Keyboard shortcuts – After Effects
For all shortcuts the following rules apply:
- On Windows → Command = Strg
- On older Keyboards and on Windows → option = Alt
To quickly open the different “Transform” properties of a selected layer in AE press the following keys:
| P | Position | |
| R | Rotation | |
| S | Scale | |
| T | Opacity (think t like transcparency) | |
| A | Anchor Point |
To navigate in the timeline you may use the following shortcuts:
| J / K | Go to previous (J) or next (K) visible item in time ruler (keyframe, layer marker, work area beginning or end) | |
| I | go to in point (start) of selected layer | |
| O | go to out point (end) of selected layer | |
| U | show only properties with keyframes | |
| UU | show only properties that have been modified | |
| E | show effects | |
| EE | properties with expressions | |
| command + arrow left/right | go one frame back/forward | |
To show certain other properties:
| F | Mask Feather | |
| M | Mask Path | |
| TT | Mask Opacity | |
| L | Audio Levels | |
| LL | Audio Waveform | |
| RR | Time Remap |
Adding, manipulating and navigating markers:
| shift + 0 | Add marker called “0” | |
| shift + 1 | Add marker called “1” | |
| shift + … | this goes for all numbers | |
| 0 | go to marker “0” | |
| 1 | go to marker “1” | |
| … | same with other numbers |