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julianm44443758
Inspiring
Nov 21, 2017 12:05 AM UTC
Question

how to render only selected clips on the timeline for a smooth preview

If i want to select for example only three random clips on the timeline track 1 to be rendered for a smooth not choppy playback, why can't i just highlight the clips and hit "render selection" ? The only way i know to do this is to set in and out points and then hit render in and out, however that will then also render usually clips on the above tracks as well which i did want to be included.

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    sam.causeis
    Participant
    Oct 10, 2020 6:14 AM UTC

    UPDATE for 2020: Select your clip > sequence menu item > Render Selection 

     

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    doktor-video
    Participant
    Apr 3, 2024 1:20 PM UTC

    This is no working for a several months now. I allways have to render the entire timeline. I am on the latest software version. Any solution?

    Thank you

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    Participating Frequently
    Jan 28, 2025 4:52 PM UTC

    Same for me. I've been using Premiere since 2015 and it's never worked for me. I just don't get it.

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    Participant
    Feb 16, 2018 10:52 PM UTC

    you can right click and select render and replace. That should do what you're looking for

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    Legend
    Feb 16, 2018 11:01 PM UTC

    Render & Replace won't bake in the effects, so that likely won't solve this need.

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    Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
    Legend
    Nov 21, 2017 1:13 AM UTC

    Hi JulianM,

    why can't i just highlight the clips and hit "render selection" ?


    Yellow bars or red bars? I don't believe Render Selection works with yellow bars. You're right, though, you should be able to have that choice. File the issue here.

    Thanks,
    Kevin

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    Warren Heaton
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    Nov 21, 2017 2:00 AM UTC

    Following up on Kevin's post:

    If you are not being Red Bars above the selected clip(s), you'll want to try a lower Playback Resolution or creating proxies.

    -Warren

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    julianm44443758
    Inspiring
    Nov 21, 2017 3:21 AM UTC

    The Render selection works sometimes and sometimes it doesn't , right now it doesn't and the bar looks yellow altough sometimes its hard to tell because the yellow and green  colors are too similar

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    Warren Heaton
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    Nov 21, 2017 1:12 AM UTC

    If you have one or more clips selected in the Timeline, you should be able to choose Sequence > Render Selection from the Sequence pull down menu.

    As you'll probably use this often, you can set a custom keyboard shortcut in the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box (Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts, Windows or Adobe Premiere Pro > Keyboard Shortcuts, Mac).  In the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box, enter "Render Selection" in the search text field and that should filter the list to Application > Sequence > Render Selection.  You can click in the Shortcut column to add a shortcut.  If you haven't set any other Keyboard Shortcuts, "Shift Enter" should be available.

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