accent grave) | ` (accent grave) |
| Close the frontmost content in the Scene or Puppet panel |
Ctrl+W | Command+W |
Scenes
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Result |
Windows |
macOS |
|---|---|---|
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Create an empty scene |
Ctrl+N |
Command+N |
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Refresh the scene’s content, including restarting simulations |
Ctrl+Shift+R, F5, or click Refresh Scene button in Scene panel |
Command+Shift+R, F5, or click Refresh Scene button in Scene panel |
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Refresh the scene’s contents, including restarting simulations and deleting previously cached artwork |
Alt-click Refresh Scene button in Scene panel |
Option-click Refresh Scene button in Scene panel |
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Create a new scene camera |
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+C |
Command+Shift+Option+C |
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Take a scene snapshot |
Shift+F6 |
Shift+F6 |
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Show or hide the scene snapshot |
F6 |
F6 |
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Increase or decrease scene snapshot opacity |
Ctrl+Alt+= or Ctrl+Alt+- |
Command+Option+= or Command+Option+- |
Puppets
| Result | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Create an empty puppet |
Ctrl+Shift+N | Command+Shift+N |
| Import an example puppet from the Home screen, and also open its artwork file in Photoshop or Illustrator | Ctrl-click the example puppet in the Home screen | Command-click the example puppet in the Home screen |
| Group selected layers in a puppet |
Ctrl+G | Command+G |
| Edit select puppet’s artwork in application with which it is associated (Edit Original) |
Ctrl+E | Command+E |
Search for (filter) layers, applied behaviors, or tags based on their names in the Puppet panel, for behavior parameters in the Properties panel, for triggers or swap sets in the Triggers panel, or for items in the Project panel |
Ctrl+F | Command+F |
| Calibrate for a face-tracked/ body-tracked puppet |
Ctrl+P | Command+P |
| Assign a trigger key for a layer in a puppet |
Click the trigger column in the Puppet panel, choose Create Trigger, then enter the key in the Triggers panel |
Click the trigger column in the Puppet panel, choose Create Trigger, then enter the key in the Triggers panel |
| Show trigger keys for a puppet (that uses the Triggers behavior) | Select the puppet, then open the Triggers panel (Window > Triggers) | Select the puppet, then open the Triggers panel (Window > Triggers) |
| Make a layer a clipping mask for the layers below it, or release a clipping mask | Ctrl+Alt+G | Command+Option+G |
Copy a selected handle |
Ctrl+C |
Command+C |
Copy a selected handle, then remove it from the puppet |
Ctrl+X |
Command+X |
Paste a previously copied or cut handle into the currently selected layer or group of a puppet |
Ctrl+V |
Command+V |
| Constrain movement of a handle in the Puppet panel | Hold down Shift as you start to drag the handle | Hold down Shift as you start to drag the handle |
| Nudge selected handles | Arrow keys + hold down Shift as well for 10x the distance or Ctrl for 1/10th the distance | Arrow keys + hold down Shift as well for 10x the distance or Command for 1/10th the distance |
Navigate out of a group in the Puppet panel |
Ctrl+[ |
Command+[ |
(Tags popup window) Cycle through tag categories (tabs) |
Tab or Shift+Tab |
Tab or Shift+Tab |
Charactertizer (Edit Style screen)
| Results | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Pan the style image (when zoomed) | Hold down Spacebar while dragging the image | Hold down Spacebar while dragging the image |
| Zoom the style image | Alt-spin the mouse wheel (or vertically swipe the trackpad) while the pointer is above the image | Option-spin the mouse wheel (or vertically swipe the trackpad) while the pointer is above the image |
(Edit Points) Select multiple edit points |
Drag (marquee)-select around the points |
Drag (marquee)-select around the points |
(Edit Points) Select all edit points |
Ctrl+A |
Command+A |
(Edit Points) Add edit points to the current selection |
Hold Shift while selecting points (via click or marquee-drag) |
Hold Shift while selecting points (via click or marquee-drag) |
(Edit Points) Toggle the selection of multiple edit points |
Hold Ctrl while selecting points (via click or marquee-drag) |
Hold Command while selecting points (via click or marquee-drag) |
(Edit Points) Deselect all edit points |
Ctrl+Shift+A |
Command+Shift+A |
(Edit Points) Scale the selected edit points |
Ctrl+mouse wheel or vertically swipe on a trackpad |
Command+mouse wheel or vertically swipe on a trackpad |
(Edit Regions) Adjust the brush size |
Spin the mouse wheel or vertically swipe the trackpad |
Spin the mouse wheel or vertically swipe the trackpad |
(Edit Regions) Eyedropper-pick the brush type from the region color drawn over the image |
Right-click above the drawn color |
Right-click above the drawn color |
Puppet Tools
| Results | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Activate Selection tool | V | V |
| Activate Hand tool | H | H |
| Temporarily activate Hand tool | Hold down Spacebar | Hold down Spacebar |
| Activate Zoom In tool | Z | Z |
| Activate Zoom Out tool | Alt (when Zoom In tool is active) | Option (when Zoom In tool is active) |
| Activate Handle tool | L | L |
| Activate Stick tool | S | S |
| Activate Pin tool | P | P |
| Activate Dragger tool | M | M |
| Activate Dangle tool | D | D |
Behaviors
Note:
See Lip Sync shortcuts in the Lip sync section.
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Result |
Windows |
macOS |
|---|---|---|
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Search for (filter) behavior parameters based on their names |
Ctrl+F |
Command+F |
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(Eye Gaze or Face) Pause eye gaze or facial movements |
Hold down ; (semicolon) |
Hold down ; (semicolon) |
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(Eye Gaze, Face or Head and Body Turner) Paste face measurements data from After Effects onto a puppet |
Ctrl+V |
Command+V |
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Eye Gaze) Dart eyes in specific directions (when Keyboard Input is armed) |
Arrow keys: Up or Down = vertical, Left or Right = horizontal, horizontal + vertical Arrow keys = diagonal |
Arrow keys: Up or Down = vertical, Left or Right = horizontal, horizontal + vertical Arrow keys = diagonal |
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(Layer Picker) Choose a different layer (when Keyboard Input is armed) |
Arrow keys: Left = lower-numbered layer, Right = higher-numbered layer, Up = first layer in range, Down = last layer in range |
Arrow keys: Left = lower-numbered layer, Right = higher-numbered layer, Up = first layer in range, Down = last layer in range |
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(Lip Sync) Copy a lip sync take as Time Remap keyframes for use in After Effects |
Right-click the Lip Sync take, then choose Copy Visemes for After Effects |
Right-click the Lip Sync take, then choose Copy Visemes for After Effects |
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(Particles) Emit a single particle (Continuous mode for either Point and shoot or Cannon) |
R |
R |
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(Particles) Remove all particles |
D |
D |
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(Walk) Start/stop walking (when Start is set to With Left & Right Arrow Keys) |
Left Arrow or Right Arrow |
Left Arrow or Right Arrow |
Recording and playback
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Result |
Windows |
macOS |
|---|---|---|
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Start or stop recording |
Ctrl+R |
Command+R |
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Start or stop playback |
Spacebar |
Spacebar |
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Record a 1-frame take |
Ctrl+1 |
Command+1 |
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Record a 2-frame take |
Ctrl+2 |
Command+2 |
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Record a take the duration of the work area* |
Ctrl+3 |
Command+3 |
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Arm or disarm all behaviors for a puppet |
Ctrl-click any behavior Arm for Record button in the Properties panel |
Command-click any behavior Arm for Record button in the Properties panel |
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Arm or disarm all currently recordable properties of a behavior |
Ctrl-click any behavior parameter’s Arm for Record button in the Properties panel |
Command-click any behavior parameter’s Arm for Record button in the Properties panel |
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Enable or disable all behaviors on a puppet |
Ctrl-click any behavior’s eyeball in the Properties panel |
Command-click any behavior’s eyeball in the Properties panel |
* These shortcuts create takes for armed behavior parameters. However, if triggers or swap sets are selected in the Triggers panel and the panel has focus, these will create trigger bars bars (and take bars for any replays associated with the selected triggers) instead.
Note:
The record 1 frame take and record a 2 frame take shortcuts create takes for armed behavior parameters. However, if triggers or swap sets are selected in the Triggers panel and the panel has focus, these creates trigger bars instead.
Time navigation and work area
| Result | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Go to beginning of a scene |
Home | Fn+Left Arrow |
| Go forward 1 frame |
Ctrl+Right Arrow | Command+Right Arrow |
| Go forward 10 frames |
Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow | Command+Shift+Right Arrow |
| Go backward 1 frame |
Ctrl+Left Arrow | Command+Left Arrow |
| Go backward 10 frames |
Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow | Command+Shift+Left Arrow |
| Go to the previous interesting time (work area start/end, track in/out, take in/out, marker) | Alt+Left Arrow | Option+Left Arrow |
| Go to the next interesting time (work area start/end, track in/out, take in/out, marker) | Alt+Right Arrow | Option+Right Arrow |
| Go to the start of the work area | Shift+Home | Shift+Home |
| Go to the end of the work area | Shift+End | Shift+End |
| Scrub through time in 1-frame increments |
Drag the playhead | Drag the playhead |
| Scrub through time in subframe increments |
Ctrl-drag the playhead | Command-drag the playhead |
| Scroll left or right one “page” of the Timeline panel at a time |
Page Up or Page Down | Page Up or Page Down |
| Scroll left or right less than one “page” of the Timeline panel at a time | Ctrl+Page Up or Ctrl +Page Down | Command+Page Up or Command+Page Down |
| Scroll horizontally (through time) or vertically (through tracks and takes) |
With the mouse pointer above the Timeline panel, swipe using two fingers either horizontally or vertically across a trackpad. Or, on a touchscreen, swipe using two fingers either horizontally or vertically. Alternatively, to scroll through time, Shift-mouse wheel or swipe using two fingers vertically on a trackpad. | With the mouse pointer above the Timeline panel, swipe using two fingers either horizontally or vertically across a trackpad. Or, on a touchscreen, swipe using two fingers either horizontally or vertically. Alternatively, to scroll through time, Shift-mouse wheel or swipe using two fingers vertically on a trackpad. |
| Zoom into or out of time | With the mouse pointer above a specific time in the Timeline panel, do a pinch-to-zoom gesture on a trackpad. Or, Alt- or Ctrl-mouse wheel or swipe using two fingers vertically on a trackpad. Alternatively, pinch-to-zoom above a specific time in the Timeline panel on a touchscreen. | With the mouse pointer above a specific time in the Timeline panel, do a pinch-to-zoom gesture on a trackpad. Or, Option-mouse wheel or swipe using two fingers vertically on a trackpad. Alternatively, pinch-to-zoom above a specific time in the Timeline panel on a touchscreen. |
| Zoom time to fit the contents of the Timeline panel |
\ | \ |
| Zoom time to fit the selected items | Shift+\ |
Shift+\ |
| Zoom time to fit the work area | Assignable in the Keyboard Shortcut editor: Zoom Timeline to Fit Work Area | Assignable in the Keyboard Shortcut editor: Zoom Timeline to Fit Work Area |
| Enable or disable the work area | Click the bar along the time ruler at the top of the Timeline panel | Click the bar along the time ruler at the top of the Timeline panel |
| Set start of the work area to the playhead | Alt+I | Option+I |
| Set end of the work area to the playhead | Alt+O | Option+O |
| Set the work area to match the selected tracks and takes | Alt+/ | Option+/ |
| Advance (shift later in time) the work area by its duration | Ctrl+4 | Command+4 |
Tracks and takes
| Result | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Search for (filter) tracks based on their names, or takes or keyframes based on their behavior or parameter names |
Ctrl+F |
Command+F |
| Toggle the Shy state for all track and take rows |
Ctrl-click a Shy button |
Command-click a Shy button |
| Move selected tracks or takes up (front) or down (back) in stacking order |
Ctrl+Up Arrow or Ctrl+Down Arrow | Command+Up Arrow or Command+Down Arrow |
| Move selected tracks or takes to the top (frontmost) or bottom (backmost) in stacking order |
Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow or Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow |
Command+Shift+Up Arrow or Command+Shift+Down Arrow |
| Show multiple takes for each behavior parameter as separate rows or on a single row |
Ctrl-click the disclosure triangle for a parameter’s takes |
Command-click the disclosure triangle for a parameter’s takes |
| While dragging a track or take, avoid snapping to frame boundaries or start/end times of other tracks and takes | Hold down Ctrl | Hold down Command |
| Use the previous or next take blend mode |
Ctrl+B or Ctrl+Shift+B | Command+B or Command+Shift+B |
| Move (shift) the selected tracks, takes, trigger/viseme bars, and keyframes in time to align to the current (playhead) time |
[ or ] |
[ or ] |
| Trim the In point for selected tracks or takes to current time |
Alt+[ (left bracket) or Alt+] (right bracket) | Option+[ (left bracket) or Option+] (right bracket) |
| Copy selected takes, visemes or trigger bars, or keyframes | Ctrl+C | Command+C |
| Copy selected takes, visemes or trigger bars, or keyframes, then remove them from the Timeline panel | Ctrl+X | Command+X |
| Paste a previously copied or cut takes, or viseme or trigger bars, or keyframes, at the current (playhead) time | Ctrl+V | Command+V |
| Create a hold take from the selected take at the current time | Ctrl+Shift+Alt+D | Command+Shift+Option+D |
| Replace a puppet track with a different puppet item | Select the puppet track in the timeline, then hold down Alt as you drag another puppet from the Project panel into the Timeline panel | Select the puppet track in the timeline, then hold down Option as you drag another puppet from the Project panel into the Timeline panel |
Lip sync
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Result |
Windows |
macOS |
|---|---|---|
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Add a viseme anywhere in time |
Alt-right-click at the intended time above the Visemes row in the Timeline panel, then choose the viseme from the menu |
Option-right-click at the intended time above the Visemes row in the Timeline panel, then choose the viseme from the menu |
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Split a viseme bar |
Alt-click at the intended split time, or place the playhead at the intended split time above the selected viseme bar and then press Ctrl+Shift+D |
Option-click at the intended split time, or place the playhead at the intended split time above the selected viseme bar and then press Command+Shift+D |
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Select the previous or next |
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Move the selected viseme earlier or later by one frame at a time |
Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
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Change selected visemes to a specific viseme |
First letter of the viseme (e.g., A for Ah, E for Ee, W for W-Oo, etc.) |
First letter of the viseme (e.g., A for Ah, E for Ee, W for W-Oo, etc.) |
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Split selected viseme in half |
/ (forward slash) |
/ (forward slash) |
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Copy Lip Sync take to system clipboard and remove take from puppet |
Ctrl+X |
Command+X |
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Paste Lip Sync take to puppet |
Ctrl+V |
Command+V |
Trigger bars in the Timeline panel
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Result |
Windows |
macOS |
|---|---|---|
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Add a trigger anywhere in time |
Alt-right-click at the intended time above the Triggers row in the Timeline panel, then choose the trigger from the menu |
Option-right-click at the intended time above the Triggers row in the Timeline panel, then choose the trigger from the menu |
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Delete a trigger bar and fill the gap by extending the adjacent trigger on the left |
Alt+Delete |
Option+Delete |
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Split a trigger bar |
Alt-click at the intended split time, or place the playhead at the intended split time above the selected trigger bar and then press Ctrl+Shift+D |
Option-click at the intended split time, or place the playhead at the intended split time above the selected trigger bar and then press Command+Shift+D |
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Select the previous or next trigger bar in time |
Left Arrow or Right Arrow |
Left Arrow or Right Arrow |
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Move the selected trigger bar earlier or later by one frame at a time |
Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
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Split selected trigger bar in half |
/ (forward slash) |
/ (forward slash) |
Keyframes
| Result | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Select all keyframes for a behavior parameter | Click the parameter’s name in the header area of the Timeline panel | Click the parameter’s name in the header area of the Timeline panel |
| Set selected keyframes to Ease interpolation | F9 | F9 |
| Set selected keyframes to Ease In interpolation | Shift+F9 | Shift+F9 |
| Set selected keyframes to Ease out interpolation | Ctrl+Shift+F9 | Command+Shift+F9 |
| Toggle selected keyframes to Hold interpolation | Ctrl+Alt+H | Command+Option+H |
| Expand or compress a group of selected keyframes (keyframe time stretching) |
Hold down Alt and drag the first or last selected keyframe to the desired time |
Hold down Option and drag the first or last selected keyframe to the desired time |
| (Curve Editor) Restrict movement of keyframe to be horizontal or vertical | Hold down Shift after starting to drag a selected curve point | Hold down Shift after starting to drag a selected curve point |
| (Curve Editor) Restrict direction handles of selected keyframes to be horizontal | Shift-drag a direction handle | Shift-drag a direction handle |
| (Curve Editor) Toggle between independent directions and matching but opposite directions for the handles of a keyframes | Hold down Alt, then start dragging a direction handle | Hold down Option, then start dragging a direction handle |
| (Curve Editor) Show or hide the Curve Editors for all keyframed behavior parameters |
Ctrl-click the disclosure triangle for a keyframed parameter |
Command-click the disclosure triangle for a keyframed parameter |
Markers
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Result |
Windows |
macOS |
|---|---|---|
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Add a marker |
* (multiply) on numeric keypad |
Control+8 |
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Add a stop marker |
Shift+* (multiply) on numeric keypad |
Control+Shift+8 |
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Rename a marker or stop marker |
Press Enter or double-click |
Press Enter or double-click |
Controls panel
| Result | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
Add a control for a specific puppet trigger |
Drag the trigger from the Triggers panel into the Controls panel |
Drag the trigger from the Triggers panel into the Controls panel |
| Add controls for all of a puppet’s triggers |
Click the Refresh Layout button |
Click the Refresh Layout button |
| Relayout the current controls based on the size of the Controls panel |
Alt-click the Refresh Layout button |
Option-click the Refresh Layout button |
| While dragging a control, avoid snapping to the grid layout (Layout mode) |
Hold down Ctrl |
Hold down Command |
| Pan the contents of the panel (Layout mode) | Hold down the Alt key or middle mouse button while dragging in the panel, or spin the mouse wheel to scroll vertically or hold down the Shift key as you spin it to scroll horizontally | Hold down the Option key or middle mouse button while dragging in the panel, or spin the mouse wheel to scroll vertically or hold down the Shift key as you spin it to scroll horizontally |
| Assign a key to a selected trigger control (Layout mode) |
Press the key, or enter the key for the trigger in the Triggers panel |
Press the key, or enter the key for the trigger in the Triggers panel |
| Assign a MIDI note to a selected trigger control (Layout mode) |
Tap the note on the MIDI device; you can also do this while the cursor is in the MIDI Note field in the Triggers panel | Tap the note on the MIDI device; you can also do this while the cursor is in the MIDI Note field in the Triggers panel |
| Assign a MIDI fader or knob to a selected behavior parameter control (Layout mode) |
Move the fader or knob |
Move the fader or knob |
| Quickly switch from Layout to Perform mode | Double-click away from any control in the panel | Double-click away from any control in the panel |
Quickly switch between Layout and Perform modes* |
Tab or Shift+Tab |
Tab or Shift+Tab |
* You can assign another shortcut to quickly switch between Layout and Perform modes. In the Keyboard Shortcut editor, look in the Window category for the Toggle Controls Panel Layout Mode command.
Export
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Result |
Windows |
macOS |
|---|---|---|
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Export scene as video using Adobe Media Encoder |
Ctrl+M |
Command+M |
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Export scene as PNG sequence and WAV audio |
Ctrl+Alt+M |
Command+Option+M |
Live streaming
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Result |
Windows |
macOS |
|---|---|---|
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Enable or disable live streaming |
Click the Stream Live button in the Scene panel |
Click the Stream Live button in the Scene panel |
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Change the active devices for live streaming |
Ctrl-click the Stream Live button in the Scene panel |
Command-click the Stream Live button in the Scene panel |
Adobe MAX
The Creativity Conference
Oct 14–16 Miami Beach and online
Adobe MAX
The Creativity Conference
Oct 14–16 Miami Beach and online