Denis Klepcha has compiled a convenient chart showing the most used keyboard shortcuts for After Effects. You can download and print this cheat sheet out for your wall to save you from always having to stop what you’re doing and go through the “help” files.
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Straight onto my wallpaper!
Very useful …
very nice thank you!
nice thanks
Very handy! Thanks
Thanks! Very usefull.
Awesome thank you very much for this, I will print it and place it at my desk….. always to view…..
That is helpful, but a pdf-file is better printable.
I recommend downloading the official Adobe Shortcut application. its free and has shortcuts for every adobe application.
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/marketplace/index.cfm?event=marketplace.offering&marketplaceid=1&offeringid=15241
There’s a handy little AIR application for searching and browsing keyboard shortcuts for all Adobe applications:
http://blogs.adobe.com/toddkopriva/2009/08/keyboard-shortcuts-air-applica.html
Of course, the complete list of shortcuts is here:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/AfterEffects/9.0/WS3878526689cb91655866c1103a9d3c597-7987a.html
This is nice…one comment…I would have made this a bit larger, as in a full 8.5×11 or 11×17 page. Text is a bit small when you print out…even resizing it to fit those pages it gets a bit distorted.
Great work though!!!
Thanks!!!
my new wallpaper wahooo!!
Thanks!
How to make a full screen by shortcut?
Hit ” ‘ “
Thanks!
Argggh! PC Shortcuts!!!!!
aren’t there the shortcuts for mac??? please!!!!
No, these are for PC. Im 99% sure that to change them, you just have to do the apple or command key instead of the windows logo, and the option key instead of the alt key. Also return is enter, but same key.
Beautiful! but other user need a shortcut for after effects cs4 on mac. Can you upload this? Thanks!
would be happy if you guys can make it for photoshop and illustrator too
http://www.nobledesktop.com/shortcuts.html pdf and very well laid out
Awesome!!! Thanks
Very useful!
Maybe you can add the shortcut SPACEBAR+drag click as a temporary hand tool.
By the way, thanks for putting these together!
How? Is it possible to change the shortcuts? I really need a way to us the hand tool more easily.
I like how in photoshop (CS5 extended…), you can do controll + scroll, and alt + scroll to do left/right and up/down.
Also, i hate how in AE, you scroll normally to zoom, and not alt scroll to zoom.
sorry, actually you do control and shift i think for up/side.
But is there a way to change the controls? Is it in some obvious menu that I haven’t looked at?
WHO needs PC shortcuts ; )
not me!
*just kidding* : )
most of the shortcuts are exactly the same anyway. Just replace Ctrl with command and you basically have it. I downloaded the Adobe Air version which is mac or PC but I can see why this would be more convenient as a desktop background rather ten having to open the Air Application.
In any case, I’m rambling. Good list of shortcuts, would be cool to see illustrator and Photoshop ones as well.
thank y broo
photoshop cs4 , first link http://tinyurl.com/yzp6guq
illustrator cs4, first link again http://tinyurl.com/yesjxxs
Awesooome! thanks man! huge help.
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That’s interesting for user.Thanks a lot
something you also can use if you don’t know every shortcut for after effects
http://www.editorskeys.com/after-effects-professional-keyboard-set.html
i think i’m going to buy it
Keep posting stuff like this i really like it
woohoo, nice post man…thx
Hey Thanks
I also made a video tut were I show my most used shortcuts in action, I made it in After Effects CS3
http://www.bluefx.net/blog/first-creativecow-tutorial-ae-quick-tips-for-better-workflow-part-1/
http://www.bluefx.net/blog/ae-quick-tips-for-better-workflow-part-2/
thanks a lot!!!
regards from chile!
aha，thank u buddy！ i tried to translate your great work into chinese.
These are great references. It would be great to have something like this for Cinema 4D as well, in the CGtuts area.
sweet!
Hey, there is an error. The shape tool shortcut is “q” not “o” as designated on the cheat sheet.
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Very useful, thanks!!
thanks dude. Keep posting stuff like this i really like it
Nice. Thx
great post. but i want to know about cs 5. do you have it here? thanks
not yet… but we could create an updated version, most everything is the same.
nice , post do you have for sc 5 thanks..
edius premiere
These shortcut will diffidently come in useful thanks.
thanks dude…… very use full data