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glennm16330209
glennm16330209
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February 12, 2023
Question

Disable "selection follows playhead" by default

  • February 12, 2023
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Something has changed recently in my setup (or perhaps Premiere?): every time I create a new sequence, I have to go disable it in the Seqence menu. I realize this is not a terrible burden in the grand scheme of things, but this just started happening a few days ago, and it's driving me up the wall 🙂 I've tried this with the Lumetri panel open or closed, with no change, and in any case, I've always had the Lumetri panel open. Did I miss a checkbox somewhere?

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    WouterSessink
    WouterSessink
    Participant
    August 2, 2023

    You can disable 'Selection follows playhead' by doing the fooloweing:

     

    Click the hamburger / menu item. Click 'Debug databsae view'. In the search bar, enter any part of the text 'Color.AutoSelectionFollowsPlayhead' until that very item shows up. Disbale the checkbox to 'false'. That's it! Now the option is diabled by default when Premiere Pro is opened.

     

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      Matt32243325a1cl
      Participant
      September 21, 2023

      Okay "Moderator" is there ANY other way to disable "Selection Follows Playhead"

      Any help would be much appreciated as it interferes with the workflow significantly.

       

      THANKS!

        glennm16330209
        glennm16330209Author
        Known Participant
        March 11, 2023

        To follow up on this from a long time ago, switching to the Lumetri Color panel is what activates "Selection follows playhead". Sometimes it turns itself off when you change panels, sometimes not. So, at least I know what triggers it, and I don't get unpleasant surprises!

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          christopherjbenz
          Participant
          June 16, 2023

          This is driving me nuts too!!!

          Mike Dziennik
          Community Expert
          Mike DziennikCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          February 13, 2023

          What version of Premiere and what OS?

          Can't replicate here. What sequence type are you creating?

           

          First thing I would try is trashing user prefs.

           

          glennm16330209
          glennm16330209Author
          Known Participant
          February 18, 2023

          This is on Windows 10, v23.1. Frustratingly, I can't get this to "fail" in a reproducible manner. Sometimes it's when I switch to Lumetri and back. Sometimes it's when I add another sequence to the "main" sequence. I'm seriously considering binding a key, but I'd suspect it'd just act as a toggle.

          Today's experiment was to import a sequence into my default workspace, un-check the option, and re-save the workspace. It's now working correctly, but when will it stop? I'll check back in in a few days, I suppose.

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