20 Replies Latest reply: Oct 11, 2010 2:46 PM by Bill Hunt RSS

    How to reset work area bar?

    jdmoor Community Member

      Anyone know how to reset the work area bar so that it automatically extends when you add a new clip to the timeline?

       

      On a new sequence timeline, the work area bar always automatically adjust it's length as you add clips, but if you ever manually set the work area bar, how do you get it to start automatically extending again?

       

      I've never been able to figure that out in previous versions nor in CS4 .. is it even possible?

       

      TIA,

      jd

        • 1. Re: How to reset work area bar?
          Curt Wrigley Community Member

          Its a common request, but not possible that I know of.

           

          ALT + Doubleclick near the center of the work bar will make it exapnd to the length of the project though.

          • 2. Re: How to reset work area bar?
            jdmoor Community Member

            Yes, that is correct.  I was hoping there was a 'reset' of which I wasn't

            aware.

             

            Thanks for the reply...

             

            Jd

            • 3. Re: How to reset work area bar?
              JSS1138 CommunityMVP

              The only way I can figure out how to regain automatic resizing is to copy/paste all the clips into a new sequence, one whose WAB has never been manually adjusted.  Seems Adobe has continually forgotten to code a way to reinstate such automatic resizing for each new version of Premiere.

              • 4. Re: How to reset work area bar?
                Colin Brougham Community Member

                So far, I've found that if the work area bar is set to the full duration of the timeline (by dragging the in/out markers or by double-clicking the time ruler), I'm able to add and remove clips from the end of the timeline, and the work area bar automagically "recalculates". Didn't have to do anything special beyond this. If, however, the work area bar is set to a duration shorter than the entire timeline, it will not adjust when clips are added or removed from the timeline. This doesn't work for you?

                • 5. Re: How to reset work area bar?
                  jdmoor Community Member

                  Colin,

                   

                  Not really.  Often, for various reasons, I find I have a need to manually

                  adjust the work area bar from time to time.  As you said, once that is done

                  so the work area bar is less than the full length, it's game over as far as

                  it ever going back to automatically recalculating and adjusting as clips are

                  added or deleted for that matter.

                   

                  It's not a big deal, just a little annoyance but I wish "they" would add

                  that to one of the "." updates. 

                   

                   

                  Thanks,

                  Jd

                  • 6. Re: How to reset work area bar?
                    JSS1138 CommunityMVP

                    This doesn't work for you?

                     

                    Never tries it in CS4.  Doesn't work in 2.0 or CS3.  Once you manually adjust the WAB, there's no way to get back automatic resizing.  It stays at the current size until you manually adjust it again, either by moving the ends, or double clicking to again encompass the whole sequence.

                    • 7. Re: How to reset work area bar?
                      Luis Cepeda Community Member

                      This is not only annoying but it is also a pain for me, I do a lot accidently double click that work area bar (WAB) and after that I can not get it to reset anymore, I did one time though but I was not smart enough to recor this action and forgot, so where is somebody from Adobe to answer this and say that at least it is not possible now or that there is a way. come on this is not a game Adobe face it and give us a clue.

                      • 8. Re: How to reset work area bar?
                        shooternz Community Member
                        I do a lot accidently double click that work area bar (WAB) and after that I can not get it to reset anymore,

                         

                         

                        Patient:  "I get a real pain when I do this.."

                         

                        Doctor : "Well stop doing that then"

                        • 9. Re: How to reset work area bar?
                          Bill Hunt CommunityMVP

                          I have never had an issue with the WAB. It always behaves, as I want it to.

                           

                          If you need to reset to the full Timeline, just hit \ (Backslash key) to zoom out the full Timeline. Dbl-click on the little square in the middle of the WAB and it will reset to full Timeline.

                           

                          To set the WAB to less than full, just drag on the little "brackets" one the end of the WAB.

                           

                          WAB_Duration_01.jpg

                           

                          Good luck,

                           

                          Hunt

                          • 10. Re: How to reset work area bar?
                            JSS1138 CommunityMVP

                            The issue, Bill, is that even after resetting to the entire sequence, adding or deleting clips won't change the WAB any more.

                             

                            Once you change it manually, it simply doesn't go back to automatic resizing.

                            • 11. Re: How to reset work area bar?
                              Community Member

                              Bill,

                              In your sample graphic I see a bunch of cross dissolves but also ( between the crosses and in center of clip ) stuff denoted by B, P, C, L etc...what are they ?

                              • 12. Re: How to reset work area bar?
                                Bill Hunt CommunityMVP

                                Rod,

                                 

                                Those are the Clip names, but are truncated in that full Timeline view. When Expanded/zoomed in, they show.

                                 

                                To the OP,

                                 

                                I have never seen the WAB get stuck, and adjust it many times in the course of editing. I have no idea why it freezes on you.

                                 

                                Hunt

                                • 13. Re: How to reset work area bar?
                                  Community Member

                                  ---------------

                                  Those are the Clip names

                                  --------------

                                  DOH !  lol....thought they were some secret transitional / effect things ...haha...thanks !  

                                  • 14. Re: How to reset work area bar?
                                    Bill Hunt CommunityMVP

                                    Here's a look at a segment of that Timeline, zoomed in:

                                    Timelinie_Clip_Names.png

                                    Hope that this helps, and explains,

                                     

                                    Hunt

                                    • 15. Re: How to reset work area bar?
                                      RDA972 Community Member

                                      Hey, nice, well-composed shot, Bill ! 

                                      • 16. Re: How to reset work area bar?
                                        Bill Hunt CommunityMVP

                                         

                                         

                                        Hunt

                                        • 17. Re: How to reset work area bar?
                                          jdmoor Community Member

                                          Bill,

                                           

                                          The WAB doesn't 'freeze'.  If you ever manually adjust the WAB, then from

                                          that point forward, it no longer will 'auto adjust' it's length when you add

                                          more clips to the timeline.   In a 'new' project, as you add clips, the WAB

                                          automatically lengthens to match the full length of all the clips on the

                                          timeline.   Again, if you ever manually adjust the WAB, we can't figure out

                                          how to make it 'automatically' adjust after that.   We know if you add more

                                          clips, you can double click and all that, but it's that 'auto adjust'

                                          feature that is lost.   Small, but aggravating at times.  

                                           

                                          jd

                                          • 18. Re: How to reset work area bar?
                                            dzp video Community Member

                                            I have noticed that when I was working in CS3 you could mouse over the workbar... and a small window would pop-up showing you how long the workbar area was. In CS4 this does not happen.  In other words in CS3 you could time how long the video was under the workbar area! This was a useful function for me and now I don't have it with CS4.

                                             

                                            Dave

                                            • 19. Re: How to reset work area bar?
                                              jeremy d. Adobe Employee

                                              dzp video wrote:

                                               

                                              I have noticed that when I was working in CS3 you could mouse over the workbar... and a small window would pop-up showing you how long the workbar area was. In CS4 this does not happen.  In other words in CS3 you could time how long the video was under the workbar area! This was a useful function for me and now I don't have it with CS4.

                                               

                                              Dave

                                               

                                              You should still be seeing that tooltip in CS4

                                              • 20. Re: How to reset work area bar?
                                                Bill Hunt CommunityMVP

                                                It is starting to sound like your installation of CS4 might have become smurfed. I would look first at doing a Repair Install, to see if things get straightened out.

                                                 

                                                Good luck,

                                                 

                                                Hunt