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joeoconnell
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January 7, 2020
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Can't see where I'm dragging clips in timeline

  • January 7, 2020
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Hey everyone, having a bit of trouble: I can't see where I'm dragging clips in my timeline. I'm still able to move stuff around, but I'm not showed a transparent version of the clip under my mouse to show which track/where exactly it will be when I let go. I think I accidentally hit a hotkey and turned this on/off whilst editing but I don't know what I hit. It looks like the attached picture when I'm dragging. Thank you for any help you can provide 🙂

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    Correct answer Ann Bens

    Nested audio can cause issues.

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    franziskab96801408
    Participating Frequently
    June 3, 2022

    This is an old threat and seems still mostly unresolved. I've been having this very issue since I upgraded my project to PP2019 v13.1.15 (I know, I'm still behind, but worry my processor can't handle the latest version). It's only doing it in some of my sequences, not in all, but those where it does it don't have any nested audio, so that's not the culprit in my case. Has anybody else figured out how to trouble shoot this? Really impossible to work like this when you can't see where you're moving clips to in the timeline....

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      chesterrw
      Inspiring
      August 22, 2021

      I fixed it by clicking on my nested sequence and deleting the audio inside, then I was able to see the clip when dragging. I had an identical problem

        Kombi Life
        Kombi Life
        Inspiring
        July 8, 2021

        BUMP: I'm also seeing this on a brand new machine. It's annoying to work with when you can't see where you are dragging the clip

        frmchi
        frmchi
        Participant
        June 3, 2021

        Feels like this problem began this year 😕😕 I just started having the same issue.

         

        JBCM Media Production
        JBCM Media Production
        Participating Frequently
        May 25, 2021

        This has happened to me multiple times. Today it has seemed to be caused by bringing in an edited sequence that just has audio and no video. When I delete the clip the problem goes away.

        If I bring the audio clips without being nested the problem doesn't appear.

        If I nest the audio clips from within the sequence the proble reappears

         

          Ann Bens
          Community Expert
          Ann BensCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
          Community Expert
          May 26, 2021

          Nested audio can cause issues.

            lpryce
            lpryce
            Participant
            July 9, 2021

            This is what it was for me, thanks for this!

            enricoluzi
            enricoluzi
            Participating Frequently
            May 3, 2021

            Is this a one year old topic without solution? This started also for me yesterday with no reason whatsoever. Disabling audio waveforms worked, but it's not a solution! 

              nathant43632279
              nathant43632279
              Participant
              April 27, 2021

              I'm having the same problem.  I can't figure it out...

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              joeoconnellAuthor
              Participant
              April 27, 2021

              I posted my findings above, hope they can help :< Nothing too concrete, sadly.

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                brianleewee
                Participant
                April 22, 2021

                I'm having the same exact issue. Very frustrating.

                 

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                  brianleewee
                  Participant
                  April 22, 2021

                  Let me know if you found a solution!

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                  joeoconnellAuthor
                  Participant
                  April 27, 2021

                  I never found a solution, and its happened a few times since on different projects. Previously I've just rendered out my project so far and used it for the basis of a new project (as the projects get bigger and more ungainly, this seems to trigger such issues more often, so starting 'fresh' like this usually fixes the problem)

                   

                  From what I can tell it seems to be certain files I'm importing that cause some weird errors - most recently I had this on a project a few days ago. I'd just imported + nested a clip so I tried removing that new clip and it seemed to fix the problem. That's just a workaround sadly, and I don't know if its results can be replicated with your own issues. Apologies!

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                    salvo34
                    Inspiring
                    January 7, 2020

                    looks like you should select the arrow ( pointer) tool... instead of replace or insert tool ???

                     

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