Timeline Snap options
Right now the timeline Snap feature has no options - it works for all assets, and clips snap not to each other, but to TRANSITIONS, leaving gaps and unsynced layers, it's very annoying. Users have to manually check every clip for whether it snapped to other clip's border, or to it's transition border.
It would be great to have an option to disable Snap for transitions or for keyframes or for other types of assets, like we have in "Snap to" feature in Effect Controls panel.
Link to the discussion on Adobe forums https://forums.adobe.com/message/10377154


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Ben Garza commented
I edit podcasts regularly and this ridiculous 'bug' forces me to not only deal with the hassle of zooming to bypass the transition snap but I have to double check EVERY cut for each episode before exporting. This adds maybe 15-20 minutes for each episode which adds up to about 10 hours per year. Maybe I should bill Adobe my day rate considering I loose over a day each year just from editing podcasts.
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Robert Beyer commented
I'm okay with zooming in or using the zoom to frame shortcut but having the option would be nice indeed
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Guillaume Capovilla commented
I agree. This issue should be treated as a fundamental defect of the software and corrected fast!
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Ryan Hoog commented
This is a must.
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Sean Riley commented
so sick of this - will be trying Resolve soon. So many great features in Premiere Pro but the fact that I have to keep zooming in to the timeline to check this is so painful.
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Michael S. commented
4 years later... still waiting... in nearly 30 years of editing "non-linear" (yeah I'm old) I've never needed to have a clip snap to a transition on another layer. This is currently a not insignificant PITA where I have to trim a bug to not appear over certain scenes and I'm forever zooming in to make sure there's not a 1 frame overhang where it's snapping to the start or end of a 2 frame audio transition which I/we (a team of 18 editors) use all the time to smooth out occasional pops at the start/end of a clip and tight SOT edits
FFS Adobe, either make snap not work for transitions or allow us to turn on/off snap to transitions.
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Bill Scurry commented
This is pure insanity that we still have to beg for this feature after years of complaints. What worse is that, like many have stated, there's no conventional use for snapping-to-transition. Utter madness.
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Nick Lear commented
Please improve snap! Even without options, I never want to snap to a transition. Even without a transition it wants to snap 2 frames off the cut. This would make such a difference if snap was better.
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Vito Gesualdi commented
Yes! I have no idea why, when moving a clip, it would assume I want to snap it to the beginning of a transition. I imagine 99% of the time people are trying to align it with the beginning/end of another clip. Please make it so we can adjust the snap behavior.
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TaranVH commented
@Tyrese Taylor
are you using just regular trim, rather than RIPPLE trim, which does keep the clips snapped together?
Try it - I believe it is on Q and W by default. Or you can use the ripple trim tool. It's yellow instead of red. -
Tyrese Taylor commented
When I trim I wish the video clips would come/snap together too! I don't think I want to continue using this app if they do not add it. Its such a time waster having to make sure each one of my clips are connected after trimming.... Its annoying and I hate it.
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Ben commented
This would save me so much time zooming in and out of my timeline and adjusting clips that have snapped to the border of a transition (which I NEVER have used intentionally, EVER). Please fix this.
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Brecon commented
Marker snapping options would be particularly helpful. Being able to enable ONLY snap to markers or being able to disable Snap to markers (especially when they're hidden!) is something I would use many times per day.
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TaranVH commented
@Sami I snap to transitions occasionally. But I still totally want the OPTION to turn that functionality off. The 2-3 frame transitions sound AWFUL for the current snapping behaviour.
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Sami Succar commented
Totally agreed.
I can't remember an instance where I needed to snap a clip to the edge of a transition, specially when that transition is on an audio track. I use a lot of 2 to 3 frames transitions on dialogue, and you can imagine the frustration I face with snapping.
@Morten Bredal
It is very simple to toggle snapping ON of OFF, the default shortcut is "S" and there is a magnet button on the timeline that does that too. This topic is about adding options to the snap feature. -
TaranVH commented
@Morten Bredal
There is a way to turn snapping off. The default shortcut is "S."
This feature request is about getting more options for what is and is not included in that snapping. -
Morten Bredal commented
Do I understand this correct? Is there NO WAY to tun OFF that annoying SNAP thingy that makes it IMPOSSIBLE to adjust video and images to audio tracks??? I have been looking for where to turn this OFF for hours, but cant find no nothing other than a horseshoe that dont make any differense:
If it is so, i will CANCEL my subscription with ADOBE if confirmed, because either someone has been sleeping while making this proggie, or the proggie is WAY under par.
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Rascal Rascal commented
Yes, please give us the option to disable for audio transitions. When I chop up dialogue I add a 2 frame audio transition to smooth it all out. But if I'm adding assets above, say a video bug, or a graphic, it will snap to that one or two frame transition, so if I'm not keeping an eye on things I'll have a graphic that skips a frame or two. Very frustrating and time consuming.
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Daniel commented
Absolutely needed!
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Roklan Land commented
Yup these are my 2 biggest annoyances. I wish I can weaken the power of the snap. I spend so much time trying to line things up to where I want it instead of where it wants to go. My other YELL OUT LOUD annoyance is when I right click a clip and it only gives me that useless menu with only 2 to 3 items on it. So I have to stop zoom in then right click again so I can get the full menu. Premiere is awesome software but these 2 things make me want to throw my mouse through my monitor. Edits that could be 5 minutes turn out to be 30 minutes.