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Participating Frequently
Oct 28, 2025 9:54 AM UTC
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Source Monitor drag not working after in/out points

Can’t drag marked clips from Source Monitor in Premiere Pro

Description:
Until recently, I could set a mark in and mark out in the Source Monitor and then drag the selected portion of the clip directly from the monitor into my timeline (either video, audio, or both). Since yesterday, I can still drag the full clip when no in/out points are set, but as soon as I mark in/out, I can no longer drag the clip from the monitor  nothing happens.

What still works:

  • I can drag from the “Drag Video Only” and “Drag Audio Only” icons below the Source Monitor.

  • I can insert/overwrite with , and . shortcuts.

  • The issue only occurs when trying to drag video either as video only or audio only in the Source Monitor after setting in/out points.

Already tried:

  • Resetting workspace

  • Re-enabling “Drag Video Only / Audio Only” buttons

  • Resetting preferences

  • Confirmed track targeting (V1/A1) is enabled

  • Tested with different clips and projects

System:

  • Windows 11

  • Premiere Pro version: v25.5

Expected behavior:
Dragging a marked segment from the Source Monitor to the timeline should still work, as it did before.

Possible cause:
Appears to be a recent bug/change in newer Premiere version

10 replies

Participating Frequently
Oct 29, 2025 2:16 PM UTC

Source patching is on, even in this lil video i sent you see that it's on 

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Ann Bens
Community Expert
Community Expert
Oct 29, 2025 1:27 PM UTC

Try again with source patching on.

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Participating Frequently
Oct 29, 2025 12:20 PM UTC

Hi @Ann Bens that's unfortunately not the solution, as you can see i can drag footage into the timeline, but when i do a mark in and out it doens't work

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Ann Bens
Community Expert
Community Expert
Oct 29, 2025 11:48 AM UTC

As said before, you need to source patch the track.

Video track is not source patched (box far left) is only track targeted, which does not work for inserts and overwrites.

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Participating Frequently
Oct 29, 2025 8:00 AM UTC

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Community Manager
Oct 28, 2025 6:08 PM UTC

Hi @jurre_5934, 
I'm sorry to hear you're having an issue.  Seems strange. Can you send a video of the problem?  That way, we can see the behavior and timeline settings to try to reproduce the issue.  

I hope we can help you soon. Sorry for the frustration! 

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Participating Frequently
Oct 28, 2025 11:04 AM UTC

Same issue, can't drag the image, the video only or audio only when i have a mark in and or mark out 

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Ann Bens
Community Expert
Community Expert
Oct 28, 2025 11:02 AM UTC

Just grab the image not the icons.

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Participating Frequently
Oct 28, 2025 10:31 AM UTC

Also set the  source patching, i can drag with the full clip but when i set in and out points it doens't wanna drag anymore

 

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Ann Bens
Community Expert
Community Expert
Oct 28, 2025 10:24 AM UTC

You need to set the source patching not the track targeting for inserts or overwrites.

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