Replace clip without resetting in and out points?

[Ht Davis]

First, most of the creative suite was bought from other devs, so take what you would think would be or wouldn’t be and put it away somewhere else. Sorry to say it, but they are very different programs.

Now…

Remember that replacing clips isn’t like switching on the kitchen light. You have to select things in the proper order. IF you have the clip in the BIN and it’s selected (the one you want to plant), you can select the clip you wish to replace in the timeline and use the replace with clip>from bin. If it puts it back at the first frame marker, your playhead is there, and it’s trying to paste with no clip directly selected. SELECT with Left click, THEN right click and use the replace. Also, make sure your playhead is where you are replacing.

You need to replace clips with clips of not only the same length, but same general profile; i.e., they need to have the same in\out, the same or similar reference for sound, and they need to have the same number of frames. If you use sub clips, you’re better off, as it will define the clip as a sub, and allow different length, frame speed, sound ref, in\out; all without making a fuss as the sub clip conforms the sub data to the timeline, but references a source clip’s data that may be different from the timeline or the clip you wish to replace. Occaisionally, you’ll get a clip with a large audio ref or a bad header read. Repair disks, reformat the clip, or use a sub and try again. HDD errors can cause the read problem, offline media can occasionally cause it, and of course, some unsupported formats will cause it as well.

[Paul Roper]

I’ve been trying to do exactly the same thing (but in the year 2024) – and PPro is being very annoying. Here’s my situation:

I’ve made a 16:9 sequence, with quite a few cuts, from mainly 16:9 supplied footage.

I now need to make 1:1 and 9:16 versions; the client has supplied me with 1:1 and 9:16 footage – the same duration, codec etc. as the 16:9 shots, just specifically re-rendered/reframed (by them) to be 1:1 or 9:16. So I duplicate my 16:9 sequence, set it to 1080×1080, and then try to replace all the 16:9 shots with their respective 1:1 versions. What a pain that is turning out to be!

I cannot simply replace the source footage in the Project panel, because then all my 16:9 shots (used in the 16:9 sequence) would be 1:1. I need to alt-drag the 1:1 shots onto the 16:9 shots in the 1:1 sequence, and for PPro to REMEMBER AND TRANSFER MY IN AND OUT POINTS…which seems beyond PPro’s capabilities – even though AE has been able to do this for decades. So my question is – is there any way to replace a clip, without having to:

1. Open the 16:9 clip in the Source monitor
2. Check and remember the in-point
3. Open the 1:1 clip in the source monitor
4. Set the in-point to match the 16:9 shot
5. alt-drag the 1:1 clip into the sequence

This seems like a ludicrous procedure…surely there’s a simpler way? (I wondered about duplicating the project, deleting my 16:9 sequence, relinking the footage to the 1:1 footage, then importing that project into my main project. But there must be an easier way, isn’t there?)

Thanks in advance for any help!

~ Paul

[Paul Roper]

OMG I’ve found a solution! From trawling around for an answer, I stumbled across this: https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-discussions/replace-multiple-clips-in-timeline-using-shift-alt-windows/m-p/12231950#M360840

…someone suggested using alt-shift drag, instead of just alt-dragging the clip onto the sequence, and IT WORKS!!! Shout this from the rooftops, because this secret shortcut is a godsend!

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Replace multiple clips in timeline using Shift+Alt (windows)

Hi there, I have a sequnce that I assembled using an edl.  I would now like to replace those clips with a multi-camera (or nested) sequence.  I thought I could select all clips in the sequence and then Shift+Alt drag … Continue reading

[Adam Rosenberg]

YES!!! I’ve been trying to figure out how to do this for years. Thank you

[Brie Clayton]

Thank you for solving this, Paul!