Zoom Shortcuts

I like the new Full Extent Zoom and Detail Zoom options for the timeline.

Could we get shortcuts for them as well?

Shift-z always worked fine for me. I don't understand what these new buttons add.

They work differently.

Use Shift+Z to see the entire timeline, then click the Full Extent Zoom. You may well see a slight change, with the latter better filling the available space.

The Detail Zoom seems to be a preset Zoom level independent of the length of the timeline and well suited to trimming at the frame level.

I find them useful. I think shortcuts would be even better.

+1 on shortcuts for these Zoom buttons. Even if they're not out of the box, at least allow us to create custom shortcuts. Thanks!

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I'm glad someone else thought of that too! I can't believe the guy who said he doesn't understand what these new buttons add... seriously?? For an editor who values their time, being able to quickly zoom in and out on the timeline is KEY. Being able to assign keyboard shortcuts to the detail zoom will add A LOT because it's an action I do at least a dozen times per minute when I'm cutting.

So yes - please add shortcuts for the different zoom levels. The fact that those buttons are put right in the middle of the screen tells you that even the BMD team thought they were important. Why they didn't add the option to assign keyboard shortcuts to them is a mystery to me.

shortcuts to the detail zoom will add A LOT because it's an action I do at least a dozen times per minute when I'm cutting.

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I'm glad someone else thought of that too! I can't believe the guy who said he doesn't understand what these new buttons add... seriously?? For an editor who values their time, being able to quickly zoom in and out on the timeline is KEY. Being able to assign keyboard shortcuts to the detail zoom will add A LOT because it's an action I do at least a dozen times per minute when I'm cutting.

So yes - please add shortcuts for the different zoom levels. The fact that those buttons are put right in the middle of the screen tells you that even the BMD team thought they were important. Why they didn't add the option to assign keyboard shortcuts to them is a mystery to me.

I can’t believe the guy that read my post and didn’t try shift-z.

Of course I zoom in and out of the timeline all the time, and I use a shortcut to do it!

Shift-z toggles between full timeline view and custom. If you want it to toggle between full and detail, all you have to do is set your custom to detail. The buttons on the UI are just visual clutter, IMO.

I’m not opposed to adding shortcuts to the UI buttons, I’m just saying there’s already a solution and development resources might be better spent on more pressing matters… the abysmal state of keyframing being the top of my personal priority list.

p.s. The next time you disagree with me, feel free to quote me, so that I might receive notification, and provide a rebuttal in a more timely fashion.

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If you want it to toggle between full and detail, all you have to do is set your custom to detail.

We can't toggle between Custom and Detail. Nor can we go from Detail back to Custom. And the Full view offered by Shift+Z isn't the same as that offered by Full Extent Zoom.

I still believe these shortcuts will add efficiency to our work.

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I would also like very much shortcuts for full extend zoom and detail zoom.

My suggestion:
1. Add a shortcut for Detail Zoom
2. Remove "Zoom To Fit" and make Shift-Z toggle between Full Extent Zoom and Custom Zoom.

I can't see a reason why 'Full Extent' should be fractionally different to 'Zoom To Fit'. IMHO it's a bug/feature discrepancy that they're currently set to slightly different zoom levels - like they were implemented by different people at different times, and they each chose slightly different values.

Full Extent makes better use of the available width than Zoom To Fit does, so I suggest removing the latter as a concept such that Shift-Z toggles between Full Extent and Custom.

This combo would allow all of Detail, Full Extent and Custom to be accessed at any time via two shortcuts total.

My suggestion:
1. Add a shortcut for Detail Zoom
2. Remove "Zoom To Fit" and make Shift-Z toggle between Full Extent Zoom and Custom Zoom.

I can't see a reason why 'Full Extent' should be fractionally different to 'Zoom To Fit'. IMHO it's a bug/feature discrepancy that they're currently set to slightly different zoom levels - like they were implemented by different people at different times, and they each chose slightly different values.

Full Extent makes better use of the available width than Zoom To Fit does, so I suggest removing the latter as a concept such that Shift-Z toggles between Full Extent and Custom.

This combo would allow all of Detail, Full Extent and Custom to be accessed at any time via two shortcuts total.

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I can't see a reason why 'Full Extent' should be fractionally different to 'Zoom To Fit'.

Full Extent is a continuous operation. Change the size of the timeline viewport, by opening the Inspector or Mixer, and things resize automatically to account.

Shift +Z doesn't do that, and folks might want to keep the current Shift+Z behavior.

My suggestion:
1. Add a shortcut for Detail Zoom
2. Remove "Zoom To Fit" and make Shift-Z toggle between Full Extent Zoom and Custom Zoom.

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That's exactly what I'd love, the ability to with one shortcut go back and forth between detail or custom zoom and full extent zoom

I'd also love to be able to add a shortcut for the the zooms, especially the Detail Zoom.

Shift-Z just toggles between full and whatever zoom level you were, which may still be zoomed pretty far. Being able to instantly zoom to do trimming would be greatly helpful!

Thanks

My suggestion:
1. Add a shortcut for Detail Zoom
2. Remove "Zoom To Fit" and make Shift-Z toggle between Full Extent Zoom and Custom Zoom.

I can't see a reason why 'Full Extent' should be fractionally different to 'Zoom To Fit'. IMHO it's a bug/feature discrepancy that they're currently set to slightly different zoom levels - like they were implemented by different people at different times, and they each chose slightly different values.

Full Extent makes better use of the available width than Zoom To Fit does, so I suggest removing the latter as a concept such that Shift-Z toggles between Full Extent and Custom.

This combo would allow all of Detail, Full Extent and Custom to be accessed at any time via two shortcuts total.

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I definitely need a shortcut to Detail Zoom and Custom Zoom

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+1 for this - would be super useful!

I'd like to put in a bid for making the Zoom to Fit command use the calculation routines from Full Extent Zoom as @TheBloke suggested. Full Extent Zoom's calculations let me see the maximum detail while Zoom to Fit's leave ~10% of the tail blank.

+1 for adding custom keyboard shortcuts (that can be modified if needed) for detailed zoom and custom zoom.

What could work fairly easily as has been mentioned already for for Shift+Z to toggle between the three zoom options : Full Extent Zoom, Detail Zoom, and Custom Zoom

I looked around in the keyboard customization and couldn't find anything that corresponds to the buttons in the timeline in Edit page, so it would be very useful to add them

Is there still no shortcut for Full Extent Zoom?

No. Shortcuts are still just In, Out and Fit. Full Extent and Detail are still mouse clicks only.

How has this issue not been addressed yet?
I feel like so many software today don't do a good job of allowing users to manage their shortcuts.
Companies should take a look at REAPER and see how they have give access to almost every single action in the software and even allowed creation of multiple actions.
This seems like a no brainer.
Please BM, add this functionality.

(btw. I do find the current way of customizing shortcuts to be very counter intuitive, but maybe that's just me)

How has this issue not been addressed yet?

No.

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Is there still no shortcut for Detail Zoom?

No.

This is my first day learning Resolve edit (previously Final Cut 9, then Premiere) and the first question I encountered as I got into it was "what's the shortcut for this great Detail Zoom function?"

So yeah, add me as a +1

Plus me One too.

And I agree, the keyboard customization window could need some improvements.

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I would like to have keyboard shortcuts for the zoom levels "Full extent", "Detail" and "Last used".

Normally I need 2 specific zoom levels that I can switch between.
So I would also like to have a toggle key that jumps to the last zoom level used and back to the current setting.

In fact, it does not have to be a toggle function - just the previous zoom status needs to be loaded.

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I actually just made a new post about this situation, not knowing this thread already existed. I'll copy/paste my thoughts over here to keep things concise, so apologies if some of the stuff is redundant to info already in this thread.

Nearly all of the buttons in the Edit page Toolbar are able to be assigned keyboard shortcuts.* Notably missing from that list, though, are the three buttons to the left of the zoom slider that represent "timeline zoom presets," if you will:

Full Extent Zoom, Detail Zoom, and Custom Zoom

These cannot be assigned.


We do have an assignable action called "Zoom to Fit" (default shortcut = Shift + Z) which functions similarly, but not identical to, Full Extent Zoom. I prefer the functionality of Full Extent Zoom (FEZ) for a couple reasons:

1. FEZ maximizes the timeline space a little bit better. Zoom to Fit leaves a little more space after the last clip than FEZ, and the extra space doesn't feel good in my opinion.

2. When FEZ is enabled, the zoom level will automatically adjust in response to UI changes or changes in timeline media length, in order to keep everything in view. This can be really handy and I like this feature a lot. With Zoom to Fit, however, it essentially just updates the current "Custom Zoom" level and leaves it there, without that automatic adjusting on the fly.


My suggestion is to remove "Zoom to Fit" altogether, and add the ability to assign keyboard shortcuts to the three toolbar buttons. Shift + Z can now be the default keyboard shortcut for Full Extent Zoom, so as not to disrupt people's workflow who use that shortcut.

This change will significantly cut down the amount of times my hand has to leave the keyboard to reach over for my mouse. I think there are enough other users out there who will benefit from this as well to make this change worth it.


*The "Position Lock" also is not currently assignable--might as well add that functionality as well?

TLDR at bottom

Looking through this topic, I see that some of you enjoy the toggle functionality of the current "Zoom to Fit" (Shift + Z) command. Being able to strike a single key to go back and forth between zoom levels, instead of having to hit two separate keys.

My personal preference would be to just have three separate (assignable) commands; I prefer explicit UX/UI designs. I find it helps muscle memory to be better and develop quicker. However, I have an idea that might be the best of both worlds.

It's essentially a revised version of TheBloke's suggestion:

My suggestion:
1. Add a shortcut for Detail Zoom
2. Remove "Zoom To Fit" and make Shift-Z toggle between Full Extent Zoom and Custom Zoom.

I can't see a reason why 'Full Extent' should be fractionally different to 'Zoom To Fit'. IMHO it's a bug/feature discrepancy that they're currently set to slightly different zoom levels - like they were implemented by different people at different times, and they each chose slightly different values.

Full Extent makes better use of the available width than Zoom To Fit does, so I suggest removing the latter as a concept such that Shift-Z toggles between Full Extent and Custom.

This combo would allow all of Detail, Full Extent and Custom to be accessed at any time via two shortcuts total.

My suggestion:

1. Remove Zoom to Fit entirely

2. Add these actions to the Keyboard Customization editor, and assign default shortcuts:

- Full Extent Zoom (Shift + Z)
- Detail Zoom (Shift + X)
- Custom Zoom (unassigned)

Invoking any of these commands will the exactly the same as clicking the corresponding button on the Toolbar.

3. Update the functionality of Full Extent Zoom and Detail Zoom such that invoking their command while already enabled will cause Custom Zoom to become enabled instead.

TL;DR:
basically TheBloke's suggestion, but Detail Zoom also toggles between itself and Custom Zoom.

Just bought a Stream Deck Plus. It was stupid of me not to confirm keyboard shortcuts for this. It was one of my most anticipated "features".

I was really disappointed to discover there were no shortcuts for each zoom button... and the whole SHIFT-Z thing... well... it's just not what I'm looking for.

As a really awful hack, I programmed Stream Deck buttons to move my mouse to the specific x-y coordinates where I expect the zoom icons to be and then perform a programmatic mouse-click.

This only works because I always have Resolve maximized on my main monitor - so the zoom buttons are always in the exact same x-y coordinates. It feels like a really stupid hack, but it seems to be working.

I've only done this today so I can't say how robust a long-term solution this may be. I just wanted to get this post out now in case I forgot it later. Hoping this may help any other future Stream Deck user that may pass by. But honestly, I'm still not even sure if pushing Stream Deck buttons is going to be much better than clicking those tiny little zoom icons. This whole Stream Deck thing is really just an experiment at the moment. That said - it is a VERY cool gadget.

(*In Stream Deck I'm using the free 'Mouse Control' plugin by Vivre-Motion.)

I have a few shortcuts like that that I've set up using Keyboard Maestro

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For any other Stream Deck users out there (or anyone with macro software, I suppose) the "Detail Zoom" function seems to be same as zooming in 5 times. So I created a Multi Action button with a hotkey that does "⌘+=" 5 times and another button with a hotkey for "⌘+z" to zoom back out. So far so good.

EDIT: Actually, it's not always 5 times zoomed in. Because the starting zoom level could be different (and often is if you're using "Full Extent Zoom" to see everything at once) it may be 5 times or 3 times, or 20 times to get to the zoom level that "Detail Zoom" takes you. Regardless, 5x is a good enough starting point for my current project and hopefully you'll find this to be a useful bandaid until an actual hotkey is created.

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