Any way to assign the source without using the mouse?

[Michael Murphy]

In CS6, if you open up Edit->Keyboard (just above Preferences), there is a list of all PP actions from every part of the application.

You can assign a keyboard shortcut key to any of the top line Menu items, Source panel right click options, etc.

There is a default keyboard shortcut for “Insert” from the Source Panel, which I think is what you want? I think it is the “,”, but better check.

There is also a set of keyboard shotcuts that will mimic FCP shortcuts if you like. Or you can make your own customized set.

Hope that helps!

Michael

[Peter Garaway]

Hi Graham,

Shift+2 will bring focus to the Source Monitor. Shift+3 (Timeline), Shift+4 (Program Monitor) ect…

Hope this is helpful,

Peter Garaway
Adobe, Premiere Pro QE

[Graham Hutchins]

Hi Peter,

Thanks for the response.

This isn’t really what I’m getting at. I’ve already custom mapped these to cmd+1, cmd+2, etc.

What I’m referring to is this:

I’ve figured out how to toggle V and A1 off and on, I’m just not able to assign them without using the mouse.

Any ideas?

-Graham

OSX 10.7.4, Windows 7
Adobe CS6
FC Studio 3
Octo 2.26GB MacPro, 32 GB RAM

[Graham Hutchins]

Hi Michael,

Thanks for the response.

I’m aware of keyboard customization in Premiere. Take a look at the visual aid I uploaded a couple posts down. I’m trying to “Assign Source Video” to Video 1, Video 2, etc. or “Assign Source Audio” to Audio 1, Audio 2 etc. I’m not trying to perform an insert edit. I’m trying to tell the source window which video and/or audio channel to put the insert, overlay, fit to fill, etc. without having to literally drag with the mouse the grey “V” or “A1” to the channel I want.

Thanks again.

-Graham

OSX 10.7.4, Windows 7
Adobe CS6
FC Studio 3
Octo 2.26GB MacPro, 32 GB RAM

[Kestutis Navikas]

Hi, Graham!
I’m not 100% sure, but seems it is impossible. With keyboard you can toggle source “on” and “off”, but you can’t change source target for example, from V1 to V2.

[Graham Hutchins]

Thanks for the response.

That’s pretty much what I figured. At least there’s a search bar in the keyboard customization window now, although it would be nice if it could also look things up by key command.

There are so many little things that you just cannot get done with the keyboard in Premiere. I’m loving about 90% of what I’m seeing, but little things, like not being able to increment number fields with the up and down arrows, like every other app in the creative suite, or not having a way to select and manipulate individual clips in the timeline without a mouse, is a bit of an annoyance.

Hopefully Adobe actually reads feature requests and gets working on fixing these glaring omissions sooner rather than later.

-Graham

OSX 10.7.4, Windows 7
Adobe CS6
FC Studio 3
Octo 2.26GB MacPro, 32 GB RAM

[Kestutis Navikas]

[Graham Hutchins] “Hopefully Adobe actually reads feature requests and gets working on fixing these glaring omissions sooner rather than later”

I think we should help to improve this editor:
https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform

[Graham Hutchins]

Hey Kestutis,

Thanks for posting the link. I’ve submitted probably half a dozen feature requests thus far. I’m actually pretty hopeful that the next dot release will address some of the UI clunkiness.

Adobe has been very responsive to suggestions, with improvements to this app in particular, unlike some personal electronics manufacturers who shall remain nameless.

Cheers.

-Graham

OSX 10.7.4, Windows 7
Adobe CS6
FC Studio 3
Octo 2.26GB MacPro, 32 GB RAM

[Kestutis Navikas]

I also sincerely want to believe it will happens

[Kevin Monahan]

You can target destination video and audio with keyboard shortcut. You can also toggle the source video and audio on and off. Basically, you can do everything you want with keyboard shortcuts except for moving the source button to other tracks. I would love to see that feature, as well.

If you can, file a feature request for that: https://www.adobe.com/go/wish

We read and consider all feature requests. Keep ’em coming!

Kevin Monahan
Sr. Content and Community Lead
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Systems, Inc.
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