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Program Source window functionality…
I’m working through Jacob Rosenberg’s excellent text “Premiere Pro 2.0 Studio Techniques”. In chapter 6 ” The Editing Workflow” he talks about dragging and dropping a clip from the Project Panel to the Timeline Sequence Panel while holding down the Control and ALT keys to perform an “Insert Only on Target Track” edit. I completely understand about how the edit is working. But he says “You can also see that the Program Monitor has a two-up display that shows the start frame of the clip being added and the exact frame in the timeline where the clip will be edited.”
What I get is a two-up display showing each frame of the clip being edited on either side of the Edit Line. Is there some kind of setting that I need to change? Having it function the way he describes it would be very useful.
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Either Jacob got it wrong or it changed between the beta and the release. I agree that the way he said it was interesting, but seeing both sides of the cut has value as well.
Steven
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Steven, thanks for the reply. I agree with you that the way the Program Panel works is probably more practical, particularly when performing an edit over multiple clips. I think I may be mis-interpreting Jacob’s instruction, as a note a few pages later says “For Insert and Overlay edits, the Program Monitor’s two-up display tells you the last frame before your cut, and the first frame after your cut.” which is exactly what I have. I must be confused about what he’s talking about earlier:
“All Insert edits place the media based on the location of the inserted clip’s first frame. To find this spot, look for the dotted line that displays as you hold down the Ctrl key. The dropped clip will begin at the point on the timeline under the this dotted line. You can also see that the Program Monitor has a two-up display that shows the start frame of clip being added and the exact frame in the timeline where the clip will be edited.” Not sure what he means, but no big deal.Its an excellent text by the way.
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I have his book (look for my name in the index) and I saw what you saw. But, as I said, he must have been wrong or something changed somewhere. He probably gets a lot of his preliminary work done during the beta trials. Therefore, occasional errors are to be expected.
Steven
https://www.stevengotz.com
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