version 14.5 - dual monitor bug
Since the update to 14.5.0, all panels that are on a secondary monitor (connected to a DisplayPort) are unresponsive to the keyboard, and items cannot be dragged and dropped.
For example, I have a workspace that has the source and program monitor panels, plus the productions and media browser panels on my primary monitor. The rest are arranged on my secondary monitor.
I can use key strokes in any of the panels on the primary monitor, for example, hitting the spacebar will toggle playback in the source and program panels. I can also drag and drop clips from the media browser to the source or program panel.
But, I cannot drag and drop from the media browser to the project panel or a sequence, because those panels are on the secondary monitor. I also cannot drag clips from the project panel to a sequence, nor can I drag an effect from the effects panel (also on the secondary monitor) to a clip in a sequence.
There is however, a workaround. If I change the workspace to one of the default schemes that only occupy the primary monitor, then switch back to my dual monitor scheme, all the issues disappear until the next time I launch Premiere.
Has anyone else experienced this bug?
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Gary Barlow
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Laura Zusters & Jeremy Abbott - both your suggestions didn't work for me.
The only workaround that works for me is switching to a layout that only resides on the primary monitor (any of the default layouts) and then switching back to my dual monitor layout, and this has to be repeated every time Premiere is launched.
I tried saving changes to the dual layout after the workaround, and then relaunching Premiere and resetting to the saved layout, but that didn't help.
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Laura Zusters
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Yes me too. My project panel floats free on the second monitor and since 14.5 I can't drag anything within it, eg into a folder or to make a new item from a clip. But the workaround works for me too. I drag the project panel and dock it in the main monitor, then drag it out again and all drag functions return. No need to relaunch or change workspaces.
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Gary Barlow
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But does the fix continue to work after you relaunch Premiere?
I can't test right now because I've finished work for the day.
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Jeremy Abbott commented
Actually just found a full workaround at least in the main forums. It requires your custom window layout to be saved.
Open a project, then close any undocked panels/windows. Then use windows > workspace > reset to saved layout, and everything should work as expected.
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Yes, just came here to report the same bug. The weird thing was everything worked fine on the first project I worked on with the update, but then when I started a new project the panels functionality was broken.
This includes using the ~ key for the fullscreen shorcut. There is a workaround for this at least. Select a panel in the main program window first, then hover over the other panel window and use ~ to make it fill the window. Pretty annoying though cause you have to constantly go click away to the main window then hover back to make it work again.
Really hope this gets fixed ASAP, this bug completely destroys my workflow.