What is this dark, vertical band in my timeline?

[peternelson]

(premiere Pro CC V12.1)

Somehow I must have clicked something or did something by accident, but I ended up with this dark vertical band in my timeline and I don't know what it is, what it represents, or how to get rid of it.  (see attached)  Thanks in advance!

[R Neil Haugen · Accepted solution]

You have in and out points set ... see the blue lines bracketing the gray-up section above the time-bar?

To remove them, Ctrl/Cmd-shift-I removes in points, Ctrl/Cmd-shift-O removes out points. Setting in/out is a very useful and necessary skill ... I suggest learning about in/out points ... they do have basic timeline operation tutorials and info available.

Neil

[Averdahl]

Or, just Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+X to remove both at the same time.

[peternelson]

Thanks!

[R Neil Haugen]

Sure. And note the key-short that Averdahl posted that takes off both in and out points with one command.

That can be useful enough in certain workflows that I know of people who change that to a one-key short for speed of use

Neil