Timeline zoom lag

So here we are again)) It's 2019, fresh premiere versions arrived, but the problem is still here, which btw is just ridiculous, and again it's just shows that adobe indeed doesn't care, and premiere is still like 5 years behind it's competitors with it's lags, bugs, render speeds, resources usage and so on so on, but wait, now the script we've been using to avoid this timeline lag is deselecting all i've selected on the timeline. So before fast esc stroke stopped lag, but now it registers in premiere) I don't know, it's like you have this technique for fast editing and scrolling through you project, that is just superior then use + and - buttons, and which is btw used in AE, cad programs, 3d programs and guys in adobe just don't care at all. I feel like either i don't know something or it's just the fact that adobe indeed stopped major premiere development when they started their creative cloud subscription service. For me it's just sad.

oke. giving it a second try managed to find a solution(script using AutoHotKey free app). working like it should for me now(tested in premiere cc 2018 win10, zooms to cursor, no lag after Alt key release) - the script taps the Esc key after releasing the Alt when zooming with mouse scroll

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Download/install AutoHotKey: https://autohotkey.com/https://autohotkey.com/

1. Right-Click on your desktop.

2. Find "New" in the menu.

3. Click "AutoHotkey Script" inside the "New" menu.

4. Give the script a new name. Note: It must end with a .ahk extension. Ex. MyScript.ahk

5. Find the newly created file on your desktop and Right-Click it.

6. Click "Edit Script".

7. A window should have popped up, probably Notepad. If so, SUCCESS! Copy these lines inside:

#IfWinActive, ahk_class Premiere Pro

~LAlt Up::

Send {Esc}

Return

8. Save the File.

9. Double-Click the file/icon in the desktop to run it(put shortcut to startup folder, runs in BGround, activates only in premiere)

10. Done, hope it's what You looking for

It still a problem, I don't know what to do, someone found a solution ?

Hi! same problem here with premiere cc2017, win7, lag(aprox. 1sec) in timeline using Alt+scroll zoom, altough zooming with the "+" and the "-" premiere default shortcuts (or any other assigned keys) works fine.

    My workaround: install AutoHotKey free application and with a script assign the Left Alt+scrolling commands to the premiere (+,-) shortcuts. The only minus is that the zooming will function exactly like with those shortcuts(focused to the playhead actual position and not the mouse cursor position).

    How to:

Download/install AutoHotKey: https://autohotkey.com/

1. Right-Click on your desktop.

2. Find "New" in the menu.

3. Click "AutoHotkey Script" inside the "New" menu.

4. Give the script a new name. Note: It must end with a .ahk extension. Ex. MyScript.ahk

5. Find the newly created file on your desktop and Right-Click it.

6. Click "Edit Script".

7. A window should have popped up, probably Notepad. If so, SUCCESS! Copy these lines inside(the "-" and "=" are my premiere zoom shortcuts, could be others in your setup):

#IfWinActive, ahk_class Premiere Pro

!WheelDown::

Send {-}          

return

!WheelUp::

Send {=}          

return

8. Save the File.

9. Double-Click the file/icon in the desktop to run it(put shortcut to startup folder)

10. Done, hope it helps -

- the first line in the script is for putting the focus to the application. I'm beginner in scripting, the script could be made even better i guess(smoother zooming steps for example), but for now i haven't encountered problems, no lag after zooming with the mouse scroll

In fact I experience lags everywhere, even just grabbing clips on the timeline and moving them around feels like it has some kind of lag. My old PC with an older version of premiere feels way faster than a brand new PC with a fresh install of everything. I'm forced to do a project on this new version, going crazy here.

This is interesting. I'm able to duplicate this on my Mac. Try this:

If you zoom using the + and - keys, are you are able to immediately click on items in your timeline? I'm able to on the Mac.

If you zoom using Alt+mouse wheel, when you get to your desired zoom level, let go of alt, then immediately press alt one more time. Doing this, I can then immediately click on an item in my timeline. It almost seems to be as is that after doing the alt+scroll and letting go of alt, Premiere is interpreting the alt key as still held down. If you press alt one more time, it "releases" and you can the click on items again in your timeline.

Let me know if that works for you.

So it looks like everyone is ok with this lag, but i have it on two different machines, so the only obvious solution i've found is to go back to update before this one))

I've often found myself pushing buttons faster than Premiere Pro could accommodate.  It happens.