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marc.decoster
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August 11, 2026
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keep only what's under markers in the timeline and delete the rest

  • August 11, 2026
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Hi everyone.

I’m working on a long feature film. The way I work is the following: I put all the rushes of a sequence in a timeline, watch everything and add markers with comments everywhere I find something interesting. Then I copy/paste all of these selection in a new timeline and reorder everything to have a rough cut of the scene with all the takes I like.

Is there a way to ask Premiere to delete all the material outside the material below the markers in the first timeline? It would save me the “copy/paste” action. 

Thanx

 

    Correct answer PaulMurphy

    This is something Automation Blocks is ideal for.

    Automation Blocks for Premiere Pro

    If you're looking for a free option with more steps involved, try this:

    1. Export your markers via File > Export > Markers, and export as CSV.
    2. Go to editingtools.io/marker.
    3. Set From to Adobe Premiere Pro > Markers > CSV Export.
    4. Set Convert To to Avid Pro Tools > EDL.
    5. Click Generate.
    6. Import the EDL into Premiere Pro. This creates a new sequence with offline clips that match your markers.
    7. Hold Shift+Option and drag your sequence with markers onto each individual clip. This replaces the offline files with the sequence using the same in and out points.
    8. Turn on Sequence > Selection Follows Playhead.
    9. In Preferences > Timeline, enable Set Focus to Timeline when Performing Insert/Overwrite Edits.
    10. Turn off the Nest button, next to the Snap button in the timeline.
    11. Park your playhead at the start of the first clip in the new timeline to select it.
    12. Press F to Match Frame the first clip.
    13. Press . to overwrite the nested sequence with the original clip.
    14. Press the down arrow to move to the next clip and select it.
    15. Repeat until you reach the end of the timeline, pressing . to overwrite each clip.

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    marc.decosterAuthor
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    August 12, 2026

    Thanx for the quick answers gyus. I’ll stick to my method though :-) I don’t think it’ll make me save time. Besides, I’ll have to do it on 75 sequences. I just wished I could have applied an Alt/Cmd click something and bim, done  :-) 

    Stan Jones
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    Stan JonesCommunity Expert
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    August 11, 2026

    ​@Mathias Moehl 

    Is there already an automation blocks script for this?

    Stan

     

      Mathias Moehl
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      Mathias MoehlCommunity Expert
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      August 11, 2026

      thanks for tagging me, ​@Stan Jones !

      Unfortunately, we don’t currently have a ready-made Automation Blocks tool for exactly this workflow.

      It should definitely be possible to implement with Automation Blocks, though. A script could read the duration markers from the source sequence, combine overlapping ranges, and create a new compact sequence containing only the marked sections—without modifying the original timeline.

      I also think this would be a very good example workflow for Automation Agent, our upcoming successor to Automation Blocks, so I’ve added it to our planning.

      If anybody likes to join the Automation Agent private beta and help us test workflows like this, please email me at info@mamoworld.com and briefly mention this forum thread.

      You can find more information about Automation Agent here:
      https://docs.mamoworld.com/automation-agent/

       

      Mathias Möhl - Developer of tools like BeatEdit and Automation Blocks for Premiere Pro and After Effects
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        PaulMurphyCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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        August 11, 2026

        This is something Automation Blocks is ideal for.

        Automation Blocks for Premiere Pro

        If you're looking for a free option with more steps involved, try this:

        1. Export your markers via File > Export > Markers, and export as CSV.
        2. Go to editingtools.io/marker.
        3. Set From to Adobe Premiere Pro > Markers > CSV Export.
        4. Set Convert To to Avid Pro Tools > EDL.
        5. Click Generate.
        6. Import the EDL into Premiere Pro. This creates a new sequence with offline clips that match your markers.
        7. Hold Shift+Option and drag your sequence with markers onto each individual clip. This replaces the offline files with the sequence using the same in and out points.
        8. Turn on Sequence > Selection Follows Playhead.
        9. In Preferences > Timeline, enable Set Focus to Timeline when Performing Insert/Overwrite Edits.
        10. Turn off the Nest button, next to the Snap button in the timeline.
        11. Park your playhead at the start of the first clip in the new timeline to select it.
        12. Press F to Match Frame the first clip.
        13. Press . to overwrite the nested sequence with the original clip.
        14. Press the down arrow to move to the next clip and select it.
        15. Repeat until you reach the end of the timeline, pressing . to overwrite each clip.
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