Hot keys
Hot keys in PatchMaker inherit, where possible, from popular Adobe products (AE and Photoshop), although introducing some new keystrokes.
File operations (File menu)
| Keystroke | Description |
|---|---|
| CTRL + N | Create a new project from given footage as an underlay |
| CTRL + O | Open as existing project |
| CTRL + S | Save current project |
Editing operations (Edit menu)
| Keystroke | Description |
|---|---|
| CTRL + Z | Undo the last action |
| CTRL + SHIFT + Z | Redo the last undone action |
| DELETE | Delete the active object |
operations with segments (Segment menu)
| Keystroke | Description |
|---|---|
| CTRL + SHIFT + N | Create a new segment with key frame in the current position |
CTRL +  |
Select the below segment (or the topmost segment if none was active) |
CTRL +  |
Select the above segment (or the botommost segment if none was active) |
| ENTER | Start (resume) processing of the active segment |
| ESC | Cancel processing of the active segment |
Display control (Display menu)
| Keystroke | Description |
|---|---|
| H | Activate the Hand tool |
| Z | Activate the Zoom tool |
| CTRL | Activate temporarily the Hand tool |
| CTRL + ALT | Activate temporarily the Zoom tool |
| CTRL + '+' (num) | Double the View scale |
| CTRL + '-' (num) | Halve the View scale |
| CTRL + 0 (num) | Set the View scale so that the image fits the window size |
| ALT + CTRL + 0 (num) | Set the View scale to 100% |
| M | Switch to the mask editing mode, and start editing the mask of the active segment |
| Keystroke | Description |
|---|---|
 ,
or  ,
or ,
or |
Pan the image in the arrow direction |
| Keystroke | Description |
|---|---|
| * (num) | Set the View scale to 100% |
time control (Time menu)
| Keystroke | Description |
|---|---|
| HOME | Go to the beginning of the composition |
| SHIFT + HOME | Go to the beginning of the work area |
| PAGE UP or CTRL + |
Go to previous frame |
| ALT + SPACE | Play the composition in backward direction |
| SPACE or 0 (num) | Start or stop the playback |
| PAGE DOWN or CTRL + |
Go to next frame |
| SHIFT + END | Go to the end of the work area |
| END | Go to the end of the composition |
| I | Go to the back end of the active segment |
| O | Go to the front end of the active segment |
| CTRL + G | Set the current frame to the frame with given number |
Trackline
| Keystroke | Description |
|---|---|
| + (num) | Double the time scale |
| - (num) | Halve the time scale |
| CTRL + ALT + HOME | Set the maximum time scale at which the whole composition fits the window |
| B | Set the current frame as the work area start |
| N | Set the current frame as the work area end |
| ALT + [ | Set the back end of the active segment to current position |
| ALT + ] | Set the front end of the active segment to current position |
| Keystroke | Description |
|---|---|
| SPACE or H | Activate the Hand tool |
| B | Activate the Zoom tool |
| G | Activate the Paint Bucket tool |
| Keystroke | Description |
|---|---|
ALT + '+' (num),
or ALT +  ,
or ] |
Increase the brush size |
ALT + '-' (num),
or ALT +  ,
or [ |
Decrease the brush size |
