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Macros
Keyboard Maestro uses keyboard shortcuts to create the macro. These are my keyboard shortcuts so that you can map the buttons to your shortcuts.
MR - media relatives
SS - sift selected items
SU - show unsifted
Au - autosync
FS - fill sorted
AS - align selected to grid
VI - video mixdown
TS - audio mixdown
Ra - render at position
Wa - waveform
Ma - markers window
Clear in and outs, go to action marker in multiple clips
This macro goes through the scene bin in list view and removes marks, goes to the first marker on the clip and zooms out on the timeline to see the whole clip.
Prepare: open the bin in list view and select the first clip.
1. Return - opens the clip in the source monitor
2. |L Home - go to start
3. ⌘/ - Show entire sequence
4. gre - clear both markers, go to next marker, go to previous marker
5. shift f - find bin
6. down arrow - go down
Prepare: open the bin in list view and select the first clip.
1. Return - opens the clip in the source monitor
2. |L Home - go to start
3. ⌘/ - Show entire sequence
4. gre - clear both markers, go to next marker, go to previous marker
5. shift f - find bin
6. down arrow - go down
Click through and check multiple clips
This macro allows you to quickly open and click through clips in list view in a bin.
Prepare: open the bin in list view and open the first clip in the source monitor. Make sure the source monitor is active.
1. Shift F - Find bin
2. Down arrow - goes down
3. Return - opens the clip in the source monitor
Prepare: open the bin in list view and open the first clip in the source monitor. Make sure the source monitor is active.
1. Shift F - Find bin
2. Down arrow - goes down
3. Return - opens the clip in the source monitor
Respeeds - same frame rate
This macro creates a respeed clip with previous settings using the motion effect editor.
Prepare: open the bin in list view and select the first clip. Open the motion effect editor and make sure you are happy with the existing settings and frame rate conversion as this macro does not change them.
1. Return - opens the clip in the source monitor
2. T - select the clip
3. Shift M - opens the motion effect editor
4. Tab - goes down a button
5. Tab - goes down a button
6. Tab - goes down a button
7. Tab - goes down a button
8. Return/Enter - clicks create
Prepare: open the bin in list view and select the first clip. Open the motion effect editor and make sure you are happy with the existing settings and frame rate conversion as this macro does not change them.
1. Return - opens the clip in the source monitor
2. T - select the clip
3. Shift M - opens the motion effect editor
4. Tab - goes down a button
5. Tab - goes down a button
6. Tab - goes down a button
7. Tab - goes down a button
8. Return/Enter - clicks create
Respeeds - change the frame rate
This macro selects the clip and opens the motion effect editor so that you can change the settings and frame rate before respeeding the clip.
Prepare: open the bin in list view and select the first clip.
1. Return - opens the clip in the source monitor
2. T - select the clip
3. Shift M - opens the motion effect editor
Prepare: open the bin in list view and select the first clip.
1. Return - opens the clip in the source monitor
2. T - select the clip
3. Shift M - opens the motion effect editor
Clear all markers in multiple clips
This macro selects clips and deletes their markers. This can be done for one clip or can be set to repeat for multiple clips.
Prepare: open the bin in list view and select the first clip.
1. Return - opens the clip in the source monitor
2. re - goes to next marker, goes to previous marker
3. Pause - gives avid a pause
3. Shift 1 - opens the markers window
4. ⌘A - selects all
5. Delete
6. Return/enter
7. Pause - gives avid a pause
8. ⌘W - closes the markers window
9. Pause - gives avid a pause
10. ⌘4 - Selects the composer window
11. Shift F - Find bin
12. Down - goes down a clip
Prepare: open the bin in list view and select the first clip.
1. Return - opens the clip in the source monitor
2. re - goes to next marker, goes to previous marker
3. Pause - gives avid a pause
3. Shift 1 - opens the markers window
4. ⌘A - selects all
5. Delete
6. Return/enter
7. Pause - gives avid a pause
8. ⌘W - closes the markers window
9. Pause - gives avid a pause
10. ⌘4 - Selects the composer window
11. Shift F - Find bin
12. Down - goes down a clip
Sub multiple clips from the timeline
This macro creates sub clips of the clips in the timeline.
Prepare: open the timeline and ensure that all clips are on V1 and park the playhead on the first frame of the first clip.
1. I - mark in
2. U - go to next event
3. Left arrow - go one frame left
4. Pause - gives avid a pause
5. O - mark out
6. Shift S - make subclip
7. ⌘ 0 - timeline window
8. Pause - gives avid a pause
9. Right arrow - goes one frame right
10. Pause - gives avid a pause
11. G - clears in and out points
Prepare: open the timeline and ensure that all clips are on V1 and park the playhead on the first frame of the first clip.
1. I - mark in
2. U - go to next event
3. Left arrow - go one frame left
4. Pause - gives avid a pause
5. O - mark out
6. Shift S - make subclip
7. ⌘ 0 - timeline window
8. Pause - gives avid a pause
9. Right arrow - goes one frame right
10. Pause - gives avid a pause
11. G - clears in and out points
Cut sync clip audio into the timeline
This macro goes through a timeline, match frames to each clip and cuts the sync clip audio to A1 and A2. This is a great macro for creating sync aafs!
Please make sure you prepare the timeline as follows as the tracks selected at the start will affect the macros function.
Prepare:
1. Commit multicam edits
2. Remove match frame edits
3. Remove all audio from the timeline
4.Keep empty tracks for A1 and A2
5. Clear the source monitor
6. Deselect V1
7. Select A1 and A2
8. Park playhead at first frame of the first clip
I'd recommend running this macro on smaller sections of your timeline instead of the whole timeline as the macro will not work for MOS clips or black holes in the timeline.
1. 9 - Deselect A1
2. 0 - Deselect A2
3. 8 - Select V1
4. T - IN and OUT
5. A - Match Frame
6. 8 - Deselect V1
7. Shift |L - Toggle source monitor
8. 9 - Select A1
9. 0 - Select A2
10. 8 - Deselect V1
11. B - Overwrite the audio
Please make sure you prepare the timeline as follows as the tracks selected at the start will affect the macros function.
Prepare:
1. Commit multicam edits
2. Remove match frame edits
3. Remove all audio from the timeline
4.Keep empty tracks for A1 and A2
5. Clear the source monitor
6. Deselect V1
7. Select A1 and A2
8. Park playhead at first frame of the first clip
I'd recommend running this macro on smaller sections of your timeline instead of the whole timeline as the macro will not work for MOS clips or black holes in the timeline.
1. 9 - Deselect A1
2. 0 - Deselect A2
3. 8 - Select V1
4. T - IN and OUT
5. A - Match Frame
6. 8 - Deselect V1
7. Shift |L - Toggle source monitor
8. 9 - Select A1
9. 0 - Select A2
10. 8 - Deselect V1
11. B - Overwrite the audio
Open keyboard settings
This macro opens your keyboard settings.
Prepare: make sure your keyboard setting is the first setting under Keyboard. If not, amend the macro to go down to the keyboard setting you want to select.
1. Shift ⌘= opens the settings window
2. K -goes to the settings that start with K - your keyboard!
3. Down arrow - goes to first keyboard setting
4. Return/enter - opens the keyboard setting
Prepare: make sure your keyboard setting is the first setting under Keyboard. If not, amend the macro to go down to the keyboard setting you want to select.
1. Shift ⌘= opens the settings window
2. K -goes to the settings that start with K - your keyboard!
3. Down arrow - goes to first keyboard setting
4. Return/enter - opens the keyboard setting
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