| Compositor window buttons | |||
| Identifier | Items | Shortcuts | Description |
| Tools | Protect video | F1 | Disable changes to the compositor output. |
| Zoom view | F2 | Zoom in view without resizing the window. | |
| Edit mask | F3 | Brings up the mask editing tool. | |
| + Edit mask | Shift-drag pt. | Hold down shift+left mouse to drag a point. | |
| + Edit mask | Ctrl-drag pt. | Hold down Ctrl+left mouse to move control pointers. | |
| + Edit mask | Alt-drag mask | Hold down Alt+left mouse to translate mask. | |
| + Edit point | Shift-set pivot | Hold down Shift+middle mouse to set Pivot point. | |
| + Rotate mask | Wheel-rotate | Wheel middle mouse to rotate around Pivot. | |
| + Scale mask | Shift+Wheel | Hold down Shift+Wheel mouse to scale around pivot. | |
| + Rotate/Scale | Ctrl+Wheel | Hold down Ctrl+Wheel to rotate/scale around pointer | |
| + Delete mask | Shift + Del | Hold down Shift + click Delete button to delete mask. | |
| Ruler | F4 | Brings up the ruler for usage. | |
| + ruler hotkey | Ctrl | Lock ruler to nearest 45 degree angle. | |
| + ruler hotkey | Alt | Translate the ruler. | |
| Adjust camera | F5 | Brings up the camera editing tool. | |
| Adjust projector | F6 | Brings up the projector editing tool. | |
| Crop layer/outpt | F7 | Crop a layer or output. | |
| + crop tool | Click-drag | In video, starts a new rectangle. | |
| + crop tool | Click-drag | Over rectangle to reposition. | |
| + crop tool | Alt-click | In cropping rectangle to translate. | |
| Get color | F8 | Detects color at current spot & stores temporary. | |
| Show tool info | F9 | Works with editing/cropping buttons. | |
| Show safe regs. | F10 | Draws safe regions in the video output. | |
| p | Turn on/off Click to Play. | ||
| Shift+w/Ctrl | With transport btn. loops play; all or with [ ]. | ||
| Transport | (plus 3 below) | Same as in Main window. | |
| Edit | (plus 3 below) | Same as in Main window. | |
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