Jog Loses Focus in Premiere Pro

[uboss84]

Hi everyone,

I’m using a Contour Multimedia Controller mapped to the Adobe Premiere Pro timeline, with a jog for scrubbing back and forth. The problem is that if I click on another panel (e.g., to edit a mask or adjust an effect), the jog stops working because Premiere loses focus on the timeline. To make it work again, I have to manually click back on the timeline, which disrupts my workflow.

Is there a way to keep the jog functional regardless of where I click inside Premiere? Maybe a setting in the controller software or a workaround using third-party tools?

Thanks in advance for any help! 😊

[MyerPj · Accepted solution]

I use a 'Contour shuttle Express', and I don't need to have focus on the timeline panel. I'm using a custom mapping which is different to the default for PP and it always works to shuttle the timeline.

[MyerPj]

OK, I just tried the default settings and it works similarly, I don't need to have the timeline panel selected.

[uboss84]

i explain better, i have a gaussian blur , when i click in a mask te jog interact with mask and move it and not the timeline.

thanks in advance

[MyerPj]

Ah, that does change things! 🙂

So, I indeed see the same behavior. I'm not sure if anything has changed. 

Aside from the Shuttle, the left/right arrow keys also move the mask/selected node. So, this may be the way it is supposed to be.

[uboss84]

unfortunately editing moving parts with precision having to click the mask then timeline, then the mask then again the timeline becomes hell.

[MyerPj]

The easy way I've found is to use K+L and/or K+J, it will scoot the timeline while you can mouse the mask, left/right also move the selected mask point.