In new color mode, is there any way only the visibel clips (top clips in the timeline tracks) appear in the side panel?
Feature Request: Add Video Track Visibility Filtering to the Clip Grid in Premiere Pro's Color Mode
I'm using the new Color Mode in Premiere Pro and would like to suggest an improvement to how clips are displayed in the Clip Grid.
Currently, the Clip Grid displays every clip in the timeline, regardless of which video track it occupies. This means that clips on lower video tracks are displayed alongside clips on upper tracks, even when they are completely obscured by other clips and do not contribute to the final image being displayed in the Program Monitor.
This becomes particularly problematic when working with complex timelines containing multiple video layers, for example:
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V1: Main footage.
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V2: B-roll, alternative angles or cutaways.
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V3: Additional footage, overlays or compositing elements.
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V4: Adjustment layers.
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V5: Titles and graphics.
In these situations, the Clip Grid can become cluttered with clips that aren't actually visible in the final composition. This makes it harder to navigate the sequence, identify the footage that needs grading and maintain an efficient colour-grading workflow.
What I'd like to see is an option to filter the Clip Grid based on video track visibility and compositing priority.
Ideally, this could include the following display options:
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All Clips: Retain the current behaviour, displaying clips from every video track.
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Visible Clips Only: Display only the clips that actually contribute to the final composited image at each point in the timeline. Where clips overlap, only the uppermost visible clip (or clips, where compositing allows multiple layers to contribute) should be included.
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Selected Tracks: Allow users to choose which video tracks are included in the Clip Grid, for example, displaying only V1 and V2 while excluding the remaining tracks.
An additional possibility would be to provide a simple track-based filtering control directly within the Clip Grid, allowing users to toggle individual video tracks on and off without changing the actual sequence visibility or output.
Why this matters:
Colour grading is fundamentally concerned with the footage that contributes to the final image. When the Clip Grid displays numerous underlying clips that are completely hidden by upper layers, it introduces unnecessary visual clutter and makes the workflow less intuitive.
This is particularly noticeable in professional editing projects with multiple video tracks, adjustment layers, nested sequences, graphics and compositing elements.
The current approach seems to treat every clip in the timeline as equally relevant to the grading workflow, regardless of whether it is actually visible in the final composition.
A visibility-aware Clip Grid would make the Color workspace considerably more useful, especially for editors working with complex, multilayered sequences.
Is this functionality already planned, or could it be considered for a future Premiere Pro update?
