I made a quick overview of the most essential davinci resolve shortcuts. It is part of my series of productivity enhancement keyboard shortcuts for creative software. They work on both windows, mac and linux.
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General Shortcuts
Save Project: Ctrl + S (Windows/Linux) or Cmd + S (Mac)
Undo: Ctrl + Z (Windows/Linux) or Cmd + Z (Mac)
Redo: Ctrl + Shift + Z (Windows/Linux) or Cmd + Shift + Z (Mac)
Cut: Ctrl + X (Windows/Linux) or Cmd + X (Mac)
Copy: Ctrl + C (Windows/Linux) or Cmd + C (Mac)
Paste: Ctrl + V (Windows/Linux) or Cmd + V (Mac)
Full Screen: Ctrl + F (Windows/Linux) or Cmd + F (Mac)
Switch to Edit Page: Shift + 4
Switch to Color Page: Shift + 6
Editing Shortcuts
Blade Tool: B
Select Tool: A
Ripple Delete: Shift + Backspace (Windows/Linux) or Shift + Delete (Mac)
Trim Start to Playhead: Ctrl + [
Trim End to Playhead: Ctrl + ]
Insert Clip: F9
Overwrite Clip: F10
Replace Clip: F11
Insert Gap: Ctrl + Shift + X (Windows/Linux) or Cmd + Shift + X (Mac)
Link/Unlink Clips: Ctrl + Shift + L (Windows/Linux) or Cmd + Shift + L (Mac)
Enable/Disable Clip: D
Add Transition: Ctrl + T (Windows/Linux) or Cmd + T (Mac)
Playback Shortcuts
Play/Pause: Spacebar
Stop: K
Play Forward: L
Play Backward: J
Next Frame: Right Arrow
Previous Frame: Left Arrow
Jump to Start: Home
Jump to End: End
Color Grading Shortcuts
Reset Node Grade: Ctrl + Home (Windows/Linux) or Cmd + Home (Mac)
Add Serial Node: Alt + S (Windows/Linux) or Option + S (Mac)
Add Parallel Node: Alt + P (Windows/Linux) or Option + P (Mac)
Add Layer Node: Alt + L (Windows/Linux) or Option + L (Mac)
Bypass All Grades: Ctrl + D (Windows/Linux) or Cmd + D (Mac)
Toggle Viewer LUT: Shift + D
Toggle Split Screen: Ctrl + W (Windows/Linux) or Cmd + W (Mac)
Apply Grade from Previous Clip: Alt + = (Windows/Linux) or Option + = (Mac)
Timeline Navigation Shortcuts
Zoom In: = (Equals key)
Zoom Out: - (Minus key)
Toggle Timeline View Options: Shift + Z
Go to Next Edit Point: Down Arrow
Go to Previous Edit Point: Up Arrow
Move Playhead to Next Keyframe: Shift + Right Arrow
Move Playhead to Previous Keyframe: Shift + Left Arrow
Fairlight (Audio Editing) Shortcuts
Open Mixer: Ctrl + Shift + M (Windows/Linux) or Cmd + Shift + M (Mac)
Add Audio Track: Alt + A (Windows/Linux) or Option + A (Mac)
Mute Track: Shift + M
Solo Track: Shift + S
Arm for Record: Shift + R
Normalize Audio Levels: Ctrl + Alt + N (Windows/Linux) or Cmd + Option + N (Mac)
Fusion (VFX) Shortcuts
Show/Hide Node Editor: Shift + Space
Merge Node: Ctrl + M (Windows/Linux) or Cmd + M (Mac)
Transform Node: Ctrl + T (Windows/Linux) or Cmd + T (Mac)
Add Background Node: Ctrl + B (Windows/Linux) or Cmd + B (Mac)
Show/Hide Inspector: Ctrl + 1 (Windows/Linux) or Cmd + 1 (Mac)
Viewing Keyboard Shortcuts:
Open DaVinci Resolve.
Go to the "DaVinci Resolve" Menu:
On Windows: Click on the "DaVinci Resolve" menu at the top left.
On macOS: Click on "DaVinci Resolve" in the top menu bar.
Select "Keyboard Customization":
In the dropdown menu, select "Keyboard Customization...". This opens the Keyboard Customization window.
View Shortcuts:
The keyboard customization window will display all available shortcuts. You can search for specific functions using the search bar at the top or browse by category on the left side (e.g., Edit, Color, Fairlight).
Changing Keyboard Shortcuts:
Navigate to the Shortcut You Want to Change:
Use the categories on the left or the search bar to find the command for which you want to change the shortcut.
Change the Shortcut:
Click on the current shortcut key next to the command. A text box will appear allowing you to press the new key combination you want to assign.
Press the key combination you want to use for that function.
If the shortcut is already in use for another command, DaVinci Resolve will warn you and ask if you want to overwrite it or assign it elsewhere.
Save Your Custom Keyboard Layout:
After customizing your shortcuts, click the "Save As..." button in the bottom-left corner to save your changes as a new keyboard preset.
Name your custom keyboard layout and click "OK".
Switching Between Keyboard Presets:
Open the Keyboard Customization Window:
Follow the same steps as above to open the "Keyboard Customization" window.
Choose a Preset:
In the upper-left corner, you’ll see a dropdown menu that allows you to switch between different keyboard presets. You can choose between the default DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro X, or any custom layout you've saved.
Resetting to Default Shortcuts:
Open the Keyboard Customization Window.
Select the Default Preset:
In the keyboard preset dropdown, select "DaVinci Resolve" to return to the default settings.
Apply the Default:
Your shortcuts will be reset to DaVinci Resolve's original configuration.
Remember if you change the keyboard shortcuts in Davince Resolve, it will be harder to follow the many good tourtorials on you tube 🙂
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