BP12_iMovie keyboard shortcuts

Here are some helpful keyboard shortcuts for iMovie:

Keyboard Shortcuts

cmd+g – to view in full screen

iMovie

[ - to play 1 second around the playhead

] – to play 3 seconds around the playhead

/ - to play a selection

\ - to play selected event/project from the beginning

cmd+opt – to access fine tuning functions (then drag the handle left/right to trim/add up to 1 sec from clip – shows frames & new time when tuning)

opt+left/right arrow (when mouse is at beginning or end of clip) – add or remove 1 frame at a time

cmd+shift – to add sound effect from video library

m – to add a beat marker to an audio clip

Advanced Tool Keyboard Shortcuts

Inspector

e – to select/unselect the edit tool

f – to select/unselect the favorite tool

u – to select/unselect the unmark tool

r – to select/unselect the reject tool