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abUSER23
Inspiring
March 13, 2022
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How can I set the default behaviour of the RAZOR tool to ALWAYS cut through all tracks instead of 1?

  • March 13, 2022
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When I select the razor tool it cuts but only cuts the clip and linked audio of the clip I click on. If I hold down shift it will cut through all the tracks and all the audio at that point in the timeline no matter how many clips or audio tracks.  Is there a way to make this the default behaviour and make shift+click the way it is now.

 

Also, I thought there was a way to set "active tracks" so the razor tool will always cut anything in audio or video tracks with a single click? I can not seem to work it out.

 

Basically I have a number of clips and audio that I wish to edit, so they are always in sync.. so one cut needs to cut all. Through I do not want to have them all linked as it makes it hard to do the various other edits. So I need a way to quickly cut through all the tracks somehow.. 

 

Thanks!

Correct answer Ann Bens
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Thanks.. as I said in the OP, I already knew about the shift+click... but you are saying that the actual cut tool I am looking for is "ctrl+k"... not "c"... and it is "ctrl+k" that uses the "targeted tracks" options I have been told about in this thread?


By @abUSER23

 

O.k, got it. 

 

Targeting tracks come in to play when for example using Ctrl+K to cut. If no track is targeted Ctrl+K will do nothing, if only V1 is targeted only V1 will be cut when using Ctrl+K, if V1+A1 is targeted only V1+A1 will be cut when using Ctrl+K, etc, etc.

 

One need to be on the edge when editing with unlinked clips since it is so easy to by mistake cause A/V sync issues. Ripple Trim is a good friend in those cases. (...in all other cases as well.)


If no track and no clip is selected ctrl+K will cut through all clips.

If no tracks are selected and just one clip, ctrl+K will just cut that selected clip.

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CJBridges
Participant
August 12, 2023

Go to Sequence > make sure "linked selection" is checked.

This happened to me

 

Ronsuss
Ronsuss
Participating Frequently
March 13, 2022

I recommend NOT using the razor tool, it's imprecise and a slow way to work. map 'add edit' to a keyboard shortcut instead. I have it mapped to the Y key so I can hit it with my p9nky when J-K-L ing around the timeline

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    abUSER23Author
    Inspiring
    March 14, 2022
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    I recommend NOT using the razor tool, it's imprecise and a slow way to work. map 'add edit' to a keyboard shortcut instead. I have it mapped to the Y key so I can hit it with my p9nky when J-K-L ing around the timeline


    By @Ronsuss

     

    is "add edit' the ctrl+k thing people are talking about in this thread?.. what does "J-K-L" do?

    Peru Bob
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    Peru BobCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 13, 2022

    You need to target all the tracks:

    https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/using/source-patching-track-targetting.html

     

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    abUSER23Author
    Inspiring
    March 13, 2022
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    You need to target all the tracks:

    https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/using/source-patching-track-targetting.html

    By @Peru Bob

     

    Thanks.. but I think I must be doing something wrong. I have the tracks "targeted" by the blue boxes on the right, as shown in the second video you linked to me... but then I press C for the razor tool and click on the timeline and it only cuts the single clip that I am clicking on no matter what track the video and audio is in.

     

    As I understand it from your reply and that video (which dose not demonstarte cutting btw) that all I need to do is click the left blue boxes in the tracks and then the cut should "target" all those tracks.... is that correct?

     

    What am I doing wrong?

     

    Thanks

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    abUSER23Author
    Inspiring
    March 14, 2022
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    Thanks.. as I said in the OP, I already knew about the shift+click... but you are saying that the actual cut tool I am looking for is "ctrl+k"... not "c"... and it is "ctrl+k" that uses the "targeted tracks" options I have been told about in this thread?


    By @abUSER23

     

    O.k, got it. 

     

    Targeting tracks come in to play when for example using Ctrl+K to cut. If no track is targeted Ctrl+K will do nothing, if only V1 is targeted only V1 will be cut when using Ctrl+K, if V1+A1 is targeted only V1+A1 will be cut when using Ctrl+K, etc, etc.

     

    One need to be on the edge when editing with unlinked clips since it is so easy to by mistake cause A/V sync issues. Ripple Trim is a good friend in those cases. (...in all other cases as well.)


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    Ripple Trim is a good friend in those cases. (...in all other cases as well.)

    By @Averdahl

     

    I like to delete with shift+del and it dels the selected clips and moves eveything back to the play head line thing... is this a "ripple trim"? If not .. what is it?

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