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August 1, 2023
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Fixing trimming in Adobe Premiere Pro (with examples)

  • August 1, 2023
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PPro had a bad trimming mode. In the example i compare Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere Pro trimming.

1) Screen while trimming.

In PPro we can see only in program monitor and when you use laptop, screen is too small to see, what's happening in 2 sides(A-side and B-side). In Avid MC Source monitor is only A-side, Program monitor B-side and it is very usefull when you use laptop(in timeline setting you can choose use source monitor as a trim side or only in program monitor trim A-side and B-side)

 

02) LiveTime Trimming (Avid and Premiere Pro Examples: https://youtu.be/XedhKrVLAVk) .

In PPro when you trimming in trim mode(when you use keyboard shortcut) trim red/yellow/roll "thing" it is stuck and a it is annoing when you trimming, because you did not see movement.

In Avid(in DaVinci also)  you can see how a "thing" move when you edit, and it is much more convenient.

 

03) LiveTime Track Selection (Avid and Premiere Pro Examples: https://youtu.be/ZNeVSCv8Jwg  )
In PPro I want to edit a "J-cut" or "L-cut" or select only audio or video file. When I am in an edit mode, I cant choose only video or audio tracks in livetime, as an Avid MC. In Premiere U want go out from trim mode, diselect video track, when again press my shortcut to edit my audio files).

In Avid MC I do that in real time, I can select or deselect when I am in trim mode and this made a trimming better and convenient)

4 replies

DJP2014
Inspiring
September 13, 2026

Yes, agree. Trimming in Premiere needs work.

Known Participant
September 9, 2026

Slip, slide and live trimming for some reason are more limited when you use keyboard than when you use a mouse. There are no JKL controls for the Slip tool no preview of the first and last frames and other described in an original post.  I don't understand why these functions only work when using a mouse.

Legend
September 8, 2026

Premiere’s trim mode is really poor compared to Avid’s.

What i dislike most is that you can’t have a preview in slip an slide mode unless you drag with the mouse, so it’s not an option to trim accurately with the keyboard.

 

Inspiring
September 8, 2026

Even DaVinci made it in 21.1 version. Maybe it`s time for Adobe Premiere made it?