How do I map keyboard shortcuts in Media Composer 2024.10?

Drag a command from the Command Palette onto a key in the Keyboard palette.

THE SHORT ANSWER

Here's the approach.

Use Button to Button Reassignment for a command shown in the Command Palette. Menu commands use the separate Menu to Button Reassignment option; enable any prerequisites for a menu command before mapping it.

Related tutorial.

Full tutorial

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Media Composer Quick Tips: Mapping Buttons and Keys

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Step by step.

Media Composer 2024.10
  1. 01

    Open the keyboard

    Choose File > Settings, open the User tab, and double-click Keyboard.

  2. 02

    Open the commands

    Choose Tools > Command Palette and select Button to Button Reassignment.

  3. 03

    Assign the key

    Open the command’s tab, then drag the desired command onto the destination key in the Keyboard palette. Check the assigned key in the relevant editing context.

Sources & version notes

Written for Avid Media Composer 2024.10. Menu names and available features can differ in other versions.

Version reference: Media Composer 2024.10

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