Can I slip / slide with numerical entry?

[Trevor_Asq]

Often I need to slip a shot a certain amount. Let's say it's 10min 12 secs and 23 frames.

How would you do this?

Thanks

[excited_Genie16B8]

The amount of slip or slide shows up in the pop-up.  That's the best I know of.

[Trevor_Asq]

Yes, shame we can't type +10.12 into that box and have it slip/slide by that amount.

[Kevin-Monahan · Accepted solution]

Hi Trevor_Asq,

Often I need to slip a shot a certain amount. Let's say it's 10min 12 secs and 23 frames.

I'll ask around, but I don't believe that's possible. Would slipping and sliding be any easier if you had JKL control? Here's how to do that: http://blogs.adobe.com/kevinmonahan/2013/01/18/slipping-and-sliding-in-trim-mode-in-premiere-pro-cs6...

Please create a feature request for your excellent idea. I will help you push for it internally if you do so.

Thanks,
Kevin

[Trevor_Asq]

Hi Kevin

I find trim mode to be clunky & slow (I edit mainly with AVCI 100 footage) so tend to avoid it. I do use JKL a LOT in Avid, but they have better/faster means of getting into slip/slide/trim.

The 'slip many' keystrokes work pretty well for scooting through footage, but sometimes I do need to jump minutes at a time.

i have put the FR in - not for the first time I think. Thanks for pushing it along. I am liking PP a lot these days

[Kevin-Monahan]

Hi Trevor_Asq,

I find trim mode to be clunky & slow (I edit mainly with AVCI 100 footage) so tend to avoid it. I do use JKL a LOT in Avid, but they have better/faster means of getting into slip/slide/trim.

Duly noted. I think you know I was "reaching" anyway. 😉

The 'slip many' keystrokes work pretty well for scooting through footage, but sometimes I do need to jump minutes at a time.

i have put the FR in - not for the first time I think. Thanks for pushing it along. I am liking PP a lot these days

Thanks for popping it in there. I like your request. Keep 'em coming. We need more along these lines.

Have a good one!

Kevin

[shooternz]

How are you moving a clip in the Sequence  (any distance) currently?

[Trevor_Asq]

Mouse dragging generally (in slip or slide mode).

[shooternz]

Mouse dragging generally (in slip or slide mode).

Often I need to slip a shot a certain amount. Let's say it's 10min 12 secs and 23 frames

Trevor

I rarely use slip or slide tool and especially not for relocating a clip.  Slip and Slide to me are fine edit tuning tools like Trim.

For long relocates of a clip ... you might want to have a play with Lift or Extract and CTRL/V ( Paste) instead of long mouse drags on a zoomed out sequence where precision disappears.

Important: Consider your track Targeting first then....

Select Clip / Clips > "/" (Mark Selection)

Lift or Extract depending on what you want ( a gap or a ripple delete) using Program Monitor Icons or shortcut keys.

Numerically reposition playhead  say 10min 12 secs and 23 frames

Consider your track Targeting  again then...

CTRL/V ( Paste)

A few variations around this of course.

[Trevor_Asq]

Thanks for the idea but I am aware of copy paste.

I'm more likely to be slipping by large amounts where the source is a long clip and I need to change the shot from within that source clip.

At the moment the workaround is to set program track targets, select clip, match frame, shuttle around to find a new shot, 'replace clip from source monitor-match frame'

Which does take longer to write than do! Plus I only do that when 'slip selected clip many' repeatedly doesn't get me there. So it's not a show stopper, but more attention to trim/slip/slide operations would be a big help.

Similarly the program/source track selections could use attention:

a. Autopatch - like Avid

b. Deselect / Select all program tracks shortcuts

c. Deselect / Select all source tracks shortcuts

(Currently can only 'toggle', which is no good for macros, v&a sepeeately. Although I guess 'default patch' may be 'select all' )

d. I can keyboard shortcut (e.g.) 'target track 1' but not 'source track 1' - why?

That is mainly aimed @kevin so he can look out for the FR!  

[Amy33666761yo4b]

Did anyone come up with anythign for this?  I am trying to use the slip tool and it moves 2 frams at a time, when I need it to move only 1 frame at a time.   Is there a way around this?  I was able to do it the very first time I tried, but after that I can't.