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Brandon Freeman
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January 24, 2023
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Convert in and out selection to marker with duration

  • January 24, 2023
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While we are able to option/alt-click a marker and drag to give it a duration, it would be a bit quicker to have a keyboard shortcut that would convert an in and out selection to a marker with that duration. And also, to be able to right click a marker duration and have the option to mark that as an in and out selection.

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    Blake Wakan
    Participant
    April 16, 2025

    I was thinking the exact thing!! 

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    Abraham Offline
    Inspiring
    October 17, 2024

    @soaringchickenthanks!! I just tested it out (alt + click and drag marker to expand it) and it works, even without the text panel active or opened at all. Maybe post a bug report?

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    soaringchicken
    Known Participant
    October 16, 2024

    Weirdly Premiere recently added this feature but it only works if the text panel is active. I'm guessing they basically hire coders to make new features and like fire everyone who knows how to mess with the core code. That would explain why the text based editing method lets you highlight text and press m and it makes a spanning marker.  Of course still no progress on getting spanning markers to convert to I/O for adding to timeline 😕😕  

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      prestonb64211432
      Participant
      September 23, 2024

      To be honest I think the best way to implement this would be a hotkey function that converts and in and out point to a ranged marker (and keeps the in out selection intact). As it stands right now, even creating a ranged marker requires users to hunt and alt-click their markers and feels incredibly clumsy. A hotkey that creates an in and outpoint from the nearest ranged marker would also be phenomenal. Been editing weddings since 2017 and this is a feature that would have saved me countless hours, so I would be very eager to see this developed! ❤️

      lehestro
      lehestro
      Inspiring
      December 19, 2023

      God, I love aescripts + plugins. What a killer site. Great prices. I promise I don't work for them! Just felt liking posting something positive. This plugin looks really helpful. 

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        Anonymous
        December 19, 2023

        UPDATE: They added keyboard shortcuts. I will try the plugin ASAP.

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          Anonymous
          December 15, 2023

          By the way. When I have to work with automation or macros anyway. Wouldnt it be easier to just use automation for all shortcuts necessary in premiere to add range markers? So add shortcuts for "go to in point" "add marker" "go to out point" "extend marker" "Set marker colour". But I dont know if shortcuts for all those commands exist in premiere.

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            Anonymous
            December 15, 2023
            The plugin sounds very interesting but I dont think it can speed up my workflow yet. To add colored markers I cannot use the keyboard but have to use mouse buttons plus mouse menus. I hope it will be improved soon because the idea is great.
            Adding macros that simulate mouse clicks that dig in the menus can get a little complicated and cause trouble..
             
            "It can add markers to in and out points and not interrupt playback. But Markers Pro doesn't support keyboard shortcuts due to Premiere Pro limitations, and shortcuts only can work when extension panel is highlighted (when window has blue outline). Currently there're are few actions you can perform by pressing keyboard:
            1. when adding a marker window activated you can press "return" to add marker or "ctrl/cmd+return" if comment field is active.
            2. Press "tab" to switch between fields when adding a marker
             
            In your situation you can create macros that will act as shortcuts and perform what you want. I'd suggest using BetterTouchTool on mac and AutoHotKey on windows. BTT is more user friendly while AHK has more learning curve. There are  AHK alternatives on Windows but I haven't tried them myself.
             
            The macro suppose to perform those actions in your case:
            1. Press "add marker" button by simulating a mouse click
            2. WIth mouse clicks press dropdown menu and select desired color
            3. send "return" input to add a marker
             
            I'll look into creating a shortcuts that change marker color when "add marker" window is active so users can create macros with less steps."
              Stan Jones
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              Stan JonesCommunity Expert
              Community Expert
              December 14, 2023

              Peter, let us know. AEScripts provides many useful plugins. Markers Pro is a brand-new release, and I hope it works well. Great options.

               

              Stan

               

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                Anonymous
                December 14, 2023

                Thanks for your help! Sounds great! I will have a look at it and write about it here. 🙂

                I hope it doesnt cause trouble. Until now I only installed the sony catalyst plugin and the blackmagic ultrastudio plugin. Both cause issues on my mac and I had to uninstall the sony plugin again..

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