I have just bought a new MacBook Air 13' (2013). It comes pre-installed with GarageBand and iMovie. I don't really need these applications and I want to save my disk space, so I was thinking about. IMovie is even easier to use with MacBook Pro, featuring the revolutionary Touch Bar. The most useful commands automatically appear on the keyboard, right where you need them. And MacBook Pro easily powers through demanding 4K video projects so you can edit and export in record time. The 2020 MacBook Air looks like a great computer, with impressive specs and an attractive price, but reports of the laptops overheating, loud fan noises and other problems have led to calls for.
Jump to: Information shortcuts, Import and Export shortcuts, Play video, Manage events and projects, Audio related, Video edit, Text edit, iMovie window, View menu function, Bookmarks, Advanced Functions, Navigation, Accept/ Cancle
Shift+Command+? | Open help menu |
Command+J | Movie properties |
Command+I | Import media |
Command+E | Share the selection movie |
Spacebar | Play video beginning from the frame beneath |
/ | Play the selection |
Play the selected clip from beginning | |
Shift+Command+F | Play selected item in full screen |
Esc | Exit full screen |
Left arrow/Right arrow | Move the palyhead by one frame |
Command+N | Create a new movie project |
Command+Delete | Move to trash |
Command+,(comma) | Open iMovie preferences |
V | Open voiceover controls in the viewer |
Shift+S | Turn on or silence audio while skimming video |
Option+Command+B | Detach audio from a clip |
Command+Z | Undo |
Shift+Command+Z | Redo |
Command+A | Select an entire clip or project |
Shift+Command+A | Deselect all clips |
E | Add the selection to the movie |
Q | Connect the clip at the playhead position |
W | Insert the selection in the movie |
Shift+Command+E | Automatically improve the Video and audio quality |
Command+X | Cut the selected frames |
Command+C | Copy the selected frames |
Command+V | Paste |
Option+Command+A | Paste Color adjustment |
Option+Command+R | Paste Crop adjustment |
Option+Command+Z | Paste stabilization adjustment |
Option+Command+T | Paste Rolling shutter adjustment |
Option+Command+O | Paste volume adjustment |
Option+Command+L | Paste the video effect |
Option+Command+S | Paste the speed adjustments |
Option+Command+U | Paste cutway Settings |
Option+Command+M | Paste the map style |
F | Rate favorite |
U | Unmark selected frames |
Delete | Rate the selection as rejected or delete |
Command+L | Loop Playback |
Command+ | Open the clip trimmer |
Command+/ | Open the precision editor |
Command+K | Crop |
Command+T | Split clip at Playhead |
Shift+Command+S | Create still frame |
Command+C | Copy the selected Text |
Command+X | Cut the selected Text |
Command+V | Paste the copied Text |
Command+M | Minimize |
1 | Go to library view |
2 | Go to iMovie theater |
3 | Show or hide the Adjustment bar |
Shift+Command+1 | Show or hide the Libraries list |
Command+1 | Show transitions in the browser |
Command+2 | Show titles |
Command+3 | Show map and backgrounds |
Command+4 | Show your iTunes library |
Command+5 | Show sound effect |
Command+6 | Show your garageband library |
Shift+Command+F | Play in full screen |
Command+E | Switch to Clip Viewer or Timeline Viewer |
Option+Command+P | Scroll to playhead |
Option+Command+S | Scroll to selection |
Option+Command+Z | Zoom to selection |
Command+E | Add bookmark |
Shift+Command+E | Delete bookmark |
Command+] | Next bookmark |
Command+[ | Previous bookmark |
Shift+Command+V | Paste over at playhead |
Command+R | Reverse clip direction |
Command+L | Lock audio clip at Playhead |
Space | Play/Stop and Start/stop capture |
Home | Move playhead to beginning of movie |
Right Arrow | Forward one frame |
Shift+Right Arrow | Forward ten frames |
Hold Right Arrow | Move playhead forward |
Left arrow | Back one frame |
Shift+Left Arrow | Back ten frames |
Hold Left Arrow | Move playhead backward |
Tab | Move between text filed |
Down Arrow | Jump forward to the next clip |
Up Arrow | Jump to the beginning of the current clip or jump to the previous clip |
Return | Accept dialog (OK |
Esc | Cancle dialog |
Command+Right arrow | Cancle Dialog |
Created by Chirag on 3/4/2017
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|In Reviews
At the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June 2020, Apple announced its plans of switching from Intel chipsets to Apple Silicon in two years, and that the move will be a gradual one. Later, in November 2020, Apple formally announced refreshed models of the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and the Mac mini powered by the Apple M1 chip. I had a chance to try out the MacBook Air M1, and here are my first impressions.
Familiar Design to Feel at Home
The MacBook Air M1 and the MacBook Air with Retina display, which was introduced in early 2020, look the same. The weight and dimensions are identical, so is the port placement. It is impossible to tell the difference between the two without looking at the hardware. Both have minimal ports, including two multipurpose USB Type-C (Thunderbolt) ports on the left, and a 3.5mm audio jack on the right.
There is no doubt that the MacBook Air design looks rich and premium, thanks to the aluminum body. The gold color variant looks impressive, though I feel it should have been called ‘rose gold’. With the limited usage of around six hours, typing on the scissors-switch keyboard felt better than my Early 2015 MacBook Air. One important thing to note here is the fan-less design which should result in some power efficiency.
First Impressions After Using Apple MacBook Air M1
Power and efficiency have been two important things people have been talking about after using the new M1-powered MacBooks, and I was eager to test some of the claims. Right after booting the MacBook Air, the battery was around 45%. I first updated the apps and OS after which the battery dropped to around 33%. I loaded a few 8K videos, which I had shot from the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. The read/write speed was fantastic. Transferring nine short videos totaling 3GB took under a minute.
There were no issues in 8K video (24fps) playback, a point where my Intel 10th gen Core i7 laptop with 16GB of RAM struggles. I opened these videos in iMovie to crop and add transitions and music before saving them in 4K format. Well, iMovie did not support saving in 8K, so had to go with 4K. The encoding and rendering took just 38 seconds for a file size that was 4.5GB.
It took me about two hours to do this video editing, along with some internet surfing, video-streaming, and more. During this time, the battery drained from 33% to 26% despite undertaking these heavy tasks. Also, the MacBook Air became barely warm after these activities. And mind you, this is a fan-less laptop.
Why Migrate from x86 to ARM Architecture?
There are several reasons why Apple decided to go with the new ARM architecture for its Homebrew CPUs while ditching x86:
- Apple gets greater control over the product refresh cycle as it does not have to wait for Intel to release new-gen chipsets.
- Tighter hardware and software integration for ultra-smooth performance.
- Will help developers create apps that are scalable to run across iOS, iPad OS and macOS using the same APIs and programming tools.
- Apple Silicon chips will be a big differentiator compared to the competition.
Imovie App
Talking about Apple’s move from Intel to its own M1 chip, Research Director Brady Wang said, “The slow improvement in PC hardware, which is dominated by Intel, is among the key factors affecting macOS’ progress. Depending on the applications’ environment, power consumption, thermal efficiency and footprint are essential considerations in designing SoCs. Thanks to the advantages of the advanced process in TSMC in terms of power consumption and transistor density, the M1 performs better on Mac devices than on previous Intel-based MacBooks. It is worth mentioning that the M1 embeds DRAM next to the SoC to form a unified memory architecture (UMA) to speed up data access through high-speed interconnections. This can reduce memory modules’ footprint, leaving room for batteries or other peripheral circuits.”
Macbook Air And Imovie
Concluding Thoughts: Apple Silicon Aiming to Redefine PC Experience
With limited usage, the MacBook Air M1 has surely impressed me. Easiest to use 3d modeling software. But there are many things I could not test. The biggest concern here is how x86 apps perform when Rosetta 2 translates these to work on ARM. But I think this will not be a major concern by the time Apple makes a complete switch, as developers have enough time to make universal apps that will run even faster on Apple Silicon.