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Starskii
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November 26, 2020
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Title Legacy: Copy+Paste changes effect every single Pasted Layer

  • November 26, 2020
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Using: Premiere Pro 2019

Summary:
I'm creating introductory text for every topic/chapter in my video, and to speed up the process, I will start by creating the 1st text layer via Title Legacy and when I'm done editing the text effect in the layer, I will copy+paste it into the next topic/chapter and then all I need to do is change the text, then repeat process until finished.

I realized after that when I change the text in the (copy+paste) layers, it is somehow linked to every single text layer prior and changes the text for those layers as well (even when I am only selecting the 1 selected layer)

So, as a work around I was going to swap out Title Legacy for New Text Layer (NTL) as the NTL does not link to previous copy+paste layers. However, the NTL does not have 'Underline' setting inside Essential Graphics window, only the Title Legacy does. 

I could simply create a new Title Legacy for every single text but that would require me to redo every single text setting and re-align it as well.. so it'd be a lot of wasted time.
I'm hoping theres a fix where you can copy+paste the Title Legacy layer but have it un-linked like the New Text Layer natural is.

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Correct answer Ann Bens

If you alt drag in the timeline you get an unique copy.

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Ann Bens
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Ann BensCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
November 26, 2020

If you alt drag in the timeline you get an unique copy.

Starskii
StarskiiAuthor
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November 26, 2020

Yeah I wouldn't want to fake the underline as I'm doing a text reveal with mask effect so that would just add double to work. Not ideal lol but the ALT+drag worked!!! I did not know alt+drag was different from copy+paste. THANK YOU!!

Ann Bens
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Community Expert
November 26, 2020

No Underline in 2019 but might still want to get used to EGP.

You can fake it with drawing a line.