Raw SmithGuide
Keyboard shortcuts and Speed Edit
Raw Smith is built to cull and edit from the keyboard on Mac and on iPad with a keyboard: P, X and U flag, 0–5 rate, and holding a key such as E while you scroll adjusts that slider.
Most shortcuts are menu commands, so on a Mac you'll find them in the Photo and Develop menus, and on iPad you can hold ⌘ to see them. Single-key shortcuts are ignored while you're typing in a text field.
Culling: flags, ratings and labels
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| P | Pick |
| X | Reject |
| U | Unflag |
| 0 | No rating |
| 1 – 5 | One to five stars |
| 6 | Red label |
| 7 | Yellow label |
| 8 | Green label |
| 9 | Blue label |
| [ / ] | Previous / next photo |
Pressing a label's key again removes the label. Purple has no key; set it from the Label menu or the right-click menu. To move on automatically after each flag or rating, turn on Advance After Flagging and Advance After Rating in the Photo menu. See Culling.
Library and photo
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Return | Edit Photo (open the selected photo) |
| Arrow keys | Move through the grid (Mac) |
| ⌘A | Select all (Mac) |
| Delete | Delete the selected photos, after asking (Mac) |
| ⇧⌘R | Rename… |
| ⇧⌘F | Fast Cull (iPad) |
| ⌘, | Settings (Mac) |
| ⌥⌘2 | Secondary Display window (Mac) |
Editor: tools and views
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘1 – ⌘5 | Edit, Crop, Remove, Masks, Presets |
| R | Crop |
| Q | Remove |
| M or ⇧W | Masks |
| O | Show or hide the mask overlay |
| ⌘6 | History |
| \ | Show Before / Show Edited |
| Y or ⇧\ | Split Before/After |
| J | Show or hide shadow and highlight clipping |
| Tab | Hide everything but the photo |
| ⌘⌥S | Collapse or expand the inspector |
Editing: undo, copy and paste
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘Z | Undo |
| ⇧⌘Z | Redo |
| ⌘C | Copy Adjustments (everything but the crop) |
| ⌘V | Paste Adjustments |
| ⇧⌘C | Copy Settings… (choose which groups) |
| ⇧⌘V | Paste Settings |
| ⌘' | Create Virtual Copy |
Speed Edit: hold a key and scroll
Speed Edit changes a slider without going to the panel. Hold one of these keys, with no modifier, and scroll with a mouse wheel or trackpad, or drag on the photo. A readout at the top of the photo shows the slider and its value. Let go of the key to stop.
| Hold | Slider |
|---|---|
| E | Exposure |
| C | Contrast |
| H | Highlights |
| S | Shadows |
| W | Whites |
| B | Blacks |
| T | Temperature |
| V | Vibrance |
| A | Saturation |
On a Mac, if you press and release a key without scrolling, it does its usual job. On iPad, Speed Edit works with a hardware keyboard and a trackpad scroll or a drag on the photo.
Slider tricks
- Double-click or double-tap a slider's name, value or knob to reset it.
- Click a slider's value to type an exact number.
Questions
What are the culling shortcuts in Raw Smith?
P picks, X rejects and U unflags. 0 to 5 set the star rating, and 6, 7, 8 and 9 set the red, yellow, green and blue labels. [ and ] go to the previous and next photo.
How do I see before and after with the keyboard?
Press backslash (\) to switch between the edited photo and the original, and Y for a split before and after view.
What is Speed Edit?
Hold a key such as E for Exposure and scroll, or drag on the photo, to change that slider without touching the panel. Let go of the key to stop.
Do the shortcuts work on iPad?
Yes, with a hardware keyboard. Hold the Command key to see the list, and Speed Edit works with a trackpad scroll or a drag on the photo.