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Will_Erickson_
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December 27, 2010
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Clips Not Snapping together in Pre 9

  • December 27, 2010
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I recently got the program and when I'm editing in timeline and I try to put one shot after another the clip doesn't "snap" on making it much harder to clips after each other and sync them to beats in the music.  Sorry for the poor discription but I really need help.

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    Eredi_13
    Participating Frequently
    July 16, 2024

    Press the S key, should start working again.

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    jarretth99371095
    Participant
    June 16, 2018

    There is a magnet button in the editing view on the top left above your clip sequencing area. You can click it on or off. Or it is the hot key (S) when over your work.

    williebegoode
    williebegoode
    Participating Frequently
    November 17, 2017

    One easy way that I've sometimes found useful is to "widen" the view area of the split but moving the Zoom-In slider to the right and dragging the right clip to the connection point. That's somewhat of a hack, but it works in all versions of PRE.

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    Piker2nd
    Participant
    November 17, 2017

    In the newest version - Premiere Pro CC 2017 - you simply click on the space between the two clips and hit the "Backspace" button or "Delete". This will take all the footage after that gap and snap it back to the ending of the previous clip.

    Another way to do it - but this is more tedious - is to highlight all the clips you want to move back in the sequence. Then take your cursor and drag the highlighted section to the ending of the previous clip. Little triangles should appear on top and below the place where your two clips meet. This means there are no breaks in the sequence nor overlaps. They will mesh perfectly.

    Again, the first method is the easiest!

    Hope this helps!

    Ann Bens
    Community Expert
    Ann BensCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 17, 2017

    This is the Premiere ELEMENTS forum and you responded to a post from 2010

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    Will_Erickson_Author
    Participant
    December 28, 2010

    Okay thanks.  I used to use Vegas where s would split a clip so I probably hit it out of habit.

    the_wine_snob
    the_wine_snob
    Inspiring
    December 28, 2010

    For "splitting a Clip," you would want to do one of two things:

    Position the CTI (Current Time Indicator w/ the red Edit Line), where you wish to "split," and then hit Ctrl+K to Cut

    Go to the exact spot that you wish to Cut, and use the Razor/Scissors Tool to do the same thing.

    Note: this does NOT affect your original source footage, but only how the Timeline will Export/Share.

    Good luck,

    Hunt

    nealeh
    nealeh
    Inspiring
    December 27, 2010

    You may have accidentally turned snap off. Press the key. This toggles snap on/off.

    Cheers,
    --
    Neale
    Insanity is hereditary, you get it from your children

      the_wine_snob
      the_wine_snob
      Inspiring
      December 27, 2010

      The S key toggle has gotten a lot of folk. It's easy to accidentally hit it, and one is not really aware that they have toggled Snap. Maybe Neale can educate me here, but PrPro also has a Snap icon, that shows when Snap is enabled. One can use it, or can use the S key. At least in that program, one can see the Snap icon, and it'll tell them when Snap has been turned ON, or OFF. Does PrE 9 have a Snap icon (along with the S key)? PrE 4 only had the menu Timeline>Snap or the S key.

      Also a caveat. With Snap ON, be a bit gentle, when butting Clips up. If one "slams" the Clips into each other, a Frame, or two, of the preceding Clip can be sheared off, and it goes to the end of the Timeline, where it can very easily become an "Orphan," causing the Timeline's Duration to be longer, than one intends.

      Good luck,

      Hunt

        nealeh
        nealeh
        Inspiring
        December 28, 2010

        No icon that I can see.

        Cheers,
        --
        Neale
        Insanity is hereditary, you get it from your children

          Stavros_F_
          Stavros_F_
          Participant
          December 27, 2010

          When placing a clip in the timeline next to another, try (while placing it, before releasing the mouse-button) to get it as close as the previous clip, and it should "snap" to it. Does this work for you?

          However, if you are having problems with such a basic procedure, you should use the help menu of the program in order to get help, or you should search for some basic video tutorials that will demonstrate these procedures.

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