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zelov38
Participating Frequently
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.

47 replies

Participating Frequently
June 4, 2024

Finally a solution, and it's quite simple. Simply go under - Settings - Labels - and once the panel opens up, on the bottom right, there are presets, simply click on classic and all will be returned to normal. But in a panic, it's tough to find. 

R Neil Haugen
Legend
June 4, 2024

I get the point of what they are doing, which is to give users control over the timline colors. I just wish they'd given the option to change to a schema of our choice, rather than simply making the change.

 

You can now modify all colors in the Preferences/Labels dialog, click a color and use the picker to mod hue, sat, brightness to taste, then save.

 

If your audio and video are the same color, you can split that again (as of olden days) by the three-bar menu for the Sequence tab in the timeline panel.

Everyone's mileage always varies ...
Participating Frequently
June 4, 2024

I can't stand these new colors.....do they do this on purpose to make our blood boil?? Like why change something so basic, at least give us the damn option to use these 80's vomit colors....I litterally can't work with these colors. 

 

Participating Frequently
June 4, 2024

How can Adobe be so short-sighted? Please give us the option to change it back to exactly how it was. 

Participating Frequently
May 31, 2024

I'm not sure if Adobe reads these threads but I'm chiming in to say I'm very disappointed in this change that wasn't asked for.
I've switched to "classic" but as many have pointed out, it's still not the same.  How difficult is it to give us the OPTION to revert to our original color scheme?  Lame.

Participant
June 1, 2024

Seconding this. Please please please revert to the old colours. Desperate for someone at adobe to read this. Small changes make a hell of a difference, don't 'fix' something if there isn't a problem with it, and at LEAST give us the option to select the old colours. 

Participant
June 1, 2024

I will third that I reallyyyyy dislike this change and wish to go back to the same scheme.

Participant
May 31, 2024

This is horrible. As video editors we work every single moment with this tool and we did not ask for this s***ty change. It's making our god-damn canvas impossible to work with.

Indeed whomever came with this genius idea should be fired!

I tried to no avail to return to the classic look. I can reach similar results with labels BUT still the audio colors are ruined. And deep dark audio waves replaced the old ones, even with classic labels, instead of the usual white ones.

I uninstalled and reinstalled last version of Premiere Pro before this horrible update.

 

IF IT'S NOT BROKEN DON'T FIX IT! We didn't ask for this! And we do not want this!

clauder47900366
Participant
May 30, 2024

I have spent the whole morning desperately trying to get back the old colours so I can work.  Complete garbage upgrade.

 

Mod note: Edited for content. Please do not disparage other community members, including Adobe employees.

JamiF
Participating Frequently
May 30, 2024

AGREE!   How rude to change default colors, etc without a heads up.  Or changing them at all.  Since there is an option for is to change the colors if we want ....  why change the default creative optioms like label comors to a group of people who are highly creative?  Bad move!  Ive been a loyal PrePro since v.1 - 1998.  

clauder47900366
Participant
May 30, 2024

Completely agree.  This change SUCKS.  I am paralized and cannot work on a HUGELY important project.

 

Adobe.  Please give us an easy way to go back to the same colour scheme and interface

 

Known Participant
May 29, 2024

To change label colors on Mac Sonoma, open Premiere and click: Premiere Pro > Settings > Labels.

Select a preset under "Label Color Presets".

"Yellow" and "Brown" are basically the same color now. Is that just me? I guess "Classic" is the closest to what it was, but it's definitely different. Why change the "Default" label colors so suddenly? Phase it out at least, or let us "Try new label colors" or something. I feel like this must have been a mistake.

Participant
May 29, 2024

I don't like the new updates. The colors are terrible. Hope they read all the comments from fellow editors and take there opinions into account. I hate that I forgot to stop automatic updates. 

 

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Participating Frequently
June 4, 2024

Why does Adobe do these things? I can't stand those ugly colors....It's like editing in the 80's....why the extreme colors 

Participant
May 28, 2024

So glad I found this forum right away. Opened a very important project after a holiday weekend, panicking about an upcoming deadline, and suddenly find this crap?! I hate it. First of all, when I opened it, my folders and caption track were in RED by default, causing a mini panic that somehow something went wrong because I knew I hadn't moved any files on my hard drive, so no legit reason why the media would've disconnected. Not only are these retro colors MORE difficult for my eyes, but the whole thing feels clunkier? Also transitions are now clear?! (just a white outline at the end of the clip) so in a long timeline, you can't see them unless you zoom way in. What was wrong with yellow transitions so can can actually SEE them? This sucks!

Peru Bob
Community Expert
Community Expert
May 28, 2024
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Opened a very important project after a holiday weekend, panicking about an upcoming deadline, and suddenly find this 

By @Kate32006040cvsf

 

Turn off automatic updates. Don't update in the middle of a project.

Participant
June 4, 2024

And what if you have an ongoing operation with deadlines every week using the same project file? People are used to seeing something and being able to make sense of it quickly to work efficiently. This update was terrible for our workflow.