Replace clip in sequence, keep transitions. Possible?

[Kris Merkel]

Highlight the clip you want in the bin. Then Ctrl clk on the clip in the sequence to bring up the pull down menu and choose replace clip and choose “clip from bin”

[Kris Merkel]

You can also choose “Replace with Clip.. from source monitor if it is loaded in the source window. This would be the quickest method I have found and a very useful tool for quickly replacing txt elements ect.

[Michael Hancock]

Thanks Kris. I selected the clip on my timeline, right clicked, choose Replace with Clip in Source Monitor and it does exactly what I want, but that’s very cumbersome. Is there no keyboard command for it? I couldn’t find where to map it on the keyboard.

If I can’t map it to the keyboard I’ll use the mouse, but that means it’s feature request time. Adobe is going to hate me by the time I’m done making y requests.

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Michael Hancock
Editor

[Paul Neumann]

Highlight the clip in the timeline, highlight the other clip in the bin, option/alt drag the clip from the bin onto the clip in the timeline.

[Michael Hancock]

[Paul Neumann] “Highlight the clip in the timeline, highlight the other clip in the bin, option/alt drag the clip from the bin onto the clip in the timeline.”

Ah – very After Effects. I like this, but doesn’t this require you to open the clip in your bin in the source monitor, set the In point or Out point, select the clip in the timeline, then go back to the bin and Alt/Option Drag? Still too many steps for a very common operation, but good to know. Thanks!

I’ve sent a feature request. If this would be useful to you, please send one as well.

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Michael Hancock
Editor

[Paul Neumann]

Ya gotta mark it sometime, eh? I guess you could just replace it and then slip it into place. Unless you’re using a clip of the exact same length or a clip that you want the in point to be the first frame, you’re gonna have to mark at least an in point sometime.

[Michael Hancock]

Yeah, but having to go back to the bin adds a step that I think should be unnecessary.

Here’s how I want it to work, and why:

Timeline is active. I use the keyboard to activate play and watch my edit. I see a shot that needs to be swapped or the client wants swapped. I use the keyboard to deactivate or activate tracks as needed and mark that clip. Very fast and I can pretty much do that right now in Premiere.

I jump to the bin, grab the shot we’ll replace it with, load it into the source monitor. Hit play, see the spot I need the replacement clip to start at and hit Mark In on my keyboard. Now I want to just Overwrite with the keyboard and have the shot in my timeline replaced, keeping the transitions. If I don’t have enough handles it automatically adjusts the transitions to fit the handles I have. Done, and all driven by the keyboard. Very, very fast. Plus it’s logical that the NLE recognizes the edit decisions you’ve made, including transitions, and honors them as your overwrite and swap clips.

While Premiere can do what I want, it requires hands off the keyboard and using the mouse, plus right clicks or modifier keys. That slows me down and can break the editing rhythm. I’m looking to shorten the time it takes to make revisions and make the system as transparent and efficient to use for the operator (me) as possible.

On Avid I had my keyboard mapped so I could do about 90% of my editing without touching a mouse. I probably got to about 80% on FCP but I’ve only been using it for about a year.

Premiere doesn’t seem to offer that level of keyboard customization yet – I want to see it get there, and I believe it will.

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Michael Hancock
Editor

[Alex Udell]

No…you can option drag from the viewer. You don’t have to go back to the bin.

option dragging from the bin assumes you had previously marked the shot.

Alex

[Michael Hancock]

[Alex Udell] “No…you can option drag from the viewer. You don’t have to go back to the bin.”

That saves a step – should be available via the keyboard though.

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Michael Hancock
Editor

[Ed Cilley]

I found this discussion when searching for the “Replace clip” keyboard shortcut. Coming from Avid and FCP, I find myself using the mouse A LOT more than I prefer.

The one feature that is really nice is that Premiere keeps the attributes of the replaced clip. So, when the client provides a new graphic, in this case a bug that moves from screen left to screen right, all the keyframes are still there. Like it.

I know I could also use the “Replace Clip” option, but I already had the clip imported so I didn’t go that route.

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