Can't create multiple subclips through drag and drop

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October 12, 2025
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Issue

I'm not able to create multiple subclips from the selected clips in the timeline using ctrl+drag/drop to the project panel. It only creates one subclip.

Steps to reproduce

select multiple clips in the timeline
ctrl+drag it to the project panel
confirm the popup for subclip creation (already only for one subclip)
only this one subclip is created

Expected result

All selected clips should be created as subclips as a batch (with the default naming)

Actual result

Only one subclip is created

Adobe Premiere Pro version

25.5.0 (Build 13)

Operating system

Win 10

User experience or interface

B

BibbidiBobbidiBobAuthor

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Could be the case but normally I expect all selected options being affects when having a drag and drop option available.
How should I know which ones of the objects is the chosen one otherwise?

Now this could be a discussion about UX best practices BUT there's where another unexpected behavior occurs:

When multiple clips are selected only the clip is created as subclip, that has the earliest starting point. It doesn't matter which one I drag and drop, it's always the clip with the earlier starting point.

If Premiere just ignored the selection, fine that's a missing feature but that it selects the wrong clip is a bug in my definition.

To make this more clear:

there are three clips of the same video (clip 1 starting at frame 0, clip 2 starting at frame 500, clip 3 starting at frame 800) -> chronological ordered
I select all three of them and ctrl+drag/drop clip 3 to the project window.
- Which one should be converted as a subclip now, assuming that batch creation isn't a thing.
- Most logical answer: the clip that was dragged to the project window.
the subclip of clip 1 is created, not clip 3

The explaination could be: of all selected clips, always the first in the timeline is recognized.

But it's even stranger:

same three clips are in the timeline but I change them around: clip 3, clip 1, clip 2
all are selected and I ctrl+drag/drop clip 3 to the project window (now the first one in the timeline and the one I drag)
- Which one is created as a subclip?
- Most logical as it is dragged: clip 3. Logical if only the first selected clip in the timeline is recognized: also clip 3
the subclip still is the one of clip 1

All in all: subclip creation through drag and drop acts unpredictable in certain situations and feels incomplete.

There are several possible solutions to fix this:

just recognize the dragged clip during such situations (fixes the bug/illogical behaviour)
show an error "too many clips are selected for subclip creation" or don't create any subclip at all (fixes the bug/illogical behaviour)
introduce a batch subclip creation feature (fixes the bug/illogical behaviour while introducing a new quality-of-life feature)

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