Keyboard shortcuts for After Effects

This page lists the helpful keyboard commands in Colorista II. All of the commands are non-disruptive to frequently used shortcuts built into in After Effects, so you won't override or lose productivity. These shortcuts work only in After Effects; they do not work in other host apps like Premiere Pro.

We have written out the shortcuts for the Mac keyboard. For Windows use, replace Cmd with the Ctrl key and Option with the Alt key.

 

 

Open groups

Cmd + 1: Twirl open Primary, twirl closed Secondary and Master

Cmd + 2: Twirl open Secondary, twirl closed Primary and Master

Cmd + 3: Twirl open Master, twirl closed Primary and Secondary

Opt + K: Twirl open Secondary, twirl closed Primary and Master, and open the Keyer UI

 

 

Toggle functions

Cmd + Option + 1: Toggle on/off Primary Bypass 

Cmd + Option + 2: Toggle on/off Secondary Bypass 

Cmd + Option + 3: Toggle on/off Master Bypass 

S key: Toggle on/off Show Skin Overlay. NOTE: This shortcut also follows the After Effects default shortcut for toggling visibility of the Scale parameter in the Timeline. When Colorista is not active in After Effects, the S key will only toggle Scale.

 

 

Exposure adjustments

Up Arrow: Increase Primary Exposure by 0.25

Up Arrow + Shift: Increase Primary Exposure by 1.0

Down Arrow: Decrease Primary Exposure by –0.25

Down Arrow + Shift: Decrease Primary Exposure by –1.0