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collideentertainment
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September 10, 2017
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Key Command to Load Clip From Bin To Source Monitor

  • September 10, 2017
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Hey everyone! I consider myself pretty well versed in Premiere and key commands but I haven't been able to figure out if this exists. It would really speed up my workflow for daily selects because I wouldn't have to keep using the mouse to go to the next clip.

Is there a way to use a key command to open the next sequential clip in a bin to the source monitor?

When I'm doing selects I go through and open each clip and mark my I/O and then drop them into a selects sequence. Having to mouse over to the bin and double click on another clip to load it into the source monitor really slows me down.

Thanks for your help!

    Correct answer Kevin J. Monahan Jr.

    Hi ColinDeetEntertainment,

    Is there a way to use a key command to open the next sequential clip in a bin to the source monitor?

    When I'm doing selects I go through and open each clip and mark my I/O and then drop them into a selects sequence.

    I drag all clips from a bin I want to work with to the Source Monitor. They are now "loaded" into the Source Monitor. Next, set Keyboard Shortcuts for Previous/Next Clip for the Source Monitor. I set up Ctrl/CMD L and R arrows as shortcuts to call up clips much more quickly than having to load them from the Project panel. This way, I don't have to keep selecting the Project panel for select next/previous clips as they are already loaded into Source. Try it.

    Get them into the sequence by deploying either the Insert or Overwrite keyboard shortcuts. Dragging them to the Timeline is FAR too slow.

    Thanks,
    Kevin

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    spencerws
    Participant
    May 10, 2020

    Hey Kevin, what option in "Keyboard Shortcuts" do I assign to these keys?

    Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
    Community Manager
    Kevin J. Monahan Jr.Community ManagerCorrect answer
    Community Manager
    September 10, 2017

    Hi ColinDeetEntertainment,

    Is there a way to use a key command to open the next sequential clip in a bin to the source monitor?

    When I'm doing selects I go through and open each clip and mark my I/O and then drop them into a selects sequence.

    I drag all clips from a bin I want to work with to the Source Monitor. They are now "loaded" into the Source Monitor. Next, set Keyboard Shortcuts for Previous/Next Clip for the Source Monitor. I set up Ctrl/CMD L and R arrows as shortcuts to call up clips much more quickly than having to load them from the Project panel. This way, I don't have to keep selecting the Project panel for select next/previous clips as they are already loaded into Source. Try it.

    Get them into the sequence by deploying either the Insert or Overwrite keyboard shortcuts. Dragging them to the Timeline is FAR too slow.

    Thanks,
    Kevin

    Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
    collideentertainment
    collideentertainmentAuthor
    Known Participant
    September 10, 2017

    Thanks Kevin and Katie, those are both great solutions! And yes, I use Insert and Overwrite to drop clips into the timeline. I hate mousing when I don't have to! Thanks a lot for this - love this community!

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    Katie Houghton
    Inspiring
    September 10, 2017

    It is Shift+O to open a clip from your Project to your Source panel. You can set your in & out and move the playhead in your icon view in the Project panel too. If you double-click to open the clip into your Source panel it will use the playhead location you have set in the Project icon view. If you use the keyboard shortcut it will first use the in point of the source clip but once it has been opened in the Source panel it uses the location you last left the playhead in the Source panel.

    I like to set my in & out in the icon view of my Project panel then I load all the clips in my Source panel. I added a keyboard shortcut for Next and Previous view to flip through my clips in the Source panel.

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      nicolasr50862508
      Participant
      February 20, 2021

      I was excited to finally use these keyboard shortcuts (Source Clip: Next / Previous) BUT I was sadly dissapointed when I realized the shortcut isn't bringing me to the "next" or "previous" clip. Instead, it will pull up a random clip, sometimes in a completey different bin / folder. Anyone else having this problem?

        collideentertainment
        collideentertainmentAuthor
        Known Participant
        September 10, 2017

        AND --- Bonus question:

        Why do some clips open in the source monitor with the transport at the halfway point, while most of them open at the beginning of the clip (as I'd expect all of them to)...

        Warren Heaton
        Community Expert
        Warren HeatonCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        September 21, 2022
        @collideentertainment wrote:

        AND --- Bonus question:

         

        Why do some clips open in the source monitor with the transport at the halfway point, while most of them open at the beginning of the clip (as I'd expect all of them to)...

         

        Hover Scrub is enabled in Icon View by default and changes the Playhead position in the Source.  When we open Clips in the Source panel, Premiere Pro displays the most recent Playhead posiition.  To avoid this, either disable Hover Scrub (this option is in the Project tab or Bin tab pop-up menu) or keep the Project/Bin set to List View.

         

        Hover Scrub is pretty helpful, so maybe just press Up Arrow to jump to the Media Start if that's the preferred Playhead position as soon as the Clip is opened in the Source panel.

         

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