Using the Monitor window

The Monitor window displays individual frames of clips and the video program. Using the Single-Track Editing workspace, the Monitor window resembles the monitors in a conventional edit bay with one monitor for the source, or source clip, and another for the program, or edited video in the Timeline. Controllers at the bottom of the Monitor window are like the edit controller in an edit bay. You can edit clips in either the Monitor window or the Timeline window. See Editing a video program. (A source clip is a clip outside the Timeline or in the Source view of the Monitor window; a program clip is a clip in the Timeline or Program view of the Monitor window.)

In Dual View, the source and program are displayed side by side. You can also choose other views for the Monitor window. If you want to see only the program view, you can select Single View. For precise control over trimming, you can switch the Monitor window to Trim mode, as explained in Using the Trim view.

If you prefer the window layout used by previous versions of Premiere, you can change the window layout accordingly.

Editing Video > Using the Monitor window

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