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Move multiple clips at once

Community Beginner ,
Jun 19, 2014 Jun 19, 2014

I often have to move multiple layers of clips or still images and keep their position relative to each other. In AE and in PS I can select multiple layers and drag their position around freely, but in Premiere Pro, I can only drag one layer at a time.  Bouncing to AE is not a solution for me because everything I work with needs to be timed with multiple layers of audio at all times.  Nesting is not a solution for me because I need to be able to adjust each layer independently as well.  This is a feature I would use (and did use in FCP) dozens of times every day!  I really need this.  Any chance it's coming in a future update? 

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New Here ,
Dec 28, 2023 Dec 28, 2023

It's wild to me that this still isn't a feature. It would be incredibly useful, and it's already operational in programs like PS and AE. Only being able to adjust one layer at a time makes no sense.

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New Here ,
Jan 13, 2024 Jan 13, 2024

Told my workplace to switch to Final Cut Pro. Sadly it's not an overnight process and I still have a deadline. But this will be the last time that I have to move each clip one by one. Adobe decided that they will make more money by forcing people to use multiple programs. They're literally insulting their own customers by doing this. If you're going to have to learn a new program, learn one from a company that doesn't constantly insult you as a consumer. And this is coming from the biggest Apple hater. I just hate Adobe more at this point. Enjoy losing the thousands of dollars that my employer was paying you. Hopefully others follow suit. 

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Community Expert ,
Jan 13, 2024 Jan 13, 2024

@Ado0b3h8ter 

Selecting and nudging source clips on multiple video Tracks is a great feature request.  I hope you voted for it.


While we have Premiere Pro, After Effects, Media Encoder, Audition, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Adobe Fonts, and FrameIO on the Adobe side, there's Final Cut Pro, Motion, Compressor, and Logic on the Apple side.  

 

So, there are still multiple applications with Apple as well, but they're each a one-time purchase if that is important.

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New Here ,
Jun 05, 2024 Jun 05, 2024

2024 Still not a feature, honestly ridiculous.

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LEGEND ,
Jun 05, 2024 Jun 05, 2024

Grouping clips doesn't work? 

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New Here ,
Jul 02, 2024 Jul 02, 2024

its unbelivable this feature still not added for 10 years, how come other answers are just apologies and told us to move on using another app...

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LEGEND ,
Jul 02, 2024 Jul 02, 2024

I think I've been doing the same thing, as least as far as I understand it, by using the group setting.

 

Is that not a similar thing?

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Community Beginner ,
Aug 20, 2024 Aug 20, 2024

Thank you for the quick fix! Abhorrent that this still isn't a feature. I might have to switch video editors going forward.

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Community Beginner ,
Jul 21, 2025 Jul 21, 2025
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So I accidentally figured out that you can move multiple clips or graphics at once, just as long as there's a nested sequence in what you select. You just have to create any nested sequence, doesn't have to be related at all, put it on top of what you need to move together, select everything, move it, and then delete the subsequence if you don't need it. That way you can rotate, change position, anchor point, and scale all layers. It doesn't really make sense but it works. Davinci does this easily and I can't wait to finish this project and go back.

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