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Default keyboard shortcuts

Last updated on Jan. 12, 2022

Get the complete list of keyboard shortcuts for Adobe Media Encoder in this article.

Application shortcuts

Result	Windows	Mac OS
Open Preferences dialog	Ctrl+,	Cmd+,
Keyboard Shortcuts dialog	Shift+Ctrl+Alt+K	Shift+Cmd+Opt+K
Quit AME	Ctrl+Q	Cmd+Q
Add Source	Ctrl+I	Cmd+I
Add watch folder	Ctrl+Alt+I	Cmd+Opt+I
Start/Pause Queue	Enter	Enter
Stop Queue	Esc	Esc
Stop Current Item	Ctrl+ - (minus)	Cmd+ - (minus sign)
Save Queue	Ctrl+S	Cmd+S
Show Log	Ctrl+L	Cmd+L
Show errors	Ctrl+Alt+L	Cmd+Opt+L
Undo	Ctrl+Z	Cmd+Z
Redo	Shift+Ctrl+Z	Shift+Cmd+Z
Redo	Ctrl+Y	Cmd+Y
Cut	Ctrl+X	Cmd+X
Copy	Ctrl+C	Cmd+C
Paste	Ctrl+V	Cmd+V
Clear	Delete	Delete
Duplicate	Ctrl+D	Cmd+D
Select All	Ctrl+A	Cmd+A
Deselect All	Ctrl+Shift+A	Cmd+Shift+A
Skip Selection	Ctrl+Shift+.	Cmd+Shift+.
Reset Status	Ctrl+.	Cmd+.
Open Export Settings dialog	Ctrl+E	Cmd+E
Restore AME preferences to default state	Hold Shift Key during launch	Hold Shift Key during launch
Launch Help	F1	F1

Result	Windows	Mac OS
Open Preset Settings dialog	Ctrl+Alt+E	Cmd+Opt+E
Apply to queue	Ctrl+U	Cmd+U
Apply to watch folders	Ctrl+Alt+U	Cmd+Opt+U
Create Encoding preset	Ctrl+N	Cmd+N
Create Ingest preset	Ctrl+Alt+N	Cmd+Opt+N
Create preset group	Ctrl+G	Cmd+G
Create alias to preset	Ctrl+B	Cmd+B
Rename user preset or preset group	Ctrl+R	Cmd+R

Result	Windows	Mac OS
Apply preset to source in Queue	Double-Click preset	Double-Click preset
Apply preset to Watch Folder	Alt+Double-Click preset	Opt+Double-Click preset
Create alias to System preset	Drag preset	Drag preset
New preset from System preset	Alt+Drag preset	Opt+Drag preset
Create alias to User preset	Alt+Drag preset	Opt+Drag preset
Open/Close folder and all sub-folders	Ctrl+Double Click preset	Cmd+Double Click preset
Reveal System preset	Alt+Right Click preset	Opt+Right Click preset

Result	Windows	Mac OS
Set In Point for selected clip	I	I
Set Out point for selected clip	O	O
Clear In & Out points	C	C
Toggle playback of selected clip	Space	Space
Fast-backward playback	J	J
Pause playback	K	K
Fast-forward playback	L	L
Slow-backward playback	Shift+J	Shift+J
Slow-forward playback	Shift+L	Shift+L

Result	Windows	Mac OS
Close/Open Queue panel	Ctrl+1	Cmd+1
Close/Open Encoding panel	Ctrl+2	Cmd+2
Close/Open Watch folders panel	Ctrl+3	Cmd+3
Close/Open Preset browser	Ctrl+4	Cmd+4
Close/Open Media Browser	Ctrl+5	Cmd+5
Close the current panel	Ctrl+W	Cmd+W
Maximize/Restore panel under cursor	`(backtick)	`(backtick)
Maximize/Restore current panel	Shift+`	Shift+`
Maximize/Restore panel under cursor (Non-English Keyboards)	<	<
Maximize/Restore current panel (Non-English Keyboards)	Shift+<	Shift+<

Result	Windows	Mac OS
Open/close folder	Right and Left Arrows	Right and Left Arrows
Select previous/next item in list	Up and Down Arrows	Up and Down Arrows
Add previous/next item in list to current selection	Shift + Up/Down Arrows	Shift + Up/Down Arrows
Select previous/next item in list. If a folder is selected, Right Arrow opens the folder and Left Arrow closes it.	Right and Left Arrows	Right and Left Arrows
Add previous/next item in list to current selection. If a folder is selected, Right Arrow opens folder and Left Arrow closes it.	Shift+Right and Left Arrows	Shift+Right and Left Arrows

Result	Windows	Mac OS
Moves playhead one frame earlier/later	Left/Right arrows	Left/Right arrows
Move playhead to the start/end frame	Home/End	Home/End
Set source range In Point to playhead's current position	I	I
Set source range Out Point to playhead's current position	O	O
Move playhead to the In Point	Q	Q
Move playhead to the Out Point	W	W
Zooms in frame preview	Ctrl++(plus)	Cmd++(plus)
Zooms out frame preview	Ctrl+- (minus)	Cmd+-(minus)
Exports preset as an EPR file	Alt+Click "Save Preset" button	Opt+Click "Save Preset" button

Bit rate field in Mbps:
Result	Windows	Mac OS
Increase or decrease current value by 1	Shift+Up/Down Arrows	Shift+Up/Down Arrows
Increase or decrease current value by .1	Up and Down Arrows	Up and Down Arrows
Increase or decrease current value by .01	Ctrl+Up/Down Arrows	Cmd+Up/Down Arrows
Increase or decrease current value by .001	Ctrl+Alt+Up/Down Arrows	Cmd+Opt+Up/Down Arrows

Result	Windows	Mac OS
Bit rate field in Kbps:
Increase or decrease current value by 10	Shift+Up/Down Arrows	Shift+Up/Down Arrows
Increase or decrease current value by 1	Up and Down Arrows	Up and Down Arrows
Increase or decrease current value by .1	Ctrl+Up/Down Arrows	Cmd+Up/Down Arrows
Increase or decrease current value by .01	Ctrl+Alt+Up/Down Arrows	Cmd+Opt+Up/Down Arrows

Result	Windows	Mac OS
Numeric field with whole numbers (ex. Frame Width setting):
Increase or decrease current value by 1	Up and Down Arrows	Up and Down Arrows
Increase or decrease current value by 10	Shift+Up/Down Arrows	Shift+Up/Down Arrows
Increase or decrease current value by 10	Ctrl+Up/Down Arrows	Cmd+Up/Down Arrows
Increase or decrease current value by 100	Ctrl+Shift+Up/Down Arrows	Cmd+Shift+Up/Down Arrows

Select Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows) or Application > Keyboard Shortcuts (Mac OS) to customize keyboard shortcuts in Adobe Media Encoder.

For example, to change the keyboard shortcut for the cut operation from Ctrl+x to Ctrl+t, do the following:

Select Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts.
In the Keyboard Shortcuts panel, expand the Edit menu by clicking the disclosure to the left of it.
Select Cut.
Click next to Ctrl+x to delete the existing command.
Click Add.
Press Ctrl+t.
Click OK.

Result	Windows	Mac OS
Expand/Collapse all categories in dialog	Alt+Click Category heading	Opt+Click Category heading

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