Need to get round Nuke quickly, well these shortcuts will do the trick (These are for Mac controls):
(Accessed via [tab]button or shortcut key)
Blur (B) – A node for blurring the image
Copy (K) – Used to bring extra channels into the main stream
Defocus – Used to defocus the image replicating camera defocus
Erode(filter – Generally used to expand or contract the edge of an alpha channel.
Frame Hold - Freezes footage on a selected frame. Used a lot for clean up patch work
Grade (G) – for applying color correction changes
Keylight – Primary blue/green screen keying node
Keymix – A type of merge that allows you to mix two keys together through the use of a mask..
Merge (M) – Used to composite two elements together
Premult – A multiply operation between the RGB and Alpha of an image. It effectively cuts the image out based on the alpha channel present.
Reformat – Allows changes to the resolution of everything up stream of this node.
Read (R) – A node which allows you to bring footage into Nuke
Roto (O) – Used to create a matte
Roto/Paint (P) – Used to create mattes, painting, cloning, and paint reveals
Time Offset – A node which offsets the frame range of footage
Tracker– A transform node which tracks pixel values in an image. Used to composite elements into shot and match the movement within that shot.
Transform (T – for changing spatial coordinates of an element
Write (W) - This allows you to render your comp out to file.
Space bar (short press) - Space bar (short press)
CMD+A - Select all
CMD+C - Copy selected item(s)
CMD+X - Cut selected item(s)
CMD+D - Duplicate selected item(s)
CMD+V - Paste the contents of the clipboard
CMD+S - Save current project or script, depending on environment CAN'T STRESS THIS ONE ENOUGH. THE MOST IMPORTANT SHORTCUT YOU'LL EVER LEARN! Used in most common software.
CMD+Z - Undo last action
Nuke Studio's Timeline Viewer (making sure cursor is in this panel)
A - Alpha Channel
B - Blue Channel
R - Red Channel
G - Green Channel
Y - Luma Channel
F - Zoom to Fit
H - Zoom to Fill
Q - Show overlays
Home - Go to Start
End - Go to End
I - Mark In Point
O - Mark Out Point
J - Play Backward
K - Pause
L - Play Forward
Left Arrow - Frame Backwards
Right Arrow - Frame Forwards
Node Graph
. (Full Stop) - Insert Dot Node
1, 2, 3, etc. - With a node selected in the Node Graph, create/connect Viewer inputs With no nodes selected in the Node Graph, cycle through connected views
Backspace/Delete - Delete selected nodes
C - Insert ColorCorrect node
D - Disable/Enable node
F - Fit selected nodes to Node Graph panel or, if no nodes selected, fits all nodes to Node Graph panel
G - Insert Grade node
K - Insert Copy node
TAB - Tab node search menu
Properties Panel
S - Display Projects Settings
There are many more key shortcuts but I just wanted to list the ones that I tend to use a lot within the classroom. I could spend all day listing every single one. Feel free to add your most commonly used keys within Nuke.