To adjust multiple clips in Premiere Pro simultaneously, select the clips you want to modify on the timeline and then use the editing tools to make your adjustments. Premiere Pro will apply those changes to all selected clips.
Here's a more detailed breakdown of how to do it:
1. Selection:
- Click and drag a selection box around the clips in the timeline you wish to adjust.
- Alternatively, click on one clip, then hold down
Shiftand click on other clips to select them individually. - You can also hold down
Ctrl(Windows) orCmd(Mac) to select non-adjacent clips.
2. Adjustment Methods:
Once the clips are selected, you have several methods for adjusting them together:
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Basic Adjustments (Position, Scale, Rotation, Opacity): In the Effect Controls panel, make changes to position, scale, rotation, opacity, or other basic parameters. These adjustments will be applied to all selected clips.
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Trimming Multiple Clips: As the reference suggests, you can use trim tools after selecting multiple clips. Tools at the bottom of the sequence window allow shortening or lengthening all selected clips by the same amount.
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Color Correction: You can apply color correction effects (like Lumetri Color) to one of the selected clips in the Effect Controls panel. The changes will affect all selected clips. Important: if you already have effects applied to some of the clips, applying a new effect to one clip may not automatically apply to all. You may need to copy and paste the effect attributes (Right-click -> Copy, then select other clips, Right-click -> Paste Attributes).
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Audio Adjustments: Adjust the audio levels or apply audio effects to the selected clips to affect their audio simultaneously. This works similarly to video effects—adjust one, and all selected clips reflect the change.
3. Examples:
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Example 1: Shortening multiple clips: Select multiple clips you want to shorten. Use the trim tools to reduce the length of one clip. The other selected clips will also be shortened by the same amount.
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Example 2: Adjusting the opacity of multiple clips: Select multiple clips and then, in the Effect Controls panel, adjust the Opacity setting. The opacity of all selected clips will change together.
Important Considerations:
- Linked Clips: If you have linked audio and video clips, make sure to select both parts of the clip to adjust them together. If only the video portion is selected, audio adjustments will not be applied.
- Nested Sequences: Adjustments to clips within a nested sequence need to be made inside the nested sequence itself. Open the nested sequence in its own timeline to adjust the individual clips inside.
- Copy/Paste Attributes: If you need to apply very specific or complex effects chains, copy the effect attributes from one clip and paste them to the others. This ensures consistency across all selected clips.
