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- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Real Name: Carson Jones
You're correct: there's currently no shortcuts to add a Linear, Circular, Polygon, or Curve window with the keyboard. I solved that problem many years ago by using a control surface, which has direct buttons to activate just the type of window I need. I suspect these could be jammed into the Color Menu (in an "Add Linear Window," "Add Circular Window" and so on), but it's tricky.
A workaround I would suggest: if you go with a fixed node structure, where every shot in the timeline has the exact same number of nodes and Power Window nodes already built, you won't have to add one -- it's already there. It's just a question of navigating to that node, turning it on, and positioning the window.
As long as we're on the subject of suggestions: I'd like a shortcut to convert a Circular window to a Bezier curve, which is something I do all the time. I think there is a button for that on the panels, but the shortcut would be nice to have.