Hello,

It sounds like you simply want to see V1 underneath while adjusting a mask on V2 (a temporary “see-through” reference).

If you’re masking in the Color page (Power Window): a Power Window doesn’t make the clip transparent. Quick workaround: go to the Edit page, select the V2 clip, Inspector, Opacity and lower it (e.g. 50%) while y… Read more

Hi, your screenshot actually clears up the confusing part.

Your file really is 720×486, 29.97, ProRes 422. The reason QuickTime is showing 1440×972 is because it’s reporting the “current size” after display scaling, not the stored pixel dimensions. You can even see it in the Inspector: it says “Current Scale: Double,” so QuickTime is basically j…

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Hello Ellis!

If the project’s due soon and you already know your way around Premiere, I’d stay in Premiere for this one, especially since the footage is already sitting in Rec.709 and “balanced.” Resolve is better when you’ve got log/RAW, messy exposure, mixed cameras, or you need serious secondaries and cleanup. But for Rec.709 material that most…

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Hello Adam!

In the Keyboard Customization window, the first thing you should do is use the command search on the right-hand column of the panel. Search for the command that currently has the S key assigned. In most default layouts it’s usually Toggle Slip / Slide Mode (wording can vary slightly by version).

Once you find it, click that command. Y…

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Hi!

For PC playback, don’t overthink it, export an MP4 using H.264 video and AAC audio. That combo plays nicely basically everywhere on Windows (VLC, the built-in player, browsers, TVs… all good). Keep the same frame rate as your timeline so you’re not accidentally adding weird motion, and set a bitrate that isn’t tiny.

If it’s 1080p, something…

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Hello Fahim!

Premiere has always been “backwards compatible,” meaning you can open a project created in an older version with a newer version of the software without issues. What you can’t do is the other way around: a project created in a newer version won’t open in an older version, which is exactly the error message you ran into.

If that’s…

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Hello Anthony!

This isn’t a mistake on your part, it’s just how captions work. Formats like SRT or VTT only store text and timing, not styling (position, shadows, backgrounds, etc.). Vimeo then applies its own default look to all sidecar captions, which is why yours always appear centered with a black background.

If you want your custom style fro…

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Hi there!

If you’re working in After Effects daily and churning out a high volume of 4K videos, adding a second drive specifically for your disk cache (and optionally for AME temp files) can be a good idea. Your current drive is fast, but splitting the load between two drives and having one just for apps and the operative system and the other one j…

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Hey there! Not sure if this is helpful in your case, but in Premiere Pro’s Keyboard Shortcuts panel, there are commands called “Select Next Camera” and “Select Previous Camera”. You just need to assign them to a key of your choice to make them functional. That might do exactly what you’re trying to achieve — cycling through all your camera angles…

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Hello and Welcome back to Premiere! 😄

To insert still photos into a sequence, just do this:

1. Import your photos into the Project panel (File > Import or drag them in).
2. Drag them to the timeline like you would with a video clip — Premiere treats them like clips.
3. If needed, adjust duration: go to Preferences > Timeline and change the default still i…

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Hello Tim,

Unfortunately, Premiere doesn’t show waveforms while you’re actively dragging a clip on the timeline. The waveform only updates after you drop it, and yeah, it does make manual syncing kind of a pain.

That said, if you’re trying to sync two recordings of the same audio (like camera scratch audio and external mic), there’s a quick way aro…

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Sure, here it is.

Best,

Ivan Eldredge G.

Hello Philippe! It seems like Linked Selection might have been turned off, which would explain why you’re only selecting the video or audio instead of both together. Try pressing Shift + L to toggle it back on, or check for the icon in the middle of the ones that are on the upper left part of the sequence panel, if it’s not highlighted, click it…

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Hello Mark,

In Premiere Pro v25.1, the Captions and Graphics Panel (Which is now called “Graphic Templates”) is now only for managing templates, both local and remote. All formatting for user-generated titles, captions, and graphics has been moved to the Properties Panel. If you need to adjust text styling, backgrounds, or other formatting, you…

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Hello Zach!

Just to confirm, are you asking how to keep the fence in front of the subject so that the color change only affects the dress behind it? In other words, the fence should stay its original color, as if it’s naturally covering the dress?

If so, you’ll need to create a separate mask for the fence to block the color effect when it passes in…

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Hello Zach! You can control the color change spill by using a mask around the dress and tracking it within Premiere Pro. After you apply the Lumetri Color effect and make the adjustments, you can add a mask on the effect by clicking the Ellipse, Rectangle, or Pen tool on the Effects control panel. After that you can automatically let Premiere Pro…

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Hello Chip! To display the two audio sources as separate tracks in Premiere Pro, you’ll need to change how the audio channels are interpreted. (Locate the File in the Project Panel, find the related clip, right-click on the clip in the Project Panel and select Modify > Audio Channels).

In the Modify Clip window, you’ll see options to configure how…

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Hello Yuval!

To recreate the text effect from your video, you can use the “Fade Up by Characters” Preset (Go to the Effects & Presets panel in After Effects, search for Fade Up by Characters under Animation Presets > Text > Animate In)

Apply this preset to your text layer by dragging it onto the layer.

To animate the character tracking, you can use a…

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Hi Hector, thank you for your thoughtful response! I just wanted to gently clarify that when using the Ultra Key effect, it doesn’t require manually locating each instance of the red and yellow dots. The beauty of this tool is that it applies across the entire length of the video, removing the keyed colors wherever they appear. So, there’s no nee…

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You’re welcome! You can use this technique regardless of the video length because the Ultra Key effect applies across the entire clip, no matter how long it is. Once you set it up to remove the red and yellow dots, it will process the full 6 hours automatically, so you don’t have to handle each instance manually. For this specific case, Ultra K…

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Hello! First, you must create a solid blue background using a color matte and add it to a video track that can be used for adding backgrounds, then add the video on an upper track, apply Ultra Key to your video (Use different instances for each color you want to key out), use the eyedropper on each instance to select the red/yellow tone…

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Yes! Please write me at the mentioned e-mail so we can discuss.
Thanks,

Ivan Eldredge G.

Hello Mary!

I generally advise my students and fellow editors to hold off on upgrading to the latest version of software right away. It’s quite common in the software industry for new releases to come with bugs that can affect performance, just like you’ve experienced with Premiere Pro V24. It’s better to wait until those issues have been addressed…

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Hi Shantal,

It’s possible to cut your video into exact 30-second segments, as Devrim suggested, by creating sequences in Premiere Pro. You can use markers or the In/Out points in the timeline to help with accuracy. However, this approach can still be somewhat time-consuming if you have a lot of clips.

For a faster method, you can use FFmpeg, a c…

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Ivan:

From my personal experience, even though 4K ProRes HQ only requires a certain bandwidth, most SSDs can handle, I would still highly recommend using proxies due to the huge amount of footage you’ll be working with. When you’re handling 30+ hours of 4K footage, proxies will make your workflow much smoother and less demanding on your s…

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Hi Amar,

Given the older version of Premiere Pro (CS6) you’re using and the nature of GoPro’s codecs, it’s likely that the issue arises from codec compatibility. Premiere Pro CS6 doesn’t natively support some of the modern codecs used by GoPro, especially the H.265 (HEVC) format.

To ensure compatibility and have a seamless editing experience, you…

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Hello!

This issue often occurs when text is scaled, resized, or modified at the graphic clip level, rather than within the individual text layer. To address this, please ensure that adjustments to the text size or properties are made directly within the specific text layer in the Essential Graphics panel, instead of using the Motion settings.
Pleas…

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Hello Neil,

Here are a few ways to credit the authors of the images while minimizing distractions for viewers:

1. A credits screen at the end of the video.
2. On-screen overlays (Be mindful of where you place them, considering any overlays that your chosen social media platform may automatically add).
3. Including credits in the post description.

You can use…

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Hello Brett,

Have you tried using Photoshop’s “Layer Comps to Files” option? You can find it by going to File > Export > Layer Comps to Files. This will export each Layer Comp as a separate PSD, which you can then import into After Effects as needed.

Let me know if this helps!

Best regards,

Ivan Eldredge G.

Hello Mary,

If you’ve saved your project in version 23.6.9, you won’t be able to open the same project file in an earlier version of Premiere Pro, as the software is only forward-compatible, not backward-compatible. If you don’t have a backup from an earlier version, you might want to search for ‘Premiere Pro downgrade tools’ online. These tools c…

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Helly Cindy!

From what I can see on the included screen captures you posted, you’re trying to animate clock hands using slider controls. If that’s the case, adding code to the “position” property won’t help you achieve the desired result. For animating clock hands, you need to focus on the “rotation” property, not the position.

Here’s what you s…

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Hello Raconteur! To replicate the iPhone’s time counter with a red background and white timecode in Premiere Pro, follow these steps:

Create a Red Matte:

Go to File > New > Color Matte.

In the color picker, select a red color similar to the iPhone’s recording indicator.

Click OK and name it appropriately (e.g., “Red Timecode Background”).

Drag the red…

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Hello Grant, thanks for the follow-up! Let’s dive into your questions:

1. How does AE’s “None” colorspace compare to ACES or other wide-gamut color spaces like Adobe Wide Gamut RGB?

I’ll use an analogy to help explain color spaces in video. When you work with “None,” you’re essentially working with either linear color values or Gamma 2.2. It’s like…

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Hello Grant, let’s try to go over all of your questions:

“If AE’s colorspace is set to none, and you are working with, let’s say Sony S-Log3 footage. If you use the footage to create the comp, what colorspace does AE use? Does it assume S-Log3? What does it mean to be none?”

When the colorspace in After Effects is set to “None”, it means AE is not…

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Hey David,

I understand the confusion, but I think Tod and I are actually on the same page — we’re just explaining it from different angles.

What Tod is saying is that timecode designates the beginning of a frame, not the frame itself. So when you set an Out Point, you’re marking the end of the last frame. Premiere Pro’s Media Duration include…

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Hello David!

The difference between Media Duration and Media End is based on how Premiere Pro calculates timecode.

Media Duration: This shows the total number of frames in the clip. It is inclusive of the start frame but not the end frame.

Media End: This shows the timecode at the last displayed frame.

Because timecode counts from zero (00:00:00:00),…

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Hi,

Regarding your current specifications and the projects you are currently processing, you are absolutely overdue for an upgrade. Here are my recommendations:

Motherboard & Processor: You would benefit from upgrading to a modern Intel i7 or i9 (13th Gen) or AMD Ryzen 7 or Ryzen 9 processor. Those processors can handle 4K footage and heavy…

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Hi Josh! Thanks for the reply!

To check if you’re able to change the renderer/acceleration mode on your machine do this, go to File > Project Settings > General, and then under Video Rendering and Playback, see if you can switch acceleration modes from the Renderer dropdown. On my M1 MacBook, I can’t change this setting, so I’m not entirely sur…

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Hello Josh! While I haven’t encountered this exact issue before, here are some steps I would take to troubleshoot the problem:

First, have you tried the standard Premiere Pro troubleshooting steps? Resetting preferences, clearing the media cache, enabling or disabling graphics hardware acceleration, or switching the acceleration mode might help. I…

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Hello Mark!

When it comes to ingesting footage, I usually follow one of two paths depending on my workflow: I either use Media Encoder or Premiere Pro directly. Each has its benefits depending on the specific needs of the project.

For batch renaming, I haven’t felt the need to do it lately, but when I do, I use a free app for Mac called NameChanger.…

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Dear Nouman,

The issue you’re describing seems likely related to ventilation or cooling. Since you’ve mentioned that the fan is working, the probable culprit could be the thermal paste. If you’re familiar with hardware installations and feel confident, you might be able to replace the thermal paste yourself. There are many guides and videos…

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Hi Malcolm,

In the latest versions of Premiere Pro, autosave files are typically saved in the same folder where the original project was created. If you changed this setting either initially or during your work, you can find the current autosave location by going to File > Project Settings > Scratch Disks and checking under “Project Auto…

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Malcolm,

To change the duration of transitions in Adobe Premiere Pro, follow these steps:

1. Go to “Edit” > “Preferences” > “Timeline” (Windows) or “Premiere Pro” > “Preferences” > “Timeline” (Mac).
2. Under the “Video Transition Default Duration” section, set the duration to your desired length.

This will ensure that the default… Read more