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September 26, 2020
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Playhead Not Moving.. Help!

  • September 26, 2020
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Is the blue tip with red vertical line in the timeline called ‘Playhead’?

When my video is playing, the Playhead doesn’t move. I have no problem dragging the Playhead manually. It’s just that the Playhead remains stationary when the video is playing.. 😞 Does anyone know how to fix this problem? Thanks! 🙂

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    The Dank Memer
    Participating Frequently
    September 8, 2023

    I did everything that Peru Bob said and it didnt work.

     

    Crazy thing though I think I found a fix. If I have my audio track panel open anywhere on either of my monitors the playhead starts acting up. As long as its not visible though youre fine. This doesnt apply to the audio clip mixer. Only the audio track mixer. This is really strange. Maybe something messed it up with a new update or something idk. 

     

    I think thats kind of funny because if im right and this fix continues to work, that totally explains why resetting your workspace works for so many people. Its not the resetting of the workspace that fixes it, its just the removal of the audio track mixer lmao.

      MidasL
      MidasL
      Participating Frequently
      September 13, 2023

      This worked for me when the "Effect controls" tab wasn't visually opened. Kind of annoying because that's exactly where you want the playhead to work for the placement of keyframes...

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        The Dank Memer
        Participating Frequently
        September 14, 2023

        Yeah the problem got worse for me. Now whenever the "Effect Controls" "Essential Graphics" or "Audio Track Mixer" tabs are open it bugs out. Im just gonna call adobe support. 

          Peru Bob
          Community Expert
          Peru BobCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          September 26, 2020

          Is the blue tip with red vertical line in the timeline called ‘Playhead’?

          Yes.  It's also called the Current Time Indicator.

           

          If there is red or yellow above the timeline, try rendering the timeline by pressing Enter.

           

          If that doesn't work, delete the Media Cache and Media Cache files:
          https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro/faq-how-to-clean-delete-or-trash-media-cache-files/td-p/....

          If that doesn't work,try resetting the preferences:
          https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro/faq-how-to-reset-trash-preferences-in-premiere-pro/td-p/8236158?page=1

          If that doesn't work, try resetting the Workspaces:
          Reset a workspace
          Reset the current workspace to return to its original, saved layout of panels.
          1. Do one of the following:
          • Click the Workspace menu icon and select Reset to Saved Layout.
          • Choose Window > Workspace > Reset to Saved Layout.
          from here:
          https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/using/workspaces.html

          If that doesn't work, try Preferences > Audio Hardware and set Input to None.

          If that doesn’t work, try updating or rolling back your graphics driver directly from the video card manufacturer’s site.

          If that doesn't work, try creating a new project and import the old one into it.

          Also, please help us help you:
          https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro/faq-what-information-should-i-provide-when-asking-a-question-on-this-forum/td-p/3929027?page=1

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            defaultjldd5f0s9401Author
            Participant
            September 27, 2020

            If there is red or yellow above the timeline, try rendering the timeline by pressing Enter.

            => Ok, the Playhead starts moving after i pressed Enter. However the video stop playing at the same time, and there is no audio.. 😞

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            jer333
            Participating Frequently
            August 30, 2023

            For the benefit of others, what was the solution to your problem?


            I've just had the same issue, resetting preferences and media cache fixed it for me.

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