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May 29, 2026
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Why can’t I assign a keyboard shortcut to File > New > Black Video?

  • May 29, 2026
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Why can’t I assign a keyboard shortcut to File > New > Black Video?

Hi everyone,

I’m trying to assign a custom keyboard shortcut in Adobe Premiere Pro for:

File > New > Black Video

But I can’t seem to find this exact command in the Keyboard Shortcuts panel, or I’m not able to assign a shortcut to it.

I use Black Video often, and it would be much faster if I could create it with a keyboard shortcut instead of going through the menu every time.

Is there a reason why Black Video is not available as a shortcut command?
Is this a limitation in Premiere Pro, or am I missing the correct command name in the Keyboard Shortcuts search?

Also, if there is any workaround, such as using a preset, macro, script, or extension, I’d appreciate any suggestions.

Thanks!

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    Averdahl
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    May 29, 2026

    I don´t know why, but i have been told that if it´s in a menu it´s easy to add it to the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog by the Premiere team and thus make it possible to add a custom keyboard shortcut to it for the end user, iow you and me.

    Since File > New > Black Video already is in the menu, we can hopefully soon see it added to the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog as well. :)