Premiere Pro Tricks

Adobe Premiere Pro Tricks, Tips, and Hacks

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How To Rename Your Audio Tracks in Premiere Pro CC2018

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Have you tried to rename your audio track in your Premiere Pro timeline and found the menu option greyed out? Well, you can rename your Audio Tracks in Premiere Pro CC2018 by Right-clicking the audio track in your sequence and choose “Customize” from the drop-down menu and this will get you in to the button editor. Then click on the “A1” button and drag it down on to your track from the button editor menu. Now click OK to exit button editor. Now you need to right-click your audio track again and choose “Rename” it should no longer be greyed out.

 

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How to Overlay Your Clip Names in Adobe Premiere Pro

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Have you ever wanted to overlay the name of each clip in your sequence timeline? I can’t say I have, but I know it could come in handy if someone ever wanted to see the filename of each clip you used in the edit.

Just add an Adjustment Layer on the video track above the clips in your timeline. Then find the “Clip Name” effect in your Effects list (Effects > Video Effects > Video > Clip Name) and drag it on to your Adjustment Layer.

Now head over to your “Effects Control Panel” and find your “Clip Name” Effect. Change the “Source Track” to the Video Source Layer with your clips on it. In my case, V1.

Now you can see each clip name overlayed above your video clip. Export that sucker and send it to your client for some really great micromanagement! Just kidding.

This feature can speed up your work in Adobe Premiere Pro

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Premiere Pro Selection Follows Playhead

The Selection Follows Playhead menu item, located under the Sequence menu, was added to Premiere Pro in the 2015 update. If you have a check mark next to this menu item it will mean that as your playhead advances along in your sequence timeline the clip that is under the playhead will be automatically selected.

Premiere Pro Selection Follow Playhead

This saves you time from having to click them. Depending on which panels you have open you then can make changes to the clips as you move through your sequence timeline. For example, the video I made below shows you that if you have the Effects Control panel open that each time you stop your play head, or advance to each edit point using your up and down arrow keys, you can change the video effects or any effects you’ve already added. This can also be especially useful when you are color grading using the Lumetri Color panel.

Also, a quick search on google shows that many people find this annoying as proven by all the requests on how to turn off “Selection Follows Playhead.” So if you don’t like having that function on, refer to what I just said above, and do the opposite. You’re welcome.