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February 10, 2021
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Snap to Timeline feature in Premiere Pro?

  • February 10, 2021
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What exactly does the "Align in Timeline" function (shortcut: S) do in Premiere Pro? The symbol for it looks like a magnet. I'm in the process of learning Pr, so I would like an easy-to-understand explanation that explains everything anyway 🙂 Thank you in advance !!

 

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Correct answer FlyingFourFun

There appears to be one thing you need to do to get to all work;  I think its off by default, but in preferences, I had to turn on "snap playhead in timeline when snap is enabled".  Not if its off or on by default, if its not working as expected, check the preferences for this setting.

 

 

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FlyingFourFun
FlyingFourFunCorrect answer
Inspiring
February 10, 2021

There appears to be one thing you need to do to get to all work;  I think its off by default, but in preferences, I had to turn on "snap playhead in timeline when snap is enabled".  Not if its off or on by default, if its not working as expected, check the preferences for this setting.

 

 

Participant
April 28, 2023

Just what I needed!

R Neil Haugen
Legend
February 10, 2021

And if you're moving media on a sequence, when you get close to an edit point it will "snap" to that point.

 

Neil

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Peru Bob
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 10, 2021

Snap will make the current time indicator precisely align itself to an edit point like a cut.

https://www.techwalla.com/articles/how-to-snap-a-clip-in-adobe-premiere-pro