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zelov38
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May 15, 2024
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Option to go back to old timeline label colors?

  • May 15, 2024
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So apparently the new update has changed the label colors in the timeline, and I do not like them at all. It's supposed to be "easier to see" but it has the complete opposite effect for me. The colors are very dark and have a cheaper feel to them. I know that you can set your label colors to "classic" mode in the settings, which is supposed to be the old look, but it's not the same look at all.

 

I'm currently going to set premiere back to an older version, but I'd love to see a way to go back to the old colors.

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    Adam M. Z
    Participant
    July 23, 2024

    The best way is by using a preset. I have a preset made of the legacy colors: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J8nUVIbwKHVx_17GZZX7R9PA7JcYEn-y/view

    How to use preset:

    You have to go to the "Edit" tab, and the go to the "Preferences" subtab.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    More subtabs should appear, and then you should click on the "Labels" subtab.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Then, press on the little folder icon at the bottom:

     


     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Lastly, copy and paste the preset into the folder window that pops up:


     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Hope this helped! 🙂

     

     

     

      ashearer66
      ashearer66
      Known Participant
      July 26, 2024
      Thanks for the preset in regards to colors.

      But my concern is that all of the light is inverted. It's extremely
      disorienting, particularly with video fades and audio waveforms.

      This is a sudden change from Adobe after two decades of it not being that
      way. Will there not be an option to use Adobe's view settings from the
      last 20 years? This seems insane. It's literally making my job impossible.

      -- Andrew
        braydon
        braydon
        Inspiring
        June 29, 2024

        @Gabriel38005834cfgi - THANK YOU! A MILLION TIMES THANK YOU!

         

        Thank you for providing the hex codes. After the 'Classic' colours also suddenly switched to the new poo-brown varients yesterday, I've been able to re-map them to the original colours using the codes you've supplied, and more importantly, I've saved them as a preset so that the next time Adobe twiddles the official presets and makes them worse, they won't be affecting my workflow. I honestly thought this issue was done and dusted, once I'd switched from Default to Classic. But no. They just couldn't leave it be.

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        Nadine34350542byv0
        Participant
        June 20, 2024

        This didn't work for me unfotunately. 

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          Nadine34350542byv0
          Participant
          June 20, 2024

          Go to Premiere Pro Preferences -Then to Labels - Select the option in the dialogue box highlighted above 'Label Colour Presets'

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          CyberTurtle95
          Participant
          June 18, 2024

          Go to Settings > Labels and you can switch the color mode to "classic."

           

          I agree the new colors are way to muted, and Yellow and Brown are basically the same. I don't think these new colors are helpful at all, and I hope Adobe modifies the colors soon. Not sure how this would affect color blind users. 

           

          I think we'd all like to change colors as quickly as you can in After Effects in Premiere, that's the label update we need, not the color palette. 

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          Pablo San95
          Participant
          June 13, 2024

          @Gabriel38005834cfgi  oh the problem isn't having the old colors or not, cause I would often change them anyways. The real problem is the way the waveform is drawn now. I simply can't look at it 😞

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          Pablo San95
          Participant
          June 13, 2024

          Yeah... I just came back from vacation, and when I got back to work it was all different. I can select "Classic" label colors but the waveforms stay the same. My machine was kept on for a few days, so I suppose PP just casually updated itself without asking anyone. Now I'm sitting here while the waveform look gives me a headache 😞

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          Gabriel38005834cfgi
          Participant
          June 12, 2024

          Here are the hex codes from the original color labels. Edit... Preferences... Labels... Copy and Paste

          Violet                    A690E0

          Iris                          729ACC

          Caribbean          29D698

          Lavender            E384E3

          Cerulean            2FBFDE

          Forest                   51B858

          Rose                     F76FA4

          Mango                  EDA63B

          Purple                  970097

          Blue                      3C3CFF

          Teal                        008080

          Magenta              E732E7

          Tan                         CEC195

          Green                   1D7021

          Brown                   8B4513

          Yellow                  E2E264

           

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            hansw75172860
            Participating Frequently
            June 13, 2024

            There is no need to do this!  The original label colour groups ( there are 4) are still available under premier pro - settings-labels. 

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            Annie37449442sp8k
            Participant
            June 11, 2024

            No response from Adobe, love it! This is SO annoying.

            R Neil Haugen
            R Neil Haugen
            Legend
            June 12, 2024

            Actually, there have been several responses by staffers on several threads.

             

            Including asking questions about what would make the new setup work better. Which will get implemented over time. I would expect there will be changes in the public beta version over the summer. At some point, some other changes and options will appear in the 'shipping' version.

             

            I'd prefer such changes came with an opt-in, but oh well. After customizing the colors, the colors are mostly OK for me at the moment. I'm still not a fan of the bright "inverted" audio waveforms though.

            Everyone's mileage always varies ...
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            K379183406g8g
            Participant
            June 8, 2024

            我也遇到了同样的问题，我以为我的电脑有病毒，真的很丑

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