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Sue_Zan404
Sue_Zan404
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February 9, 2017
Question

Video clip arrangement in Timeline disappeared!

  • February 9, 2017
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I was working on a video arrangement, had completed approximately 2 minutes of it, and clicked over to Quicktime, apparently accidentally clicking something that started my video rendering.  I quickly canceled the rendering, but when I went back to the Premiere program (without exiting the application), my timeline with all of my video and audio clips had vanished!  How in Heaven's name do I get it back? 

Yes, my video auto-saves, but the reason why I cannot use one of the autosaves is much to long to explain.  I simply need to know how to get back to my video that had almost started rendering.

​Please ​help me!

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ashleyb17207433
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November 28, 2019

This just happened to me, I lost my video time line after moving the right side timeline scroll/scaling bar. If all of the other options don't work, try going to the left side of the timeline, expand out the very top audio channel one the timeline and drag down. The video timeline is hidden above, it's just not seen because the right side scaling bar lost its bearings. Adobe should look into this. It is a problem but easily solved if you know where to find it above the audio channels

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    Sue_Zan404
    Sue_Zan404Author
    Known Participant
    February 9, 2017

    Nope, nothing.  No other timelines (I try to make as simple as possible and never work with more than 2 timelines) 

    All of my clips are still loaded in, but the arrangement of them is gone!  I'm going mad; I've been working on this for over two months!

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      eikonoklastes
      Legend
      February 9, 2017

      This is repetitive I know, but can you confirm that you have checked the Project Panel and the sequence definitely does not exist over there?

        Sue_Zan404
        Sue_Zan404Author
        Known Participant
        February 9, 2017

        Yep. 

        Or...nope.  Yes, I've checked; no, it isn't there. 

        I. am. ​SO. ​FRUSTRATED!

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        eikonoklastes
        Legend
        February 9, 2017

        It seems like you might have accidentally closed the timeline panel (by pressing Cmd/Ctrl-W). If so, you can bring it back by:

        - In the Menu Bar, click Window > Timelines > appropriate timeline

        - In the Project Panel, locate your sequence, and double click on it to open it up in the timeline.

        Sue_Zan404
        Sue_Zan404Author
        Known Participant
        February 9, 2017

        Nope, my timeline panel is open...it's just empty. 

        davescm
        Community Expert
        davescmCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        February 9, 2017

        Did you try the second piece of advice given by eikonoklastes i.e. look in the project window for your sequence and double click it?

        Also check - do you have more than one sequence in the timeline and are viewing an empty one (look along the top of the timeline - it will show you if you have more than one.

        Dave

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