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ilykdp2
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November 9, 2017
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Keyboard & middle-mouse-scroll-wheel combinations / shortcuts to SCRUB and ZOOM timeline are different--how to change them back?

  • November 9, 2017
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The actions in question are:

  1. Scrolling/scrubbing the playhead in the timeline (cmd+scroll wheel)
  2. Zooming the timeline (option+scroll wheel)

In the CC 2018 update, they have changed:

  1. Scrolling/scrubbing the playhead in the timeline (shift+scroll wheel / shift+control+scroll wheel)
  2. Zooming the timeline (option+control+scroll wheel)

I cannot figure out a way to map new keyboard-and-mouse shortcuts / combinations and it's very frustrating that this switch was done.

What's the deal?

The old way was much faster and more intuitive - the old combos don't even do anything on CC 2018.

Anybody know how to switch it back in CC 2018?

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Correct answer Kevin J. Monahan Jr.

Hi ilykdp,

Sorry for the frustration.

Anybody know how to switch it back in CC 2018?

Sorry, there is no way other than using an earlier version of Premiere Pro. Changes like this need to be done by the product team, so create a feature request here.

Thanks,
Kevin

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ffroehlich1337
Participant
December 24, 2018

I got a question concerning this topic.

I want to zoom in with the arrow keys (up = zoom in, down = zoom out) in the timeline. I don't want to use the scroll wheel at all.

So what is the command called exactly for zooming in in the timeline? I want to map it to the arrow keys.

Thanks for your help.

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    ilykdp2Author
    Participating Frequently
    November 11, 2017

    My mistake! I was using mouse software called Smart Scroll, and that was causing the changes in Premiere CC 2018--I disabled Smart Scroll and the shortcuts behave normally as before the update.

    Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
    Community Manager
    Kevin J. Monahan Jr.Community ManagerCorrect answer
    Community Manager
    November 9, 2017

    Hi ilykdp,

    Sorry for the frustration.

    Anybody know how to switch it back in CC 2018?

    Sorry, there is no way other than using an earlier version of Premiere Pro. Changes like this need to be done by the product team, so create a feature request here.

    Thanks,
    Kevin

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