set work-area to selected

[HenrikKaalund]

I yearn for a feature allowing you to set the work-area to what you have selected on the timeline. I seem to remember that the feature was present in PP before, albeit many many years ago. It would save a lot of time.

[Ann Bens · Accepted solution]

If you select clips then hit / (forward slash) you get an in and outpoint.

Workarea bar is set on playhead alt+[  and  alt+]

Double click will give the entire timeline.

[HenrikKaalund]

Thanks but that doen't work for me neither via the "regular" slash (shift +7) nor via the numerical keyboard. I am on a German keyboard, maybe that is why?

Could try to set it up as a custom shortcut but don't find an option like "set work are to selected". 

alt+[  and  alt+] doesn't work. Again the German Keyboard. Would have to press alt + shift + 8 or 9 to get those characters and that doesn't work. Assigned F2 and F3 for that funktion, that works well.

[Ann Bens]

/ = mark selection

[HenrikKaalund]

Ah, thanks, that works and I can assign a shortcut, even export a video by setting the source range to Sequence in/out. But I have to choose this by clicking and scrolling to the option with the mouse, the default is Work Area. 

• Can the export default be changed to Sequence in/out?
• Is there a method to set the Work Area to the selection using a shortcut, similar to way it is done setting the Sequence in/out?

[Ann Bens]

Turn work area off. Most of us have.

[HenrikKaalund]

Almost too easy... seems obvious now. Cheers!

[Ash Collins]

how do you do that? how does it help?

[Ann Bens]

Timeline menu.

[Ash Collins]

ahh... and if you turn off work area, how do you determine what parts of the timeline to export?

[Ann Bens]

In and outpoint.