Menus and windows

Every label here is written exactly as Shotwork shows it. Where a label names something, such as a template or a count of shots, the table shows an example.

Menu bar

File

Item	Hotkey	See
New Shot List	Ctrl+N	Open a video
New Reel	None	Start a reel
New Draft Reel…	None	Start a reel
Open…	Ctrl+O	File formats
Open Recent	None	Tips and tricks
Open Video…	Ctrl+Shift+O	Open a video
Open Recent Video	None	Open a video
Import Clips…	Ctrl+I	Import clips
Import Clips from Folder…	None	Import clips
Library…	None	The Library window
Overlay Templates…	None	Build an overlay template
Connect an AI Assistant…	None	Connect an AI assistant
Save	Ctrl+S	File formats
Save As…	Ctrl+Shift+S	File formats
Export…	Ctrl+E	Exporting

Edit

Item	Hotkey	See
Undo	Ctrl+Z	Names the step it will undo, for example Undo Delete 3 Shots. Each tab keeps its own history.
Redo	Ctrl+Shift+Z	Names the step it will redo.

Shots

Item	Hotkey	See
Detect Shots…	Ctrl+Shift+D	Detect shots
Split Shot at Playhead	S	Organize shots
Sort Shots Chronologically	None	Organize shots
Fields › Update Fields from Preset…	None	Field presets
Fields › Save Fields as Preset…	None	Field presets

Settings

Item	Hotkey	See
Remap Hotkeys…	None	Hotkeys
Field Presets…	None	Field presets
Timeline Colors…	None	Move around a source
Thumbnail Cache…	None	Where Shotwork keeps its files
Downbeat Engine…	None	Downbeat engine

Help

Item	Hotkey	See
Documentation	F1	Opens this site in your browser.
Licenses…	None	First launch
About Shotwork…	None	First launch

Right-click menus

Shot-list tab

Right-click	Items	See
A shot row	Delete Shot, Duplicate Shot, Reveal in File Browser. With several shots selected the first two count them, for example Delete 3 Shots.	Organize shots
A video's header row	Open This Video, Collapse or Expand, Detect Shots…, Reveal in File Browser, Remove Video (12 shot(s))…	Open a video
A shot's band on the source timeline	Split Shot at Frame 2250, splitting at the playhead. With the playhead outside the shot, the item is disabled and reads Split Shot (move the playhead inside this shot).	Organize shots
An interest point	Remove Point	Interest points

Reel tab

Right-click	Items	See
A clip	Replace With…, Play in Full, Edit Metadata…, Reveal in File Browser, Remove from Reel, Add a Shot After…, Add an Image Card After…, Add a Color Card After…, Add a Title Card After…. A clip whose video is offline starts with Relink Source….	Arrange clips
A clip inside a selection	Remove 3 Items with the selection's count, then the four Add … After… items.	Arrange clips
A gap	Fill with a Shot…, Remove Gap, Fill with an Image Card…, Fill with a Color Card…, Fill with a Title Card…	Arrange clips
An image card	Change Image…, Remove from Reel, then the four Add … After… items.	Cards
A color card	Change Color…, Remove from Reel, then the four Add … After… items.	Cards
A title card	Change Title Card…, Edit “Lower Third” Template…, Remove from Reel, then the four Add … After… items.	Cards
Empty strip	Add a Shot…, Add an Image Card…, Add a Color Card…, Add a Title Card…	Add shots
The template band over a shot	Edit “Lower Third”…, the Override Template submenu (Reel default (Lower Third), Excluded, and each saved template), Remove Overlay from Reel. Over a gap or card it offers Remove Overlay from Reel only.	Overlay templates
A fade's handle on a clip	Remove Fade	Fades
A song bar or the beat lane under it	Choose a Different Song…, Mute or Unmute, Remove from Reel	Music
A template tile in the Features tab	Edit “Lower Third”…	Build an overlay template
A shot in the shot picker	Reveal in File Browser, Open Source Project. The picker window that opens from a clip's or a gap's right-click menu offers Reveal in File Browser only.	Add shots

Library window

Right-click	Items	See
A shot list in Files	Open, Reveal in File Browser, Reels (2), Studios / Clients (1), Remove from Library. The submenus appear only when something is in them.	The Library window
A reel in Files	Open, Reveal in File Browser, Remove from Library	The Library window
A value in Field values	Shot Lists (4) and Reels (2), listing what uses the value.	Rename and remove field values
A logo in Logos	Assign to a Value…, Unassign from “Lazy Droid”, the Add to Category and Remove from Category submenus, Shot Lists (1), Reels (1), Remove Image from Pool…	Logos
A song in Music	Reveal in File Browser, Re-analyze, Manual Downbeats…, Remove from Library	Music

Overlay template editor

Right-click	Items	See
An item on the canvas	Remove Item	Build an overlay template

Windows and dialogs

Every window holds the rest of Shotwork until you close it, except the Library window, which stays open beside your work.

Window	Opens from	See
Library	File › Library…	The Library window
Overlay Templates	File › Overlay Templates…, a template tile, the template band, or a title card	Build an overlay template
Connect an AI Assistant	File › Connect an AI Assistant…	Connect an AI assistant
New Draft Reel	File › New Draft Reel…	Start a reel
Import Clips	File › Import Clips… or Import Clips from Folder…	Import clips
Batch Export	File › Export… on a shot-list tab	Export shots
Export Video	Export Video… in a reel's settings panel	Export a reel as video
Detect Shots	Shots › Detect Shots…	Detect shots
Remap Hotkeys	Settings › Remap Hotkeys…	Hotkeys
Settings	Settings › Timeline Colors…	Move around a source
Thumbnail Cache	Settings › Thumbnail Cache…	Where Shotwork keeps its files
Downbeat Engine	Settings › Downbeat Engine…	Downbeat engine
Choose Music	dropping the Music tile on a reel	Music
Choose a Logo for Lazy Droid	the logo button beside Client / Studio	Describe a shot
About Shotwork	Help › About Shotwork… or Help › Licenses…	First launch
A download window for ffmpeg or libmpv	Shotwork itself, when a component is missing	Install Shotwork