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can't add media to timeline, help!

PostTue Aug 18, 2015 2:36 am

Hi there
I'm using Resolve12 beta version, and I got problem with drag media to timeline. It just don't work. I reopen the software and I tried the "insert selected clips to timeline" in the right click menus. it won't do it either. but when i create a new timeline, the problem is gone. is it a bug or something? I DO need add some clips in the existent timeline. I'm new to Resolve and I have no idea what's going on here, please help me out.
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Re: can't add media to timeline, help!

PostSat Nov 07, 2015 6:27 pm

董贝贝 wrote:Hi there
I'm using Resolve12 beta version, and I got problem with drag media to timeline. It just don't work.


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Did you ever receive an answer or solve this problem? I am suddenly experiencing the same issue.
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Re: can't add media to timeline, help!

PostTue Jan 12, 2016 1:21 pm

Anyone had and resolved this issue?

So I've been reading you can't add Cross Fade to changed speed clipss. And I didn't, but it didn't work, so I put on Cross Dissolve on normal speed clips, but then changed speed. After that, the project won't allow dragging media to timeline.
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Re: can't add media to timeline, help!

PostTue Jan 12, 2016 3:03 pm

Phil Tuggle wrote:
董贝贝 wrote:Hi there
I'm using Resolve12 beta version, and I got problem with drag media to timeline. It just don't work.


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Did you ever receive an answer or solve this problem? I am suddenly experiencing the same issue.


Actually, No. I went ahead and updated from version 12 to 12.2 though, and the problem went away fortunately. I never figured out what was wrong.
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Re: can't add media to timeline, help!

PostThu Jul 07, 2016 3:32 pm

I just ran into this problem with DR 12.5. It appears as though the timeline has become corrupt. It happened to me after a series of edits where I was moving very quickly making a lot of changes.

I tried exiting DR and going back in. I tried rebooting my Win 10 computer. Nothing had any effect.

There is a workaround. Select all of your media in the corrupt timeline and copy to a new timeline. You will then be able to perform all edit functions in the new timeline.

HTH
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Re: can't add media to timeline, help!

PostWed Jul 13, 2016 6:13 am

I just had the same issue crop up. Thanks for the work around.
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Re: can't add media to timeline, help!

PostTue Oct 03, 2017 7:00 pm

Still an issue in Resolve 14.

The Copy/Paste workaround still works too though!
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Re: can't add media to timeline, help!

PostFri Feb 09, 2018 3:00 pm

Ken Johnson wrote:I just ran into this problem with DR 12.5. It appears as though the timeline has become corrupt. It happened to me after a series of edits where I was moving very quickly making a lot of changes.

I tried exiting DR and going back in. I tried rebooting my Win 10 computer. Nothing had any effect.

There is a workaround. Select all of your media in the corrupt timeline and copy to a new timeline. You will then be able to perform all edit functions in the new timeline.

HTH



Still same issue in Resolve 14.

The Copy/Paste in a new timeline still works too !

Thank you!
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Re: can't add media to timeline, help!

PostFri Apr 13, 2018 8:16 pm

Still works! Thanks !
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Re: can't add media to timeline, help!

PostFri Jun 29, 2018 8:22 pm

I'm having this issue, I swear I have a glitch like this every time I make a project. The cut and paste is all good, BUT I have spent many many hours organizing, labeling, and placing my files in Bins and cutting and pasting won't preserve this. Is there anyway to carry my Bin structure into a new project so I can use the cut and paste work around?
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Re: can't add media to timeline, help!

PostWed Aug 22, 2018 7:42 pm

I initially had this problem but found that if you click the ID of the track (V1, V2 A1 etc.) you kind of arm the track and you can drag your media onto it.
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Re: can't add media to timeline, help! Plus Audio issue

PostFri Feb 08, 2019 12:39 am

I had this problem and used the copy to a new timeline which allowed dragging.

Then, for no apparent reason, the audio on two clips would not play as audio on timeline, only as video. Wave forms were visible. By opening them by double click then I could play the audio but on clicking on the video to go back to the timeline, the audio was again silent.

??
James
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Re: can't add media to timeline, help!

PostFri Feb 08, 2019 8:47 pm

I tried the two latest versions of 15 and both had the bug.
Is there a 15.? that works or do you have to go back to ver 14.

And or is there a work-around for the problem?
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Re: can't add media to timeline, help!

PostFri Apr 12, 2019 5:37 am

Same problem with 15.3 version.
Hardware: INTEL Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz, 8Gb DDR3, GeForce GTX 1050 ti 4Gb, ADATA SU800 256GB SATA3, 3TB Toshiba 3.5" SATAIII 64 MB
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Re: can't add media to timeline, help!

PostSat Aug 03, 2019 10:56 am

I cannot drag media into my timeline. Why? When I drag it just puts a circle and a cross bar. It won't allow me to add. Please resolve this
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Re: can't add media to timeline, help!

PostThu Aug 15, 2019 7:28 am

EddieBT wrote:if you click the ID of the track (V1, V2 A1 etc.) you kind of arm the track and you can drag your media onto it.


This worked for me! Thanks a lot!

P.S. The glitch is also in Resolve 16 BTW...
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Re: can't add media to timeline, help!

PostSat Sep 07, 2019 4:24 am

You Need to press on the truck id to activate it I don't think is glitch is just sometimes go inactive by pressing certain shortcut on keyboard accidently. good luck
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Re: can't add media to timeline, help!

PostMon Jul 20, 2020 10:01 am

A very important bump so people can come here and find the actual fix. None of the solutions ever worked for me. Here is the fix: youtube.com/watch?v=crpv3f3dcRo

Basically, your Position lock is on, or your track is locked. Such a simple fix that never came up anywhere.
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Re: can't add media to timeline, help!

PostWed May 24, 2023 9:37 am

Just a heads up, as I had exactly the same issue with v18. Look at all of your Video tracks in the edit page and make sure where it says V1 that it is not grey. If it is Click it to turn it back to normal and everything should work again. However after you close the project and reopen it, you will have to do the same again.

Hope this helps

Martin
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Re: can't add media to timeline, help!

PostMon Sep 18, 2023 2:41 pm

MShakeshaft wrote:Just a heads up, as I had exactly the same issue with v18. Look at all of your Video tracks in the edit page and make sure where it says V1 that it is not grey. If it is Click it to turn it back to normal and everything should work again. However after you close the project and reopen it, you will have to do the same again.

Hope this helps

Martin



This was exactly it for me and seems to be the underlying problem when I researched on other pages (despite them offering other solutions that would inherently do the same change in the end).

It's been happening a lot over the past two updates for me (18.5, 18.6) and it's easy to overlook the V1 track's activation on timelines with multiple video layers. Still not sure how it's turning off to begin with, since I almost never touch anything over there.
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Re: can't add media to timeline, help!

PostFri Apr 26, 2024 9:02 pm

I just had a similar issue where one clip out of four suddenly couldn't be added to the timeline in any way on v18.6 on mac and none of the solutions mentioned in this thread worked.

I ended up just deleting the project to start over after wasting 35 minutes on this, but it was over an hour before I had to do that this time which is definitely a record. I'm a little stunned at the first blush user experience for software I've been hearing people speak about in glowing terms for years.

Has a lot changed recently? From the forums it kind of looks like it's always been like this. Is it just cause the free version is mostly complete? Are Adobe and other competitors generally considered better but just more expensive? I thought most pros were using resolve these days.

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