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JonathanMdillon
Inspiring
March 30, 2016
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Can't drag clips around in Timeline!! Help!!

  • March 30, 2016
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Hey everyone, I've been on premiere for about 7 months now, fluent in Avid and FCP. For some reason, starting today, I can't seem to drag clips around in a project like I could before (and can easily do in every other program). I can't even drag a clip from the Source monitor straight onto the timeline. I can insert and overwrite, I can select the clip once it is on the timeline, but I can't drag and move it. Anyone else having this issue??

Working on iMac 5k 2015, Premiere CC 9.4

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    Correct answer JonathanMdillon

    Alright, for those who care and potentially run into the same issue I did, it has something to do with having multiple monitors. The quick fix (which was not quick in figuring out) is to drag your timeline onto your main monitor, in this case my iMac 5k display. Then, magically, everything is fine. Drag it back over on your second monitor and you should be able to drag/drop/manipulate clips.

    This might have been an article for purely me, but ya never know...

    10 replies

    rosannag21605942
    rosannag21605942
    Participant
    September 17, 2017

    Thank you very very much. Mind blown...

      Remy J
      Remy J
      Participating Frequently
      January 18, 2018

      My thoughts exactly!

      GetLippedFishing
      GetLippedFishing
      Participant
      July 15, 2017

      I have Premiere CC 2017 and I'm only using one screen on my lap top; however, I have the same issue.

      Thanks for any help..

      SRG Andy
      SRG Andy
      Participant
      April 3, 2018

      Yes, same here with my laptop and one screen I have just had this issue starting today. Can anybody help as far as fixing this bug without 2 monitors?

      rosannag21605942
      rosannag21605942
      Participant
      April 3, 2018

      You have to move all panels onto the primary monitor then go back to your multi screen layout and should work again.

      Rosanna Gamson

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      arthousefilms
      Participating Frequently
      May 10, 2017

      Yep, dragging to another monitor fixed it!  THANKS!!!

      Jason Keith Roberts
      Jason Keith Roberts
      Participant
      April 12, 2017

      Jonathan you are a genius!  Much Thanks

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      daspook
      Participating Frequently
      March 13, 2017

      This bug has been driving me crazy ! PPCC 2017 with dual monitors.

      A big thanks for posting the fix. It would've been an age, if at all, that I would accidentally come across that solution. My timeline never lives on my MAIN monitor.

      Cheers heaps!

      Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
      Community Manager
      Kevin J. Monahan Jr.Community Manager
      Community Manager
      March 13, 2017

      Hello DasSpook,

      Please file a bug report here.

      Thanks,

      Kevin

      Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
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      LeftyCutter
      Participant
      February 10, 2017

      I'm using Premiere Pro CC 2017 and had the same problem described using 2 monitors.  Thank you for the quick, simple fix and why hasn't Adobe fixed this by now?

      Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
      Community Manager
      Kevin J. Monahan Jr.Community Manager
      Community Manager
      March 13, 2017

      Hi LeftyCutter,

      Thank you for the quick, simple fix and why hasn't Adobe fixed this by now?

      Please file a bug here.

      Thanks,

      Kevin

      Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
      Oats Studios
      Oats Studios
      Participant
      January 4, 2017

      Thanks, this fixed our issue too.

      Premiere is bad.

      So bad.

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      DanoJones
      Participant
      January 5, 2017

      My fix is to just grab the main interface and wiggle it a few pixes after launch. Fixes it right up.

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      John_Nat90
      Participant
      December 16, 2016

      Holy Crap. Everything works now. Out of all the forums and methods being suggested, something so simple fixed these issues... smh

      zubster23
      zubster23
      Participant
      November 29, 2016

      Thank you Jonathan. This bug was driving me crazy. At last a solution. thanks again.

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      JonathanMdillonAuthorCorrect answer
      Inspiring
      March 30, 2016

      Alright, for those who care and potentially run into the same issue I did, it has something to do with having multiple monitors. The quick fix (which was not quick in figuring out) is to drag your timeline onto your main monitor, in this case my iMac 5k display. Then, magically, everything is fine. Drag it back over on your second monitor and you should be able to drag/drop/manipulate clips.

      This might have been an article for purely me, but ya never know...

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        boxkarw
        Participant
        April 28, 2016

        This just saved me hours of my life, thanks for posting. Cruel bug, Adobe!

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