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Adobe After Effects

Reload the selected footage

CmdOptionL

Mac Desktop app After Effects desktop, default shortcuts

Practice this

In Adobe After Effects, Ctrl + Alt + L will reload the selected footage. On a Mac, press Cmd + Option + L instead.

Where it works: Footage selected

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System Environment Keys
Mac Desktop app CmdOptionL
Windows Desktop app CtrlAltL

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts in After Effects

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

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