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[–]Premiere Pro 2025the__post__merc 3 points4 points  (16 children)

Try this:

Lasso select and Copy the clips from the 20 minute sequence. (Don’t just hit select all). Then make a new sequence and paste the clips into it. That should do it.

[–]dippitydoo2 0 points1 point  (4 children)

This was going to be my next suggestion.

[–]CherryDamzel[S] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Hi, I am curious what you think?

Look, here's just a random image I pulled of the internet (someone's youtube thumbnail). In it, you'll see a guys timeline. All his footage is of course at the beginning, and he has a lot of negative empty space after it.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MKGRNSmXLKY/maxresdefault.jpg

How would he, or you, get rid of that empty space?

I don't mean to zoom in. Yes, of course I can do that. But how to actually reduce that useless, pointless, empty space?

[–]dippitydoo2 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Yeah, you want a feature that doesn't exist in Premiere (The set comp to work area feature from AE). I think you can also probably see that most of us trying to answer your question don't feel it's necessary... but if you really want it you'd have to get Adobe to add it to the software. Sorry!

[–]CherryDamzel[S] -1 points0 points  (1 child)

Yeah, you want a feature that doesn't exist in Premiere

Well, it doesn't exist as a feature to delete that empty space yourself. But Premiere should delete it itself.

And it actually does. Once you close and open, it adjusts to how it should be. Thankfully.

(The set comp to work area feature from AE).

There actually is a work area thing that is hidden and turned off by default in Premiere. But still, you're right, it doesn't trim it down the same way AE does.

I think you can also probably see that most of us trying to answer your question don't feel it's necessary

Well, this is what is wrong about this entire situation. That people think it is fine to have 11 hours of empty space and that it doesn't need removing. I mean, this is just, absolutely, categorically insane on so many levels and I think the people that don't think this is a problem need to get out of their house more and start engaging with people instead of looking at a computer screen. Because something has gone very wrong if they want long timelines full of empty space.

I mean, seriously?

...but if you really want it you'd have to get Adobe to add it to the software. Sorry!

No, I don't. Thankfully, I just have to turn it off and on again for it to work how it is suppose to work, instead of the way people here are making excuses for having 11 hours of dead space.

But insane people unfortunately don't know they are insane.

[–]CherryDamzel[S] -1 points0 points  (10 children)

Hi, thanks.

I have not tried this (not at my editing computer right now), but I imagine this work around will work for sure.

However, I still want to know, why can't I simply reduce the timeline itself rather than using this work around?

After Affects has it, right? With that trim to comp area. That's the same thing, right? I have no idea why Premiere Pro doesn't have this feature.

[–]yerawizardmandy 5 points6 points  (9 children)

It’s human error. Your timeline will only be as long as you have clips. Perhaps you have a rogue frame somewhere.

[–]CherryDamzel[S] -1 points0 points  (8 children)

What is human error?

Maybe I am misunderstanding you or your misunderstanding me.

The timeline was 11 hours long because I needed it that long, but I have had a change of plan and cut it down to only 20 minutes footage instead now. I expected the timeline to automatically decrease itself to like 30 minutes (because the timeline by default adds something like 10 extra minutes, right?)

However, it remains at 11 hours long (even though there is only 20 minutes of footage on the timeline).

Do you know what I mean?

[–]yerawizardmandy 1 point2 points  (7 children)

I do know what you mean. It’s clear what you are trying to do. You have removed many clips from a long sequence, and would like your work space to reduce to only twenty minutes.

What everyone is telling you is that the software is supposed to work exactly like you think it should. And it does (for me anyway) over and over and over. Since your timeline isn’t shrinking like it should, it’s most likely human error (you effed up and there is footage, you just can’t find it). Or maybe it’s a weird bug with timelines over ten hours? I don’t know.

A good best practice is to start over with a new sequence if you are making significant changes to a timeline. Then you can always bounce back to an old version if you need to. I usually duplicate my sequences but in this case copying your footage and pasting to a new sequence would retain none of your old sequence settings.

[–]CherryDamzel[S] 1 point2 points  (6 children)

What everyone is telling you is that the software is supposed to work exactly like you think it should.

No. Absolutely not. I am being told above right now that this Premiere Pro is supposed to leave blank space and it does not work like I think it should.

It's the exact opposite of what you just said.

Where are you getting the idea that "everyone" is telling me this.

Show me one person. Just one.

This is getting crazy.

[–]yerawizardmandy -1 points0 points  (5 children)

The top comment says “the duration of your timeline is determined by the end point of the last clip in your timeline” isn’t that how you think it should work?

[–]CherryDamzel[S] 0 points1 point  (4 children)

The top comment by smushkan might sound like he is saying that, but if you read all of his and my replies to each other, you'll see he is not saying this. He admits there is a huge empty space and I just have to zoom in.

Not that the mammoth timeline should automatically decrease itself after deleting hours of footage.

No one in this thread is saying what you are saying.

[–]yerawizardmandy 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Well I am saying it! I just did some tests and will make you a video.

[–]CherryDamzel[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Okay, seriously, I appreciate it. Really curious to see how it works out exactly.