Moving clips up and down between tracks, a way to do it like FCP? at DVinfo.net

Neil Rostance · January 20th, 2012, 04:13 AM

Hi Guys,

I've searched around for a solution to this but to no avail.

When cutting a sequence, I often move clips up and down between two tracks. In Final Cut Pro, there was a nice little way of doing this and locking the position in time (I believe you pressed Shift whilst moving up and down, and the clip would not move any frames forwards or backwards, just up or down)

Is there a way to do this in Premiere? When moving a clip between tracks, it is quite easily to nudge it a few frames, when I really don't want to do this. Obviously having Snap enabled helps this, but is there a keyboard solution to this?

Thanks a lot!!!

Ann Bens · January 20th, 2012, 05:04 AM

No setting for locking down in time but a workaround is to use your playhead for snapping.
Set your playhead at the first or last frame of the clip then move up or down.
We could do with such a feature:
https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform...?name=wishform

Bart Walczak · January 20th, 2012, 07:34 PM

Since this issue was also brought up to Adobe by some serious players, I fully expect it to be implemented in CS6. So far, all that remains is snapping.

Neil Rostance · January 21st, 2012, 08:35 AM

Thanks guys, never even thought of it as a feature until it was gone! It's the little things I guess!

Battle Vaughan · January 21st, 2012, 01:06 PM

It's not a keyboard solution, of course, but if snapping is on you do get the black-line-and-white- triangle indicator when you drag a clip to another track and it synchs in place...for those of us duffers who do everything by mouse, it works ok....must say, I have seen keyboard-editors at work and they are fast and efficient, much to envy there!

January 20th, 2012, 04:13 AM	#1
Neil Rostance Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lace Market, Nottingham, UK Posts: 194	Moving clips up and down between tracks, a way to do it like FCP? Hi Guys, I've searched around for a solution to this but to no avail. When cutting a sequence, I often move clips up and down between two tracks. In Final Cut Pro, there was a nice little way of doing this and locking the position in time (I believe you pressed Shift whilst moving up and down, and the clip would not move any frames forwards or backwards, just up or down) Is there a way to do this in Premiere? When moving a clip between tracks, it is quite easily to nudge it a few frames, when I really don't want to do this. Obviously having Snap enabled helps this, but is there a keyboard solution to this? Thanks a lot!!!

January 20th, 2012, 05:04 AM	#2
Ann Bens Major Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 710	Re: Moving clips up and down between tracks, a way to do it like FCP? No setting for locking down in time but a workaround is to use your playhead for snapping. Set your playhead at the first or last frame of the clip then move up or down. We could do with such a feature: https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform...?name=wishform

January 20th, 2012, 07:34 PM	#3
Bart Walczak Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Warsaw/Poland Posts: 716	Re: Moving clips up and down between tracks, a way to do it like FCP? Since this issue was also brought up to Adobe by some serious players, I fully expect it to be implemented in CS6. So far, all that remains is snapping. __________________ Creative Impatience - The Solace of Simple Solutions. A few useful plugins for Adobe users, and my remarks on the tools and the craft in general.

January 21st, 2012, 08:35 AM	#4
Neil Rostance Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lace Market, Nottingham, UK Posts: 194	Re: Moving clips up and down between tracks, a way to do it like FCP? Thanks guys, never even thought of it as a feature until it was gone! It's the little things I guess!

January 21st, 2012, 01:06 PM	#5
Battle Vaughan Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Miami, FL USA Posts: 1,505	Re: Moving clips up and down between tracks, a way to do it like FCP? It's not a keyboard solution, of course, but if snapping is on you do get the black-line-and-white- triangle indicator when you drag a clip to another track and it synchs in place...for those of us duffers who do everything by mouse, it works ok....must say, I have seen keyboard-editors at work and they are fast and efficient, much to envy there!