some objects cannot be moved on the timeline. Others can...

VidBeginner wrote on 12/21/2022, 4:31 PM

Hi Everybody.

A real newbie issue here I'm afraid:

I'm just trying to get to grips with Movie Studio 2023 after getting a computer able to handle it. It's very different to movie studio platinum 13 and 17. I'm struggling with very basic editing. I am finding a lot of the time that while trying to move objects around the time line (ones that I have cut), they just bounce back to the position they are already in. There seems to be no pattern to it. Some move in one direction but not the other. Some will move if I first move them to another track, but some just don't seem to want to move at all. I am in single mouse mode and I've tried with snapping enabled and not enabled.

No doubt this is something very simple and basic, unless I am encountering some sort of glitch...

Thanks in advance for any help!!

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Alfns wrote on 9/8/2025, 1:20 AM

”Magix Movie Studio/Video Deluxe does not feature drag n drop shuffle”.

But that feature works sometimes.

Alfns wrote on 9/8/2025, 7:50 AM

My solution is simply to not create any gaps between clips, not even when I copy a clip that will become an additional slow motion clip. Thanks for the tips though.

AAProds wrote on 9/8/2025, 8:04 AM

@Alfns

I must admit I find the concept of a blank section of the timeline between clips a little risky, depending on what mouse mode I'm in, and of course you get that "blank section" message when you try to export. If I do need a blank section, I place a black JPEG in the gap and drag it to the length I need.