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Ramin Winroth
Ramin Winroth
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May 12, 2017
Question

Clunky mouse when trying to change value settings (in effects and elsewheree)

  • May 12, 2017
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I've been trying to find an answer for this but I'm not able to.

So my problem is that when I try to change a dragable setting with my mouse in let's say the effects controls windows it's stuck for quite a while, almost like a snap, before I can move it. So let's say I'm trying to change the opacity value. I click on the 100%, my mouse changes icon and I drag left or right. It doesn't do anything until I drag quite a bit more when it suddenly jumps quite a big value leap. So let's say I wanna fine tune the opacity down to about 95%. Then I have to drag hard so it moves from it's semi-locked/snapped 100% so it gets to like 70% or lower and then move it up carefully. Super annoying and I don't have any problem with this in AE, Illustrator or PS. Dunno what's up, didn't find anything in preferences about it. Thanks!

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      excited_Genie16B8
      Legend
      May 12, 2017

      I've never been able to get this working as it should, even with version 2017.

        Horshack
        Horshack
        Legend
        May 12, 2017

        This isn't a solution to your problem but just an FYI, if you hold the Ctrl key (Windows) / Command (Mac) down while dragging it will reduce the increment of the mouse movements. Conversely, holding the Shift key does the opposite.

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          scottr4725535
          Participant
          December 31, 2020

          I realise this is an old post by now, but this seems to be almost the best workaround.

           

          I say 'almost' because it turns out holding Ctrl will also reduce it to minimal increments while at the same time rounding the movements off to the nearest whole number. That's (almost) perfect - I can say 'I just want to go 2 more pixels' and not have to worry about finding it at a fiddly overkill resolution of 1 decimal place.

           

          Thanks for the tip-off!

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          scottr4725535
          Participant
          December 31, 2020

          *Alt, not Ctrl. I can't see a way to edit...

          Peru Bob
          Community Expert
          Peru BobCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          May 12, 2017

          I've had that happen in earlier versions of premiere Pro.  Cleaning up temporary files and restarting the computer worked for me.

          Ramin Winroth
          Ramin WinrothAuthor
          Participating Frequently
          May 12, 2017

          Thanks for the response. Where do I find temp files? Is it the media cache? I tried clearing that (do it once in a while) and rebooting but it's still the same problem I'm afraid.

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