Now in Beta: Properties panel for Premiere Pro

[Abhi Singh Principal PM]

Now you can easily access frequently needed controls in Premiere Pro using the new Properties panel. As you select clips in the timeline, the most relevant controls and quick actions will automatically display in the Properties panel.

Need to change the scale of multiple video clips and graphics? Or change the volume of multiple audio clips? You can now select multiple clips in the timeline and change properties on all of them at once.

Need access to more advanced controls? The Properties panel will guide you to the additional panels that you need.

How do you enable the Properties panel in Premiere Pro?

To access the Properties panel, select the Window menu in Premiere Pro and then choose Properties:

Go to Window>Properties to enable Properties panel

You can add the Properties panel to your existing workspace by docking it wherever you like. The Properties panel is now automatically docked in all default workspaces and will be visible when you Reset to Saved Layout.  

What has changed?

• Controls for editing Graphics and Captions have moved completely to the Properties panel.  
• You can access your Motion Graphics Templates from the Graphics Templates panel.
• Properties Window for source clips has been renamed to Media File Properties.

Which controls are available via the Properties panel?

The following controls are available via the Properties panel based on the type of clip that you have selected in the timeline:

• Video
  • Transform
  • Position
  • Scale
  • Anchor Point
  • Rotation
  • Opacity
• Audio
  • Volume
  • Pan
• Graphics:
  • All Graphics Controls

• Captions
  • All Captions Controls
• Speed Quick Action
• Fill Frame and Fit to Frame

How do I change multiple clips at once using the Properties panel?

If you select clips that have the same property value (for instance, if the scale of two graphics is 100%) then you will see the value of the property in the Properties panel and can modify the property for the multiple clips that you have selected.

If the properties for multiple clips are different (for instance, the scale of one graphic is 90% and the scale of the other graphic is 100%), you will see ‘–’ in the input field. Entering a number will change the absolute value for all selected clips. Dragging the number control will change the values relative to the amount that you entered. If you increase the values, you will see a plus (+) in front of the number while dragging and if you decrease the values, you will see a minus (-) in front of the values while dragging.

What is coming soon?

We plan to continue adding features while the Properties panel is in beta. The following are coming soon:

• Crop
• Direct Manipulation Controls for Crop and Transform in the Program Monitor
• Mute

We want to hear from you about what you would like to see added. Please try it and give us feedback!

Abhi Singh

Principal Product Manager, Adobe Premiere Pro

[Randune23]

@Anna Lehman Thanks for the reply.  I'll have to go check it out.  Originally when the beta discontinued the easily navigatable Essential Graphics tab to the properties tab, it was a very clunky separation.

I hope it streamlines the process instead of making it more cumbersome.

Randy

[Sven Brencher]

This is so helpful. I just wish you could add Audio Gain as well. It would be much easier to see it instantly compared to open a dialog window. 

[Scott.C.]

One thing I feel I am missing from the properties panel vs the EG panel is that there is no way to start a new graphic from this panel. 

OLD EG PANEL

NEW PROPETIRES PANEL has no way of creating a graphic.

I guess we are all forced to use the menu command now? Would be nice to add back the ability to create a new graphic layer to the properties panel instead of adding a bunch of mouse milage to fly up to the menu bar, which for people with dual dispalce can be a a LONG ways away from where you are trying to edit whatever graphic you are trying to start. 

[Scott.C.]

There is also no way to create a new graphic from the browse graphic panel so some functionality has been lost while splitting the two.

[Christiana26768464jl2q]

Cool.  Please be sure that keyboard tab navigation between numeric fields works. 
This is needed for efficiency and accessibility.

[MyerPj]

Yes, Tab doesn't work in the properties panel for the numeric properties like Position, Anchor Point, etc, and will not tab to the next property either. I looked in 24.6 amd beta 25.0b32

[MyerPj]

Effects Controls work as normal.

[Alex.4D]

As a Final Cut Pro and Motion user, I appreciate the idea of a Properties panel. Adding it to Adobe apps certainly makes them consistent with the apps I have used for many years. Perhaps Premiere users on macOS could try the free fully functional 90 day trial of Final Cut Pro and see what other properties are in the Final Cut Inspector (and its various tabs) that might be useful in Premiere (in case the Adobe team haven't seen it over the last 13 years).

[MyerPj]

The TABing thru the properties on both the properties and effects control panel is working very well in 25.1.0 b8.

[lbernier]

Can you please add a reset button for every properties? Could be right beside the keyframe button.
Often times, I will have to reset a single properties and resetting all is undoing all of the reframing etc.

Here's what it's like in the Effects Controsl panel.

[Theresa Rostek]

Hey @lbernier,

The resets are available when you right click on the property. If you've enabled animation, toggling animation (like the stopwatch icon in the ECP) will become available.

[Abraham Offline]

@Abhi Singh Principal PM Love this new panel, it'll speed things up for sure!

I think Opacity and Blend Mode would be great additions too. Also colour Labels perhaps?

Additional: Can we group the individual Crop effects under the Effects Control panel as its own effect? So we can collapse it like Motion/Opacity/TimeRemapping effects.

[RiDances]

This feature is not working properly in v25 and I absolutely DESPISE trying to find it each time. I'm already frustrated with the captioning process and this DOES NOT HELP. I have followed the directions to a T for multiple forums and there IS NO GRAPHICS PANEL FOR MY CAPTIONS. What am I missing and PLEASE CHANGE IT BACK.

[MyerPj]

@RiDances , what problem are you having? If you open the Properties panel, and make it part of your Workspace, then it should open each time with the other panels and be there.

[RiDances]

Here is what my premiere files look like. There used to be a graphics box that I could find eventually inside the properties panel with captions - I found it once - and never again. I've tried everything - the only thing that worked was convert EACH caption file to graphic and manually changing all the text. It wouldn't paste all attributes and I do not have time for that. If you have a solution...let me know. It's like the essential graphics literally disappeared.

[RiDances]

(note video image has been grayed out for privacy)

[MyerPj]

[MyerPj]

Do you have a bunch selected? Can you select just one caption. Maybe select a different frame so we can see what's going on.

[Stan Jones]

Is there a better place for this post? Is the reorganization of the properties panel now complete enough that it should be its own post?

See this thread:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-ideas/revert-font-size-settings-to-original-in-version-2...

The reorganization of the Text section in text/caption properties put Font size on its own line and moved the editable number to the right and above the slider. The slider line expands with panel width, and moves the number with it - until it scrolls out of view. The panel is still wide enough for almost every other function, and the number could be moved back to the left, or set not to scroll out of view.

Stan

[Michael at UNCP]

Excellent change. Excellent summary. Thanks.

[alexandrac76430671]

This is really difficult to understand and manage for me. I want to write text onto my video - not with the templates but just directly on the frame to identify what's in it. I used to use the Text tool, but now I can't make it work. I did make it work once but I can't remember the exact sequence I used. I've clicked on Windows/Properties but something pops up that I don't understand and  it doesn't seem to relate to text. Also where has Essential Graphics gone? Thank you, Alexandra

[Theresa Rostek]

@alexandrac76430671 Essential Graphics is now renamed to Graphics Templates. All customizing of text/mogrts/Premiere shapes will be done from the new Properties panel. You can access the panel from the top menu bar -> Window -> Properties 

If you double click on your text clip layer in the timeline, it should open the Properties panel for you.

If anything else still isn't working for you, a screenshot or video is helpful to be able to see what's going on.

Cheers,

Theresa

[Michael at UNCP]

Theresa,

This issue seems to be that there's no way to start a graphic from scratch. If we don't want to use a template, there's no way to make an empty graphic that is obvious. The only way I've found is to use the text tool in the Program window with nothing selected. But that's not in any way intuitive. Adding graphc as an option in File > New > Graphic would solve this but, as of now, it's frustrating.

[Michael at UNCP]

Alexandra, I feel your pain. Taking away the Essential Graphics pannel has caused confusion and frustration. There is no obvious way to create a graphic without using a template from Graphics Templates pannel BUT there is a way.

If you don't want to start with one of the Graphics Templates,

1. Go to the frame where you want the text to appear
2. Select the Text Tool, as you have in the past.
3. With nothing selected in the Sequence/Timeline, click on the frame where you want the text to appear.
4. This creates a graphic with just your text element.
5. Open the Properties Pannel with your new graphic selected in the sequence and you will see the tools that used to be in Essential Graphics. They're a little different but there now.

The key is to have nothing selected in the Sequence and use the Text tool in the Program pannel to drop in your text element, creating the graphic in the sequence at that position in the timeline.

[MyerPj]

Hey @alexandrac76430671 

There's a lot of steps there in @Michael at UNCP explanation.

It's so simple, it doesn't matter what is selected or even being on the frame where you want it to appear.

Just select the Text tool (by default Ctrl-T) and click on the program monitor.

It will create a graphic text layer for you and even open it in the Properties panel.

Then you just change it like you want to, and can move it around your timeline like any graphic.

That's it!

Cheers! 🙂