Timeline jumps back to playhead anytime I click while playback / I press play or stop

[Anton W]

PP2022

I am not sure if this has always been like that, or if it's a new thing but it's driving me nuts.

For example:

I watch my edit in the timeline and then in some part I zoom in to inspect some detail while it keeps playing. If I now hit pause the timeline automatically jumps to where the playhead has moved to while I was inspecting and away from the section I was looking at.  I would like the timeline to stay on the section I was looking at.

If I click in the timeline in order to relocate the playhead while it's playing, it will always jump to the current playhead's position and not where I clicked.

In order to achieve this I always have to zoom out, so that the playhead is visible, then stop, move the playhead to where I want to be and zoom out. 

This has cost me so much time and I am about to lose my mind about it. I really can't remember ever having this problem in 15 years of editing. 

I hope I am making myself understand. I have been searching extensively on the internet but I don't even know how to name this problem. 

For a moment I thought that "selection follows playhead" was the solution but it really wasn't. I am also under the impression, that sometime for some reason it will work just as I want and remember it, but then it will go back. Maybe I am hitting some secret key without knowing it.

Your help is highly appreciate. If you don't understand please ask,

Thanks

[gerikp]

This will probably be unsatisfactory again, but hear me out. If you map a keyboard shortcut in your keyboard preferences to "Move Playhead to Cursor" and then use that shortcut to stop playback instead of using the "K" key or the Spacebar, the timeline will stop playing, and the CTI (playhead) will move to where your cursor is. This works for me using Premiere Pro 23.1.0.

[SuperSamC]

This is still an issue for me as well and I'm really hoping a fix is on the way. It didn't used to be like this, and it has totally interrupted my workflow. Even if Adobe just added an option to keep the Playhead from doing this, would be really nice.

This same question is on Reddit so if you don't understand the question at hand, go look at the video that goes along with the Reddit entry, it shows the issue exactly.

https://www.reddit.com/r/premiere/comments/ra4crf/help_timeline_jumps_back_to_playhead_when_i_press/...

[Jeff_Croghan]

That;s exactly what it does for me and it drives me crazy. Not only does it jump back to the playhead when you press pause, but it also juimps back to the playhead if i were to click on the playhead (basically acting like a pause)

[dbDavideBoscolo]

Adobe, can we make it by 2024?

[TimmyBaker]

I have posted on here before and constantly see everyone elses replies...

Just want to say for anyone thats happy with the "work around" or defending this... I am sorry to tell you thats not good enough... This issue never existed, and Adobe even developed a setting that allowed you to choose whether or not you wanted the interface to behave like this... 

I refuse to work around method, I want the software to work the way it worked for many many many happy years before this issue presented itself.

This BUG is hugely inefficient for ones workflow and productivity... 

[Jeff_Croghan]

I agree, its crazy this has not been addressed yet. 

[Kevin Kouto]

I just started premiere on the newest updates and even though Im new with a "NEW PAIR OF EYES" , this was one of the first things that jumped out to me making me think " why is even happening? and why are there no fixes for this?"

[Jeff_Croghan]

Whoever owns this thread needs to unmak this probelm as solved. The solved answer is not a solve for this and the higher ups at Adobe arent looking here becuase its makerd as solved.

[jaydeen99056735]

HOW ON EARTH IS THIS NOT FIXED YET!? It's making me go insane.

I will never upgrade beyond 2021 until this is taken care of.

For anyone still confused about what the problem is, watch this video:

https://vimeo.com/812050994

[Jeff_Croghan]

This! Exactly this! Smart move on making the clips different colors so you can see how it jumps. 

[jaydeen99056735]

Thank you! It's unreal how long it's been without fixture.

I officially posted this in the "Report Bug" section.

It's separate from this discussion thread. Hopefully this cactches the attention of the software developers.

[Antonio Wimmer M]

GUYS I THINK ITS BEEN FIXED!!!! I'M on version 23.3.0 build 61 !!! CANT BELIEVE IT!!! FINALLY.

[jaydeen99056735]

IT'S ABOUT FREAKING TIME!!!! THANK GOD!!

Just downloaded the latest 2023 and tested it myself!!! Looks like it's working for me too!

HOLY!! Thank you Antonio for letting us know!

Edit: I'm still going to continue using 2021. Because 2023 still has other issues.

[Antonio Wimmer M]

dude, I'm so happy right now! hahaha. What other issues are you facing?

[jaydeen99056735]

I'm super glad they addressed this problem too!

Other issues I've facing is that it's pretty slow on my computer compared to 2021.

When I right click multiple nested sequences, 2023 literally freezes. I wrote a bug report on it.

Wish I could upgrade but it's not time yet! Maybe in 6 months, haha, after more fixes.

[Kevin Kouto]

mine is still doing it, 

Scenario, I am zoomed in while the video is playing and it goes out of frame while I continue to make adjustments in the "zoomed in area". Then when I press "spacebar", the timeline auto skips to where the play head stopped at. Its super annoying and a time waster when trying to fine tune a small area to have it keep jumping ahead.

Now I know this is the original issues started in this thread, but MINE is 100% still doing it after the update 23.3.0 build 61

I've tried all timeline scrolling options ( no scroll, page scroll, smooth scroll ) they all do the same

[Antonio Wimmer M]

Matu!! I think it's has F-I-N-A-L-L-Y BEEN FIXED!!! I'm on version 23.3.0 build 61. I updated today, and it's finally working fine!!

[Kevin Kouto]

how is yours fixed!!!!!.. mine is still doing it

[Antonio Wimmer M]

I have no idea dude! I'm on version 23.3.0 build 61. What version are you on?

[Kevin Kouto]

i am on that same update, Id love for you to upload a video showing its fixed..or a youtube video link

[Antonio Wimmer M]

here's the video dude! I don't know what happened.
https://youtu.be/_wPE1qt1V5g
Oh wait...
I'm now realizing something. I just bought a new mac. The 16" macbook pro m2 max and had to reinstall everything. Maybe it's something related with some Cache from previous versions or something like that? I hate to be the one suggesting things like "maybe trying FORMATTING YOUR WHOLE MAC" but that could maybe be the anwser? I don't know. Let me know if I can test anything else for you dude.

[davidpayne1981]

Mine hasn't changed with the latest update. Exactly the same crippling behaviour for me on OSX.

[Antonio Wimmer M]

david, I posted a video in the thread above and maybe an answer. 

[davidpayne1981]

this video doesn't show much. You seem to stop the timeline with a click of the mouse instead of the space bar? If you leave the timeline playing, zoom in on the timeline once the play bar has gone off of the screen and then hit space bar to pause playback. I'd like to see where the timeline jumps to then

[joel21954078em27]

If im correct the update does allow you to click and stop without a jump MASSIVE UPDATE (this is workable for me now). 
but the space bar will still make it jump