New! Copy/Paste Changed in Premiere Pro 22.5

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One of the smaller changes in the June update to Premiere Pro is also one that can save you a bunch of time: Adobe revised Copy/Paste.

In the past, when you pasted a clip that you copied from the timeline, Premiere would paste according to the track targeting indicators in the timeline.


(Track targets are the second column of blue boxes; the ones containing V3 and A3 in this example.)

The old rule was: “Premiere will paste to the lowest numbered track who’s track target is colored blue. If you change targets after copying, it will paste according to the revised targets.”

Right. It was confusing.

Now, by default, it copies to the same track from which it was copied.

MUCH clearer!

BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE!

Adobe added four new shortcuts to further control how timeline clips get pasted:

However, only two of these are assigned to keys.  To change or add these, go to the Keyboard Shortcuts menu and search for “paste”. You’ll find the four new shortcuts listed under Panels. Notice that pasting to the same track is now the default.

EXTRA CREDIT

If you want to return Premiere to its earlier behavior, simply delete the Cmd + V shortcut assigned to Paste to Same Track and the old targeting behavior will return.


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6 Responses to New! Copy/Paste Changed in Premiere Pro 22.5

  1. Ryan Horner says:

    It doesn’t seem to work with multiple clips. When I try to copy and paste multiple clips from different tracks, it seems to only past just underneath the original when I choose the lowest target track.

    • Larry says:

      Ryan:

      I just tried this on my system and it works as I describe in this article. Make sure you are running the latest version of Premiere. Also, it may be that the Cmd+V shortcut was deleted. Read the last paragraph in the article and make sure that Paste to Same Track is assigned to Cmd + V.

      Larry

  2. Milan says:

    Hi there,
    I have a slightly different problem that could maybe be related (?). For a while a haven’t been able to copy paste EFFECTS from one clip to another. It works via the right click menu, but not with the usual shortcuts. I have de- and reinstalled premiere but that hasn’t solved the problem. Do you have any idea? The internet doesn’t say much to that at the moment… Thanks a lot!
    Milan

  3. those minor changes they are doing but big mess for editor..i have to search the internet just to find solution and get me stuck for hours for searching…so anoying for editors, they didnt even inform well what changes they do..its like putting your tools in other places with double padlock and let me guess how to open it myself…….so so anoying..no wonder many people leaving adobe

    • Larry says:

      Gerson:

      I understand your frustration. Here’s a quick tip:

      Do a Google search for: “New Features in Adobe Premiere Pro”. (The link itself changes.) With every new release, Adobe publishes a new page detailing these new features. This was where I learned about the new operation of cut and paste.

      Larry

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