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JohnjAyala
Participating Frequently
April 26, 2013

Adobe-please make a "customize keyboard" layout similar to Avid and FCP.

I'd like to be able to map right on a keyboard image (Avid and FCP).

Also, it should be easier to save your keyboard layout to use on other

systems. Once again, this seems like a fairly simple function that has

been part of FCP and Avid for a while.

Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
Community Manager
Kevin J. Monahan Jr.Community Manager
Community Manager
April 27, 2013

JohnjAyala wrote:

Adobe-please make a "customize keyboard" layout similar to Avid and FCP.

I'd like to be able to map right on a keyboard image (Avid and FCP). 

Also, it should be easier to save your keyboard layout to use on other

systems.  Once again, this seems like a fairly simple function that has

been part of FCP and Avid for a while.  

Hi John,

Thanks for your post. These are popular feature requests. Please add your voice by filling out the feature request form: http://www.adobe.com/go/wish

BTW, I don't find it difficult to move my keyboard layouts to new systems. The only difficulty is in locating the file. Please let me know if there's something I'm missing.

Thanks,

Kevin

Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
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excited_Genie16B8
Legend
April 27, 2013

It'd be nice if the interface actually had an export/import feature for custom mappings.

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josuemolina
Participant
February 4, 2013

The Library under USERS is hidden (for Mac LION users).  Open Your Finder, Hold OPTION and CLICK on "GO" from your top menu in Finder. Select Library.

Got to Application Support > Adobe > Premiere Pro > 6.0

Your KYS file should be there.

marq5_1
marq5_1
Participating Frequently
May 15, 2012

Hi,

This page doesn't go into how one can find and save customized keyboard shortcuts onto an external medium so that one can take them with them in case they have to work on someone else's Pr. The process of locating the customized .kys files is in fact not easy on Mac OS 10.6 and exceedingly difficult on Mac OS 10.7. (since the Library folder is hidden) The location of my .kys files was MaindriveHDD/users/userfolder/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Premiere Pro/6.0.

It took me a while to find these files because they where unexpectedly in the folder "Adobe". I guess I was expecting there to be a folder "Premiere" higher up in the path.

I wonder why these files are hidden in the first place, but that's another story.

Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
Community Manager
Kevin J. Monahan Jr.Community Manager
Community Manager
May 15, 2012

Thanks.

The page does have a link to video content describing the location of the .kys file and how to move it. Go here to see the video: http://tv.adobe.com/watch/switching-to-adobe-premiere-pro-cs5/shortcut-keys/

Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
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Andy T2
Adobe Employee
May 15, 2012

Even after watching the video, I was not able to locate my customized keyboard layout. I am on a PC and I am wondering if it is different than on a Mac as in the video.

Thanks


On PC, the .kys file is located in the AppData folder, which is a hidden folder. You'll need to reveal hidden folders in your user folder to find the AppData folder. Once this is done, here is a standard pathway for locating the file:

C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\PremierePro\6.0

Look for the "Adobe Premiere Pro Custom.kys" file. Copy that to the same location on the destination computer.

Granted, it's not the most straightforward solution, and it's something we look forward to improving. Hope this is helpful.

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