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Participating Frequently
Jul 11, 2025 4:05 PM UTC
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Premiere Pro 25.1.0 Moves focus away from the timeline without me telling it to.

Premiere moves the focus away from the timeline without me telling it to.  Sometimes this happens after pasting a clip in the timeline.  Naturally this makes my next commands not work, because focus has moved to the project window.  It's a waste of time, disrupts flow and is super stupid.  Others have commented on this as well.  Adobe, please fix a bug for once.  

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Participating Frequently
Sep 23, 2026 7:18 PM UTC

i am working in 26 and it’s still happening, super irritating 

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Ann Bens
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Community Expert
Jul 11, 2025 5:38 PM UTC

Set Focus... in Preferences set?

 

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Community Manager
Jul 11, 2025 4:13 PM UTC

Hi @defaultv51vi6e0dq3b,
 

Thanks for submitting your bug report.  You say "sometimes," does that mean it is inconsistent, or can you reproduce it pretty easily? How are you "pasting" the clip in the timeline?  What method?  Are you on a Mac or PC?  Have you tried updating to the latest version, or must you stay on 25.1?

We need a few more details to try to help with the issue. Please see:
 How do I report a Problem?  Sorry for the frustration, and thanks for reaching out.

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Participating Frequently
Apr 8, 2026 2:47 PM UTC

I have this as well.  It’s inconsistent.  Settings are set appropriately in Premiere.  

Restarting doesn’t help.  Changing workspace  doesn’t help.  It seems to happen in some sequences, on some days and not on others.  

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Participating Frequently
Apr 8, 2026 2:48 PM UTC

also these aren’t insert / overwrite edits.  they are simply cutting and pasting an existing clip on the timeline to a different location on the timeline.

 

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