Control-Shift click a track to scroll into view, this will bring the track selected to the top of the screen in the edit window, as well scrolling the track to the first fader position of your control surface, if you are using one. This is particularly useful if you are using a small control surface with a limited number of faders.
April 2009
Advanced Video Export!
by Major on April 20th, 2009 in Keyboard ShortcutsA few people have suggested this as a great hidden shortcut, so here it is: If you hold (control-option-command) and click on ‘Bounce to Quicktime’ you will get the standard Quicktime options for converting the video to a different format. Very handy for quickly converting from H.264 codec to something useful. Mr. Brent Herber explains here
A Quick Way to Rename Multiple Regions
by Evan on April 13th, 2009 in Keyboard ShortcutsTo rename a region, select the region and press Shift-Apple-R. This shortcut by itself doesn’t save a ton of time, because you can also just double click on the region to bring up the rename dialog. However, when renaming a large group of regions, such as a group of splits for a song / spot / movie, if you select all the regions and press Shift-Apple-R, Pro Tools will automatically cycle to the next region after you rename one. The order in which the regions will cycle follows the sorting in the region bin. This workflow has the potential to save you a lot of time if you regularly name groups of regions. Happy Renaming!!
Nudge Inside a Region
by Major on April 6th, 2009 in Keyboard ShortcutsThis is another well documented keyboard shortcut in the nudge family, but I think it is one of the most useful tools when doing delicate editing.
kitchen sync points
by Evan on April 3rd, 2009 in Features, Keyboard ShortcutsSync points are, in my opinion, under-utilized by a lot of Pro Tools users. They have some pretty valuable and time-saving uses. The most helpful use of a sync point is snapping a region to your cursor using the sync point. Spotting sound effects in post production is one example. Drop the region onto the timeline and place the cursor right at the part of the sound you want to sync (usually the transient, but not necessarily). Press command-comma to insert the sync point. Navigate your cursor to the frame of video you wish to sync to. Now you can snap your region via it’s sync point to your cursor by control-shift clicking the region while in supertool or grabber mode. This is a fast, easy alternative to trimming the region, nudging to the video frame you want and then trimming it back out.
Export Session Info as Text: Not as useless as it sounds!
by Major on April 1st, 2009 in FeaturesExport Session Info as Text (located in the file menu) is an often overlooked feature that has several great uses, especially in post production. I will go over two ways that I have used it in the past week, though there are many other ways to use it.
