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June 20, 2026
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Sequencer Design and UI

  • June 20, 2026
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Surprisingly, from the makers of Photoshop, the industry standard graphic design suite, the UI of the Premiere sequencer section is underwhelming. 

Sequencer (Timeline section):

-Many sequencer options, selection tools and editing features, that are standard in other software, require multiple clicks and workarounds in Premiere.

-When trying to edit the clips on the Timeline or clear the selection by clicking on an empty area on the track, the selection cursor brackets only render the track with an extra bracket or white background.

-The selection Brackets and the Playhead don’t visually align with the precise edit points compared to other sequencers in the market.

-When automating clips to the Markers based on Audio tempo, they aren’t evenly rendered in the Timeline, requiring the user to move them back and forth, to finally end up with the correct clip length and visual timeline width for the edit.

Recommendation to start using Pro Tools for a while to see the contribution an amazing Sequencer design adds to the User Experience of studio editing, whether audio, video or both.

Cheers!

1 reply

R Neil Haugen
Legend
June 20, 2026

The working assumption is that most ‘heavy’  users will use keyboard shortcuts ... and there are tons of those, both ones that come pre-set to certain key combinations, and those that don’t come set to anything but the user can assign as they wish.

 

So the actual visual layout UI for the Timeline panel is rather ancient in look and feel. They don’t expect you will actually be using anything to click on there much past a basic beginner’s use. And yes, it could be improved ... 

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