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Premiere Pro Effect Controls Slider not working

Forum|Forum|5 years ago
February 14, 2020
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My ability to use the mouse slider to change things like position, scale, opacity etc. in Effect Controls has suddenly stopped working, meaning the only way I can change them is by typing new values in. This is, needless to say, hugely frustrating.

I have tried a hard reset of Premiere, and have also trashed my preferences - neither of these worked. I've read a couple of other threads on this issue, but neither really come to a conclusion that fixes the problem - can anybody help?

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BMcCarty

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I ran into this issue again after switching to a new laptop, and this string reminded me of the solution - which is rooted in the Windows mouse config for me. Unchecking the "Enhance pointer precision" box on the "Pointer Options" tab of the "Mouse Properties" window fixed the problem for me. The mouse pointer is a little harder to control after the change, but you get used to it.

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KellyMB

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I don't really want to post this because it seems so unhelpful, but I was having the same issue after an iOS update. It was working fine before the update. But then when it stopped working, I updated PPro and then restarted my Mac. That's the only thing that worked for me. Might be worth considering if you've just done an update.

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Kevin23079969qcf0

Participating Frequently

I am also having this problem

Appreciate all the suggestions in this thread but none have worked. I cannot speedramp or colour correct without the slider. i had a 2+ hour call with adobe support and they could not fix it.

I will probably have to buy a new mac at this stage to solve this problem.

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Tobias5DE8

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That's how I ended up "fixing it"...

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Kevin23079969qcf0

Participating Frequently

I see, I was wondering if anyone got to the bottom of it.

It's either a new macbook or learn davinci resolve.

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theo12387

New Participant

Hi, I had the same problem and was able to solve it by lowering the signal rate of my Logitech Gaming Mouse. I had it on the highest setting (1000) and lowered it to 125. That completely solved the problem for me. With 1000 the sliders were not reacting at all or lagging 5-10 Sec. behind.

Kevin-Monahan

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What are your system specs, Kevin? What kind of footage are you working with?

Thanks,
Kevin

Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community & Engagement Strategist – Pro Video and Audio

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Kevin23079969qcf0

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I have a 2019 macbook air and installed the latest version of adobe. I have reinstalled older versions to test and see to no avail. I have reset/restarted my workspaces, preferences and my computer. I have reinstalled abode a few times. I have basically done everything in this thread from changing my mouse configerations to having an adobe customer support member take control of my screen and try different things for 2 hours to no avail.

It happens on all my footage in every project from my canon 90d. It did work and then just stopped working out of nowhere.

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Tobias5DE8

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No update on when this will be fixed Adobe?

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doggiel41865706

New Participant

OMG I'm having the same issue. The position slider is just gone all of a sudden. I'm so frustrated. Did you find a solution? I don't really see a solution on the thread!

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doggiel41865706

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matthewhayesiii

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This problem happened to me today, and I found that restarting my machine fixed it.

deank76000658

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Thanks. That did the trick

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SavidgeCo

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I am having the same issue. Can't scrub the mouse for effect controls (for example, can not adjust scale unless I manually input a number value), and I also cannot manipulate key frames on the timeline. Otherwise the mouse functions fine. Huge problem for timing of audio dips via keyframes- help!

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DareCinema

New Participant

Just to chime in here, I had the same problem since doing a new install of Windows 11 Pro with all updated Premiere. After hours of frustrating the only thing that fixed it was opening a brand new project in Adobe Premiere Pro 2022 and then copying and pasting all the material and sequences into a new project. Seems the problem was because I was opening a project from an earlier version that whatever the bug was, it was coming forward. Hope that helps someone else.

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Josh22133996skak

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Piggy-backing on this to say that on Windows 10, this didn't solve it for me. But another response here from Nam Tran about adjusting your mouse-pointer speed in Windows' settings did the trick! I had to adjust some DPI settings on my mouse to get it feeling the same as before, but as long as this specific setting in Windows is set above 50% it works.

The fix for this is very simple. It worked for me and has been working for half a year now.

On Windows:

1. Go to Mouse settings
2. Select Additional Mouse Settings
3. Go to Pointer Options tab
4. Change "Select a pointer speed" to the 7th notch

Optional: Deselect "Enhance pointer precision". No idea if this matter, but I always have it off.