Video wont drag from project to timeline in PP CC

[Josh Watkins]

So I’ve had this problem for a while now and have just been creating new sequences and copying over footage from there. I’ve tried clearing caches and renders, to no avail. Today I tried something new and maybe this helps.

I noticed that sometimes when I create the sequence from a specific piece of footage that I want to be my constant setting, other clips (for some unknown reason) wouldn’t work or drag in–regardless of being from the same camera and format.

SOLUTION:
I found that creating a sequence using the DSLR presets and customizing the size, frame rate, and so on to match what I know to be true did the trick.

Sometimes Premiere would incorrectly diagnose my clip format and pick an Editing Mode (Canon XF, MPEG, HDV) for my sequence that was incompatible with footage that was the slightest bit different. You could always go with “Custom” from the start, but I’ve found the DLSR mode has an even enough base to start out with and will most likely cover the compression you’re dealing with (provided you’re not working with ProRes or a similar codec that’s friendly to editing).

I’d love to know if this works for someone else and if my theory holds true.

Thanks!
Josh

[Steve Brame]

We’ve recently had a few situations where media wouldn’t drag to the timeline, and it’s the same format as the media that’s already on the timeline. Restarting Premiere takes care of it.

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[Gage Estes]

Thank you so much I can’t believe I didn’t figure that out

[Paul Whishaw]

To get around this ridiculous bug I grab the audio track and drag it to the new track icon.This creates a new track with said audio. I copy that audio and paste it into the timeline I actual want it in. Is this ridiculous? Yes it it.

I also have to quit and restart Premiere CC every 5 minutes if I want to apply speed ramp keyframes to my footage.

The worst is if I make a post on the Adobe site they ask for so much information it would take an hour just to list it out. It’s clear to me this is a universal Adobe problem and has very little to do with the type of footage we are using.

[Giacomo Severi]

Hello everybody!
I had the same problem and i found a solution…cheating a bit 🙂
Instead of drag and drop the entire track, just select a random in point and out point in the source panel.
Then drag and drop…
It works for me!
Hope this will help you

Giacomo

[Bradley Baraud]

Ok, found a potential fix for the issue. (If none of the above work)

I found that you get the crossed out hand icon if you are trying to import media that is longer than your sequence in-out.
eg. if your in -> out point is 60sec and you try and import a 2 minute film rush it won’t let you.

Make sure that your out point on your actual sequence is set to a time that is longer than your media and that both the source and track targeting buttons are selected on your video / audio tracks and you should be fine.

[Joe Becker]

The random in and out point worked for me. Thanks

Joe Becker
jbeckercreative

[Dreus Hrings]

SOLUTION: V1 must dragged down to the other V1 and both have to be highlighted.

For some reason there are 2 V1’s, one under the overwrite symbol in the timeline and one normal where all the other tracks say V1,2,3,4……

So what worked for me was to position the MAIN V1 to the normal V1.

Completely random problem :/

[Steven Trauger]

I don’t know if this is a fix to the same problem or not but I figured I’d share…

Simply move the entire application window around on the screen; just give it a nudge. Then you’ll be able to drag your asset media to the timeline. I’ve seen this same issue in Encore before and this always solved it (might have to do with workspaces or multiple display preferences etc.). Anyway, just figured I’d share in case it helps.

[Darren Keast]

Thanks so much for this work around…but I pretty new to Premier and I don’t really get it. I’m not seeing how the In and Out points could be longer than the clip to be imported (drag and dropped into the timeline)…or do you mean imported as in brought into the project as a whole? I’ve tried everything on this thread, and the only thing that works is to open a new sequence and copy and paste from there, but it’s a major hassle. It also freezes when I don’t have any In and Out points on the track to be dragged. So frustrating, and from the date on the start of this thread, I really can’t believe Adobe hasn’t fixed this yet–almost 3 years later!

Thanks so much!