Timeline Controls

[CSI Productions]

Can someone point me to a discussion, tutorial, link that discusses how and when to use the icons in the upper left of the timeline so I can paste, graphics, video clips, copy/paste etc. onto the track I want.

I highlight a track and hit paste and Premiere creates a new track at the top of the timeline and pastes my clip there. I even lock tracks i don't want my clip to be pasted to and although there's an empty track highlighted, Premiere (again) creates a new track and pastes it there. I've tried every combination of icons turned on/off (see attached - I suspect these have nothing to do with this) in combination and what I'm trying to paste seems to just go to a new track at the top regardless.

Additionally, sometimes it works as expected (pastes in the highlighted track) and other times it doesn't. I have no clue what the logic is on how Premiere determines where it pastes clips in the timeline.

Thanks.

What's the logic behind pasting a clip on a specific track?

[Kevin-Monahan · Accepted solution]

Check out this article, @CSI Productions: https://www.provideocoalition.com/fixing-premieres-copy-paste/

Thanks,
Kevin

[CSI Productions]

YES! TY Kevin! You da MAN! What's funny is, I'm "not" a new user. In fact, I was one of the original beta sites for Premiere prior to it ever being released (yeah, I'm old). I've grown up with this program but rarely find it necessary to go revise keyboard shortcuts. That being said you've just saved me a few more grey hairs. 

[Putchfilms]

Can someone tell me what this control does.?  Upper left corner of time line next to the snapping magnet.  The icon has a playhead over a few tracks.  I can't

figure out even by reading the tool tip what its for .  And I can't find the page in the manual that explains it.  Any help.?

[Averdahl]

If you have Sequence A with clips in it and nest that sequence into Sequence B when the icon is highlighted, Sequence A will come in as a nested sequence. No more, no less. If you now click on the icon and once again nest Sequence A into Sequence B the native clips you placed on Sequence A will be placed in Sequence B. Depending on workflows/needs the latter can be very helpful.

Both modes has it´s uses. Play around with them to see the difference.

Can someone tell me what this control does.? 

By @Putchfilms

[MyerPj]

Especially usesful with some "transition" packs. They are really a bunch of sequences, typically with adjustment layers inside, so before you drag and drop, make sure the button is off, and then you will get the Adjustment layers instead of a nested sequence.