After Effects
Set Work Area to Selection Shortcut in After Effects
Ctrl
Alt
B
What It Does
Sets the work area start and end points to match the duration of selected layers.
Pro Workflow Insight
The fastest way to isolate a specific part of your animation for RAM previews. It's much quicker and more precise than dragging the work area handles manually, especially with many layers.
Step-by-Step
Select one or more layers in your timeline. Press Ctrl + Alt + B. The work area will automatically snap to begin at the In point of the earliest layer and end at the Out point of the latest layer.
Time Saved
8s per
Estimated time saved with each use of this shortcut.
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