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3 · Cull your clips and sort them into folders

Action buttons in the bottom bar

If you don’t want to use keyboard shortcuts, you can click the action buttons at the bottom of the screen. You’ll also see their shortcuts beside them.

Button Key Action
Preview Space Opens preview.
hold F Puts the clip on hold; a second press clears the decision.
cut R Rejects the clip; a second press clears the decision.
to folder 1–9 Opens the Folders panel.
search ⌘F Goes to the search box.
Lens M Opens or closes Lens. The button looks pressed while Lens is open.
⌘K ⌘K Opens the shortcuts window.
  • If the selected clip is already in the Hold or Rejected group, the button’s shortcut appears in yellow.
  • Preview, hold, and reject are temporarily unavailable if no clip is selected or while a task is running. Hover over them to see “Select a clip first.” or “You can use this when the current task finishes.” to folder, search, and Lens remain available.
  • When you make the window narrower, button names are hidden first, leaving only the shortcuts. Make it narrower still and the to folder, search, and Lens buttons may be hidden; their shortcuts keep working.
  • There are no bottom bar buttons for Tag (T), notes (N), or audio (A); you can see these shortcuts in the ⌘K window.
  • The Undo button is at the top, not in the bottom bar. You can also use ⌘Z for the same action.
  • The to folder button opens the Folders panel. Use 1–9 or drag the clip to put it in a folder.
  • Find the Shot list button on the left of the bottom bar, beside Disks (Section 7).