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Here’s a great Adobe Premiere Pro tip!

Did you know you can change how your timeline scrolls in Adobe Premiere Pro when you are in playback? There are three choices. Page Scroll is the default. Then there is Smooth Scroll and No Scroll. I have no idea why you might use No Scroll if you do clue me in ok?

For instance in Vegas if my playhead is on the left side of the timeline and my mouse cursor is the on the right side, I can just click anywhere on the timeline and my playhead will snap to my cursor position. I don't have to go back to the other side of the timeline, grab it and drag it. Is there a way to do this in Premiere Pro? Ripple Trim Previous Edit to Playhead (Q) and Ripple Trim Next Edit to Playhead (W) are indispensable for doing rough cuts. Just move the Playhead to where you want to ripple trim, hit Q or W, and the region between the Playhead and the previous or next edit will be ripple deleted away.

If you having trouble visualizing what I am talking about here’s what the default behavior, Page Scroll, looks like. When the CTI gets to the far right your timeline advances and yout CTI enters from the far left.

Now watch this. Here’s how you change your Timeline Playback Scrolling behavior. We will change it to Smooth Scroll. In your Adobe Premiere Pro Preferences (I’m on a Mac) find “Timeline” towards the bottom. Then a panel will open up.

And here’s what Smooth Scroll looks like. Your CTI stays smack dab in the center of your timeline.

Finally, if you are interested, here’s what the No Scroll Option looks like. You CTI (Current Time Indicator), or what some people call your “Play Head”, move out of your view.

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Use keyboard shortcuts to control playback in your Premiere Pro timeline!

Keeping your fingers on the keyboard (and not having to jump back and forth from keyboard to mouse) will make you a more efficient video editor.

Let’s start with the basics. If you’re a total newbie, these are for you. Otherwise, jump ahead. The fundamental Premiere Pro playback shortcuts:

You can fast-forward through the Premiere Protimeline by repeatedly hitting L. Similarly, quick reverse by repeatedly tapping J. The speed of playback in either direction is dependent on the number of times you tap the key – more taps equals faster playback.

Here’s a few advanced Premiere Pro timeline shortcuts that will make it quicker to move around your timeline:

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Using these Premiere Pro shortcuts is KEY to being efficient. Commit them to memory. Make yourself use them! Soon enough you won’t know what you did without them.