Moving clips to the timeline

I have a partially edited video in the timeline. I also have a lot of clips still sitting on the clip pane (or whatever it's called). Is there a way to transfer, say, next 34 clips to the timeline all at once, in order? I really don't feel like dragging clips 34 times.

yikes!!
sorry
there is just so many threads. *but thankyou for the
info!!*
as for reading the manual... sometimes they do not explain the "clear & understanding" way - exactly what i need to know. i figure if i asked somebody that "knows" i would beable to get much better info .... from somebody who knows the tricks
I did some messing around last night and figured out how to crop .. its just growing pains. (i have been using pc's my whole life) ... this mac experience is fun though!
thanks!!!
Ron

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need some help. I'm moving clips to the timeline and they arrive zoomed in. I don't want this effect. How can I stop it?

To expand a little on John's questions and link, every clip and every sequence has its own frame dimensions (and pixel aspect ratio & frame rate). By default, Premiere preserves the dimensions (or "resolution") of a clip when you add it to a sequence. That means that if a clip's resolution is greater than that of the sequence, it will appear to be zoomed in on the frame. Conversely, if the clip is lower res than the sequence, it will appear shrunk, with black borders.
If all of your content is the same resolution (which is the ideal case), then you should use a sequence that matches. The easiest way to do so is the "New Item" method that John refers to--dragging a clip to the Project Panel's New Item button--or, in later releases of PPro CC, dragging it into an empty Timeline panel. If you're working with content of mixed resolution, then you have to pick your poison and scale smaller clips up or larger clips down. The latter option is generally preferred because the former--scaling clips up--often results in unacceptable pixelation.

Problem Moving Clips in the Timeline

When I edited previously, I was able to drag one clip close to another, and it would automatically go directly next to that clip in the timeline. Also, when using the razor tool, bringing the razor close to the playhead would cause the cut to be made exactly where the playhead was in the timeline. This suddenly stopped happening--now when placing one clip next to another, it does not automatically stop where the next clip begins, and I have to be very careful so that they don't overlap in the timeline. The razor tool is likewise not drawn to the playhead.
I'm sure that I must have inadvertently hit a button that caused this, but cannot figure out what I did. I've looked around trying to find out how to fix the problem, but I haven't been able to find anything. I'm sure the answer is probably quite obvious, so I appreciate the understanding, and I would be very grateful for any help.

Welcome to the forum!
Sounds like you have inadvertently turn Snapping off. The n key toggles it off and on. There should also be a button near the upper right of the Timeline window for it.
-DH

Moving clips in the timeline

Hi
I would like to cut out a clip or two with CTRL + X to cut them out, but can I place the marker between two clips and insert them (not as overwrite)
Thanks
Ulf

Yes. You can use Clip>Insert to insert edit a clip into the timeline from the source monitor. If you mark an in point, that will be the point where the clip is inserted. If you don't have an in point marked, it will insert the clip from the playhead.
You can also do a paste insert (under the "Edit" menu bar item) if you have copied a clip previously. All these can be mapped to shortcuts.

Gaps between clips on the timeline

I wonder if there is a way to gain control of moving clips on the timeline. If I grab a video clip on the timeline and drag it left, it bumps the adjacent clip and moves it left. If I haven't let go of the mouse and move the held clip back towards the right, the clip I bumped doesn't go back to its original position. If I leave the held clip where I dropped it, there is now a gap, which looks bad and can mess with the playback in iMovie.
I would like a way to drag clips so that they butted up to the adjacent clip without moving it. I would also like a way to remove any gaps in one fell swoop.
I am relatively new to the app: but to remove a gap, the only (lame) way I can see to fix it is to manually move each clip to the right of the gap. But because the clips that I would bump can move, that screws up everything. There must be a better way.
thanks,
Jim

Catspaw's solution is a good way to remove all the gaps. Note that to see the gaps represented as "Black" clips (instead of gaps) you must view the Timeline in Clips mode. Click on the little rectangle icon above the left end of the Timeline.
Gaps disappear as you describe when you've previously added a gap by dragging a clip to the right. Creating that gap was probably a mistake, so losing it isn't usually a problem. If the gap appeared when you moved a clip right, the Edit > Undo Move command lets you undo that move.
If you created the gap intentionally -- to serve as a placeholder for a clip you want to add later -- you can make it "permanent" by changing its color from black to some other color. (With the timeline in Clip mode, double-click on the "Black" clip to change its color.) Now the gap won't disappear as you drag clips towards it.
All dragging functions are made easier by turning on these two features in iMovie preferences: 1) Snap to items in Timeline and 2) Play sound effects when snapping. When you drag a clip it's a lot more likely to land where you want it.
Karl

While moving a clip to the timeline cc puts it to the righ instead of on top

while moving a clip to the timeline cc puts it to the righ instead of on top

Maybe it can't put it on the track above it because you have the lower track set as the Source Patching destination.

Moving the left most clips displaces the timeline panel

I couldn't find this issue on the forums, but I might not be using the right term.
When I trim (dragging the left border to the right) the first clip in the timeline the workspace also gets trimmed.
If I do this too often I end up with this useless "canvas" on the left.
I haven't got a clue how to restore again the space I loose when this happends.
Please also see the screenshot I attached for clarification.
Any suggestions?

Move the timeline slider to the right. Or swipe if you're using a trackpad.

Can only see first and last frame of clip in the timeline HELP PLEASE

Hi, my first time and I did look for an answer, but can't find one. I have premiere elements 4 and I am trying out ver. 9. In ver. 4 the clips in the timelin shows all the frames, but in ver. 9 it only shows the first and last frame of the clips. Is there any way to make all the frames show. By "all the frames", I mean the clips fill with frames.I liked to see all the frames in the timeline, it is easier for me to select and trim the bits out.
My specs are Core 2 Duo 6750, Nvidia 8600GTS, 4G Ram, Vista Home Premium. 3 HDD 3TB.
Thank you for answering
Werner

As for the GUI, PrE had one more like PrPro (the early versions), up through PrE 3. With PrE 4, they streamlined the GUI (and some of the operation), and went with the "dark look." PrPro went in that direction starting with CS3, and now, the two programs' GUI looks more alike - darker. Personally, I like PrPro 2.0's brighter GUI. Now, one can alter the brightness, but the contrast can work against doing much of that - give me the lighter GUI....
The look of PrE 4 thru PrE 9 is very similar, though things have moved about some. Still the look is similar. Same for PrPro CS 3 through CS 5.5.
As for the trial, things have changed in PrPro, as of CS 5.5. Once, the PrPro trial was very crippled, but had no watermark. No more. No crippling, and still no watermark. The trial for PrE is far less crippled, but does have the watermark. We do not know what changes might be coming with the trial of PrE10. We will just have to wait and see. One great option that Adobe offers is the 30-day, money-back guarantee. If you buy Premiere (either flavor), and use it for 29 days, but do not like it, then you return it for your money back. This is the full-paid version (both flavors) with nothing crippled, and no watermark. Not that many companies make such an offer. Basically, on can use the trial for 30 days, to see some of the powers of the program, and then buy it, and try it fully for another 29 days. If not completely satisfied, they get their money back - essentially a 59 day trial.
Were I doing AVCHD, I would definitely look at buying PrE 9, and giving it a 29 day shakedown. The only caveat is that AVCHD requires a lot of computer "horsepower," and not all computers (especially if more than a year, or so old) are up to that task. I find it amazing that a consumer format, like AVCHD, requires more computer power to process, than most professional formats, until one gets up to, say RED 2K/4K. However, that is the nature of the H.264 CODEC, and by that, I mean all H.264, not just the AVCHD version.
Good luck and happy editing,
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How I can to replace a clip in the timeline?

Is there a command for to replace a clip in the timeline? In a recent project I have replaced some clips to hand, deleting the previous and draging the one new in the gap, but this method is dangerous because it is possible moving the edit also.

You could drag the new clip to a track above the one you want to replace. This gives you a bit more security before deleting the old one.

How do I automatically centre all clips in the timeline?

Hi,
I imported a clip, spliced it up into several clips, added a bunch of effects... and then realized it wasn't centered to begin with. As a result all my clips are positioned off-screen in the exact same manner. Is there a way to automatically centre them? CS5.5
Thanks.

Hm. Are you sure about that?
I just tested this: I imported a clip. I moved it into the timeline and it was aligned properly. I clicked the preview window which allowed me to reposition the clip; which I did towards the right. Then I spliced the clip up into multiple clips and also copied a few splices.
Result: All the clips were mis-aligned to the right. I believe this is what happened initially too.
I highly doubt it's project settings or something of that sort. I have all of those settings saved as custom settings and my source files are recorded identically to files in the past where I used this custom setting with no such problem.

Exporting clips in the timeline with handles

Is there a way to export a selected clip in the timeline with handles? I know you can export all the clips in the timeline with handles using Media Manager, but is there a way to do it with just one clip?
I should ask- is there a quicker way? because I know one way is to drag the clip up to V2 and just manually extend handles to the clip and export it that way. I was hoping for a quicker method. I need to export some self-containted clips that I can reinsert for sending the sequence to Color.

Thanks. Snap is enabled.
I added 30 clips at once from the project bin onto the timeline. So I was really amazed that there were small gaps between some clips.When I tried to repair this (hold CTrl and move the clips to the left) the puzzle began. It happened that moving the clip only three frames to the left, I lost 15 seconds of the total. I discovered this was either a total loss of a clip (not he one I moved, but a clip say three clips to the right) or it was considerably shorter in time.
First I thougt it had to do with my good old dualcore (1.8Ghz), but on the new one (Quad 2.4Ghz) it is still the same.
This is the first time it happens (after 3 completed small projects).
From now on I will only drag one clip at the time to minimize the chance on this behaviour.
But you will understand, I'm not happy...
Rob

Moving clips around in timeline

I'm sure there is a very simple fix to this problem, but I can't figure it out. I've edited numerous videos in fcp and was about halfway through one when the right arrow stopped showing up when I wanted to move clips around that were already in the timeline. Only the down arrow shows up when I drag a clip to a different point in the timeline so it overwrites my other footage instead of moving it over. I've tried cutting and pasting, but that also overwrites the footage. Please help! Thanks!

sorry Jim, gotta disagree with you on this. Rearranging clips IN the timeline (not editing from the viewer or browser) is a very basic and useful tool in fcp. Learn to use it and your editing speed will increase.

Loosing clips in the timeline with PE7

The good news, I got my quadcore 2.4 Ghz.
The bad news, the same problem as with my old PC.
Between my clips on the timeline is sometimes a small empty space (Why??). When I drag the clip 2 frames to the left (+Ctrl), suddenly a clip somewhere to the right vanishes or gets considerably smaller.
Ever seen before?
Adobe is making life not easier...
Rob

Thanks. Snap is enabled.
I added 30 clips at once from the project bin onto the timeline. So I was really amazed that there were small gaps between some clips.When I tried to repair this (hold CTrl and move the clips to the left) the puzzle began. It happened that moving the clip only three frames to the left, I lost 15 seconds of the total. I discovered this was either a total loss of a clip (not he one I moved, but a clip say three clips to the right) or it was considerably shorter in time.
First I thougt it had to do with my good old dualcore (1.8Ghz), but on the new one (Quad 2.4Ghz) it is still the same.
This is the first time it happens (after 3 completed small projects).
From now on I will only drag one clip at the time to minimize the chance on this behaviour.
But you will understand, I'm not happy...
Rob

Is there a way to copy & paste a clip from the timeline in one project in to another project?

Hello Popular Premiere Pontificaters,
I am using Premiere 6 on a Windows 7 machine.
Is there a way to copy and paste a clip from the timeline in one project in to another project?... I can copy my clip, but when I open the other project, it will not allow me to paste it in there... but I am able to copy and paste a clip within a single project. I tried everything... pasting in to a new video track and pasting in to an existing video track in the second project, but the paste option simply isn't there when I open the second project.
And if Premiere itself will not allow me to do this in any way, will a copy-paste clipboard type of accessory app allow me to do this?... if so, which is the best, trustworthy copy-paste app that is malware free?
Thanks,
digi

Hi Bill Hunt,
I just read the page that you provided about "Handles"... thanks allot for that ARTICLE. In your article and the subsequent article HANDLES, "Transitions Overview: applying transitions" linked from your article, it indicates (in PrE and PrPro anyway - I'm in Premiere 6) that transitions can be applied to non-Video 1 tracks... the paragraph below is a quote from that "Transitions Overview: applying transitions" article...
"Whatever is below the transition in a Timeline panel appears in the transparent portion of the transition (the portion of the effect that would display frames from the adjacent clip in a two-sided transition). If the clip is on Video 1 or has no clips beneath it, the transparent portions display black. If the clip is on a track above another clip, the lower clip is shown through the transition, making it look like a double-sided transition."
So this indicates that transitions can be applied to non-Video 1 tracks since it is referring to content in tracks beneath a transparent fade that would show through... and only non-Video 1 tracks can be transparent and have other clips "beneath" them in the timeline, right?
In the screenshot sample in your article at this LINK, I see the handles (referred to as B and E) and I can see in my monitor window how those handles would be represented by the two little bracket symbols { } ... you can see how they appear in my monitor window in Premiere 6 in this screenshot, and below, from a different thread that isn't related to this topic.
But I'm still trying to figure out how the handles can be applied in the non-Video 1 tracks in the timeline to insert a transition (cross-dissolve) between two clips.
Can you advise me on this?... I posted a separate thread HERE on this topic, but I haven't got any further with finding an answer.
Thanks so much for your article,
digi

How do I select all instances of a clip in the timeline at once without manually shift clicking each instance?

Title says it all!
How do I select all instances of a clip in the timeline at once without manually shift+clicking each instance?
The reason I want to do this is because I have a music video with MANY quick cuts. So clips are cut up and splattered all over the place. I am colour-correcting now and so I want to be able to select one clip everywhere it exists in the timeline so I can drag the effect onto all them at once, without having to find each instance of the clip in the timeline. This "batch select" would make it so I don't miss any instances of the clip and also saves a ton of time going through the timeline and shift clicking each time the clip turns up.
I hope PP is smart enough to do this
Thanks in advance!
-- Tim

Pick one instance of the clip, maybe even the first bit ... and use the new Master Clip feature ... here's first a written explanation and then a video tutorial on doing this ... it's a great feature.
Adobe Premiere Pro Help | Master Clip Effects
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