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augustb74394846
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October 20, 2023
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"individual clip select & lock in timeline" feature would be SO GOOD

Hi there.  I know we can lock whole audio and video tracks in a Premiere timeline, which i use a lot.  Suggestion -->  It'd be even better if we had more accurate control over what was locked in a timeline, instead of only being able to lock entire audio or video tracks.  As in, in my timeline, I'd like to be able to click/lasso select single video/audio clips or multiple video/audio clips, anywhere throughout the timeline, and then, JUST LOCK THOSE SPECIFIC SELECTED CLIPS, similar to how I can "enable" or "disable" single clips in Premiere.  That way, for safety, I can lock certain portions of my timeline, and keep working on other parts of it, and know with confidence that no matter what I do, the parts of the timeline I locked are safe.  Often times, when working on small portion of the timeline, I can accidentally hit a key that causes unintentional and undesirable changes elsewhere in my timeline, that only later do I discover, and then have to go back to archives and try to figure out what happened.  Every single editor I've discussed this potential functionality with thinks it would be revolutionary and change the way they edit.

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Community Expert
October 14, 2026

Audition has had lock in time for a long time. I suggested this for Premiere years ago, it hasn’t happened yet.

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Participant
October 14, 2026

Really would like this as well! Especially during big and stacked edits (for a national TV show I am doing), sometimes I need to adjust a few video clips on top of a heavily cut music track. Now I have to move all the music bits to a new audiotrack (or I have to check if there’s no other clips after the current audio track, but there always is) and lock the whole track. Which just takes a lot of time. I would really love to lock just the cut-up music clips, do my adjustments in the video channel and unlock those clips again. 

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Known Participant
February 13, 2026

If I could upvote this 100 x I would. When I have a piece of music or buzz running on a track that prevents me from making a ripple edit, I want to scream. If I could lock the buzz/music to time and then continue making ripple edits, I could go back afterwards and shorten my buzz and fix my music. This would be a major saving in time. Locking the entire track does not work, as it would mean all the audio on that track would remain locked in place, throwing everything from that point onwards out of sync. 

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bcoster315
Participant
April 26, 2025

This needs to be a feature it would be extremely helpful

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MyerPj
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Community Expert
April 25, 2025

21 replies on this thread and only 21 upvotes. The upvotes are key, that's the big number to the upper left next to the thread title, posting provides a bump which is nice, hopefully people will upvote thread also.

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Participant
April 25, 2025

Another multicammer tossing my hat in the ring here!! please please please let me lock video or audio clips in place on the timeline such that I don't accidentally drag them around or edit their automation.

 

Blender has this...

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Participant
February 20, 2025

This would be so helpful, especially if you're editing in chunks

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Participant
January 27, 2025

Make this happen Adobe.

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frankc26457046
Participant
August 29, 2024

It's a feature in Adobe Audition.  Lock clips to time but you can still effects on thsoe clips.  Seems ligical.

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Inspiring
July 23, 2024

A total MUST HAVE feature Adobe, and so very basic. Remember: It's the little things that kill. Premiere is an amazingly powerful software yet lacks in the most rudimentary features. THIS is one of those features that really need to be added.

Note: I am an INTEL and SONY influencer/ambassador and an award wining editor. Please add basic features such as this one!

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