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Nick28640325s54q
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June 6, 2024
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Bring back the old default track height

  • June 6, 2024
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The recent Premiere Pro update has made it so that audio and video tracks are now twice as large as they used to be - like it's FCPX or something. For those of us that consistently use as many as 10 or more layers on a timeline, this is a nightmare; as I can shrink the tracks, sure, but they're either too small or too big. I've been using this program for over 10 years now, my workspaces and editing style is built around the old standard track height and having to manually adjust each new layer as it gets created is costing me too much time.

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    Dejan11
    Participant
    June 19, 2024

    My problem with this new default is that if i quickly click around like i always do i have a big chance of click and dragging the audio gain in the track... If its 1 tick smaller its just a block without an audio gain line. On top of that im very accurate with my mouse so i rather have smaller tracks by default to save space. 

    Adobe has magic AI extend picture features... but it doesnt have a default track height setting.... 😒

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      michael powell
      Participating Frequently
      June 18, 2024

      Or you could just give us a setting in preferences that allows us to switch it back to the way it was before.  I don't want to create unintuitive presets that don't completely fix the problem.

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        michael powell
        Participating Frequently
        June 18, 2024

        I cannot agree more with the original poster.  Things like this need to be left alone and if they get changed, just give us an option to easily change them or go back to legacy settings in the preferences.  I hate that I have to waste time trying to figure out and find work arounds to adjustments that nobody is asking for.  I understand you all want to try new things to see what works but this is definitely not one that works for a lot of people.  Again, just give us an option to switch back to default settings instead of having to manally adjust things or create track presets that aren't even that intuitive.

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          michael_audio_team
          Adobe Employee
          June 6, 2024

          How to create custom track height presets:

          1. Adjust the track(s) height(s).
          2. Open the Timeline Display Settings (the wrench), then select Save Preset…
          3. Name the preset
          4. Assign a keyboard shortcut from the drop-down menu and hit OK.
            5. Now you can toggle the track heights with the keyboard shortcut as needed.
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            Jeff Drake
            Known Participant
            June 6, 2024

            There are probably many different opinions out there about the ideal default track height. I always thought the default track height was too small. But what drives me nuts is the phenomenon that you describe. Having to adjust the track height every time a new layer is added is a waste of time. Even if you use Track Height presets, every new track added has to be adjusted or you have to reload the preset.

             

            Adobe Developers, why can't new tracks be created at the same size as the other tracks in the preset?

              R Neil Haugen
              R Neil Haugen
              Legend
              June 6, 2024

              Understood ... for now, create track height presets you can simply invoke with a keyboard shortcut.

              Everyone's mileage always varies ...
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