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Another_User1
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May 11, 2018
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How to disable snap to transitions?

  • May 11, 2018
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Hi, I googled for hours but couldn't find the solution. My problem is: I use default transitions a lot in my projects, and I use Snap feature to align clips, and each time I try to align one layer to another, it snaps to other layer's transition, not to it's border.

This creates a lot of gaps and misplaced clips, not to mention a lot of frustration. I wonder if anyone needs snap to transition's border more than to clip's border, but Premiere constantly do this, and I have to manually check every junction in my project. The transitions are small and easy to miss, sometimes they're not even visible without zoom, so I don't even know where did it snap to. When you have 1000 clips in a project, this becomes a pain.

Does anyone have a solution for this?

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      brilliant_heart3985
      Participant
      October 24, 2025

      Agree with all above comments on this being a frustrating by-product of a good feature. If using arrow keys to navigate between cuts does not include audio fades, then neither should snapping.

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      film-editor
      Participating Frequently
      June 25, 2025

      +1 for this, it's extremely annoying and an easy fix. Let me control what it will snap to.

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        film-editor
        Participating Frequently
        May 28, 2025

        Still super annoying!

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          Am21735497641
          Participating Frequently
          January 14, 2025

          This issue is very annoying, +1 on this

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          Tolipe
          Participant
          December 20, 2024

          Adobe we wainting for a solution.

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          INDHD
          Inspiring
          March 12, 2024

          I'm late to this party, but I have the same annoyance.

          I moved from FCP Studio years ago (but a lot later than others, because I didn't want to transition), and I never remember having this issue. I think FCP scaled the snap depending on how you were zoomed in. If you were way out, it assumed you wanted the end of clip/middle of transition, but if you were zoomed in, it either never snapped to the handles of the transition, or it only did it when you were zoomed in.

          This is annoying for the reason the OP says: when you are zoomed out and want to snap to a spot to for instance set an in/out point, or drag a clip to abut the previous one, it will often snap to one of 3 spots on a transition: the in and out of the transition, or the cut point. This forces you to zoom in enough to be able to see the transition, which is the annoyance. Yes, it only adds 3-5 keystrokes plus 5 seconds, but if you have to do a lot of these, it adds up, and there are few if any instances when snapping to the beginning or end of a transition makes sense. If there are some, then sure, that would be a reason for a toggle for this, but otherwise, just as happy for snap to transition in/out to disappear.

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            beneblanco102
            Participant
            August 27, 2018

            Anyone from Adobe care to conciliate their customers and/or offer support? Of the many things that we bump on daily in the program, this seems like an easy fix, at least a simple "we hear you and we're working on this inefficient annoyance".

            Thanks.

            Ann Bens
            Community Expert
            Ann BensCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            August 28, 2018

            Go to the webpage show above and vote.

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            Another_User1Author
            Participant
            May 17, 2018

            Posted a feature request <Link removed by mod. User Voice is no longer active. This is the correct space for the request>

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              Am21735497641
              Participating Frequently
              January 14, 2025

              It's not available anymore

              Kevin-Monahan
              Community Manager
              Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
              Community Manager
              January 14, 2025

              Hello @Another_User1,

              This is a feature request that didn't get moved over to the Ideas forum. I'll do that for the community now. Please upvote, everyone!

               

              Hi @Am21735497641,

              I removed the dead link. Thanks for reporting it.

               

              Thanks,
              Kevin

               

              Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community &amp; Engagement Strategist – Pro Video and Audio
                Ann Bens
                Community Expert
                Ann BensCommunity Expert
                Community Expert
                May 11, 2018

                The snapping feature does not always do a very goo job when zoomed way out of the timeline

                May want to zoom in on the timeline a bit more to make snapping more easier.

                  Vinay Dwivedi
                  Adobe Employee
                  Vinay Dwivedi
                  Adobe Employee
                  May 11, 2018

                  Hi Just,

                  Have you tried going to Effect Control panel menu (three horizontal lines) and tried Snap to feature?

                  //Vinay

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                  Another_User1Author
                  Participant
                  May 11, 2018

                  Hi Vinay,

                  The Effect Controls "Snap To" feature is irrelevant to the Timeline snapping issue.

                  Hi Ann,

                  That's what I have to do right now - zoom in and out for every snap. When you have to do it all day, it's just insane. I wonder why there is no Snapping options in the Timeline wrench menu.

                    Ann Bens
                    Community Expert
                    Ann BensCommunity Expert
                    Community Expert
                    May 11, 2018

                    Snap feature is for all assets in the timeline. You cannot turn it off just for one type off asset/effect.

                    Snapping on or off: shortcut S or the magnet on the far left of the timeline under the timecode display.

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