I think you have missed my point: it is that easy with
Premiere, too...! ;-) I have used that procedure on
long projects, and it is easy (I went out of my way to
point out the pitfalls to avoid in complex edits using
many tracks). If you keep the scenes separate in Premiere,
you can instantly rearrange them at will, no problem;
if the scenes are integrated with others with several
picture and sound track overlaps, it takes more thought
about where to apply the "lasso", and how the target
area needs to be prepared for meshing, but it is not
difficult. With simple 2-3 track edits, the process
of moving a scene with as many included shots as you
want is very easy in Premiere (four mouse clicks, and
you are done...! ;-).

On Sun, 06 May 2001 08:33:16 GMT, acny37@hotmail.com wrote:
>
>I appreciate your comments, but you've made my point, it is very
>awkward. T If your dealing with a 3 minute movie,with out too
>many shots, its no big deal. But, Try doing your procedure on a one
>hour long project.
>
>
>This is one of those features you find on an avid, (when you wonder
>why someone would spend 70,000 dollars on an avid.)
>
>On a system like an avid you can group parts of your movie into
>"Scenes". Each scene can contain numerous shots. Then you can lift
>and insert that scene (which might contain a 100 shots/clips), with
>the same ease you can lift and insert a single shot.
>
>I used to edit 16mm film, and this is such a basic thing, to be able
>to pull a continuous scene out and splice it into another part of
>movie.
>
>Can anyone confirm if this feature has been added to Premiere 6. Or
>is there someplace you can send suggestions to adobe?

>>d_ruether@hotmail.com (Neuman - Ruether) wrote:
>
>>Uh, actually, it is quite easy to rearrange sets of
>>clips in Premiere... First open a target space on
>>the timeline longer than required for the insert,
>>using the "double-arrow" tool (under the "lasso"
>>tool) to push all to its right along the timeline
>>to the right. Then use the "lasso" tool to select
>>the group of files as a set that you want to move
>>(some planning and moving of track material is
>>sometimes needed to make sure all the tracks will
>>mesh in the final joining [and not prevent union
>>where you want it], but this can be done as a
>>separate stage of moving the set of clips if you
>>are careful to leave the moved set in open space
>>on the timeline before changing tools). With the
>>"lasso" tool, you can move the set of clips along
>>the timeline through other clips, but it is best
>>to use a timeline scale that allows you to see
>>your destination so you do not "drop" the set in
>>"occupied territory" (you can move things only
>>within one screen-view of the timeline with the
>>"lasso"...). Once you have joined the head of
>>the moved set with the tail of the earlier part
>>on the timeline (easiest to use the "double-arrow"
>>tool for minor movements at a timeline scale where
>>you can see them well), you can close up the
>>remaining gap at the tail of the moved set with
>>the "double-arrow" tool. Easy! Only complications
>>are those that arise when tracks won't properly
>>mesh (carefully switch clip tracks to open
>>the needed tracks in a complicated multi-track
>>edit).