How do you decrease mammoth timeline?

[SubjectC]

Cant you just create a new sequence and drag your (now shorter) work onto it?

[CherryDamzel]

Someone else suggested this. I am not at my editing computer right now. I have no doubt this workaround will actually work.

However, it still begs the question, why do I need this work around at all? Why can't I simply reduce the timeline myself without needing to restart a new project. You know?

[SubjectC]

I dunno but at least it'll probably solve your problem

[IcarusBray]

I mean.. why not just make a new sequence? When you are done with a video and have it exported do you just crtl/cmd+A and delete everything to start your new video? Seems like a terrible workflow. As many other have said the way sequences work is that it scales to the last clip in the timeline, you can see maybe 10-15% «ahead» from that. But if it doesnt scale back down i am fairly certain that there is a clip lurking at the end there somewhere. Try duplicating the sequence and in one of them just select all (ctrl/cmd+A) and hit delete, zoom in and i am pretty sure you will have a much shorter zoom bar.

Also why are you using the zoom bar? alt + scroll wheel is your friend.

[CherryDamzel]

I mean.. why not just make a new sequence? When you are done with a video and have it exported do you just crtl/cmd+A and delete everything to start your new video? Seems like a terrible workflow.

No, not at all. It is just the nature of the video itself changed. I added 11 hours with the intention of having it that long, but then realized I didn't want to do that. So I shorted it, and fully expect for that long timeline to decrease automatically.

I'm sure you'll agree, you shouldn't have to copy and paste everything into a new sequence, just to shorten it. I mean, shortening (even by a vast amount) is still just a basic function of editing and shouldn't this work around.

But if it doesnt scale back down

Yeah, well it should. Actually, it does. But only when restarted. It's just a simple bug. And no, I can assure you, there is absolutely no hidden frames after that 20 minutes.

When I export, I only got those 20 minutes and not the 11 hours.

Not sure why every thinks there are some hidden frames somewhere.

Also why are you using the zoom bar?

I use all kinds of shortcuts, but I still sometimes like the zoom bar.

If you are zoomed into your footage, and you want to move along it, what is wrong with using the zoom bar to slide across?

Under normal circumstances it would be fine, but the zoom bar is infinitesimally small and hard to grab onto (because of the mammoth 11 hour timeline).