I have a feeling that Adobe hit a technical hump that they didn't have the resources to get over and that we will be returned to our regularly scheduled edit in a future version. ;)

Playback stop on loss-of-focus should be a user-settable option in Preferences.

The arguments in this thread so far have not convinced me otherwise:

• Adobe Premiere Pro needs to release resources to other applications;
• Video editing professionals should have a second computer for doing their email;
• Video editing professionals should focus on their work and not be distracted by other applications.

There are cases where it would be nice if there were a Preferences option to change the behavior so that Adobe Premiere Pro will continue playback despite losing focus.

In these cases, the only option currently available to the video editing professional using Adobe Premiere Pro is to render down the clip and open it in another application which doesn't stop when losing focus. (If someone knows of a different option, please post here.)

Here are a few cases:

#1 Following a written transcription of the video in a text editor application and scoring approximate timepoints in the text document for translators or voice-over while Adobe Premiere plays back the edited video with time readout.

#2 Transcribing sections of the video while listening to and watching video playback in Adobe Premiere with slowed playback while typing into an editor application. Or editing those transcriptions. Or fixing incorrect timing in transcriptions.

#3 Creating an artistic impression or review of a video clip in another application such as Adobe Illustrator while listening to and watching the clip in Adobe Premiere.

I've asked for this new feature directly to Adobe through the following link, and I encourage others needing playback to continue despite loss-of-focus to do the same:

http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform

Thanks,

Kevin

Thanks for your reply, Jim.

> In all of those cases, playback in a separate media player seems the logical solution here.

Yes, best I can tell, the only workaround currently available to Adobe Premiere Pro users is not to use Adobe Premiere Pro for this functionality.

The disadvantages to the work-around compared with having the functionality built into Adobe Premiere Pro are:

• Render time and resource usage, especially if the activity being done in the other application (text editor was my example) results in edits in Adobe Premiere Pro, requiring a new render and media player reload for each back and forth;
• Additional complication to the workflow -- now we're talking three applications, and not just two; and
• Acquisition and support of another video playback solution -- one that allows jogging and precise control plus detailed timing readout with seconds and frame numbers, i.e., you can't just use the built-in media player on most systems to get the control and the precise readout.

It would be nice to have the option of "continued playback on loss-of-focus" available in Adobe Premiere Pro -- as a user-settable option, even if it is not the default behavior.

Thanks,

Kevin

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The stopping playback while resizing panels (etc) is finally fixed in CS6.