<p>Using <a href="https://autohotkey.com/download/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Autohotkey</a> for Windows I could solve the Problem. If I had known this program before, I would have saved so much time!
After installing Autohotkey I just wrote a small script:</p>

<pre><code>^+m::
    WinActivate, Adobe Premiere
    Send, d
    Send, +{del}
    Send, {Down}
Return
</code></pre>

<p>and saved it as <em>premiere.ahk</em> and double clicked it. Now I can use Ctrl+Shift+m to select the clip under the playhead and ripple delete it and move playhead to the next clip.</p>

<p>So now I just need to press Ctrl+Shift+m multiple times to delete every second clip. This is so much more convenient. You obviously can set the hotkey as you like. It doesn't have to be Ctrl+Shift+m.</p>

<p>I needed it on Windows, if someone needs alternatives for Autohotkey on macOS maybe you find something <a href="https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/153930/autohotkey-equivalent-for-os-x">here</a>.</p>

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2018-01-31T23:23:07.147Z
2018-01-31T23:23:07.147Z
Martin Cup
<p>When I'm editing my YouTube videos, my footage comprises silence, then a shot I want, then silence, then a shot I want, etc.  I do this as follows:</p>

<ol>
<li>Select the whole clip.</li>
<li>Click on the timeline where I want to cut.</li>
<li>Press Ctrl-K to cut there.</li>
<li>Press <strong>Shit-Delete</strong> to delete the first part of clip.</li>
<li>Click on the clip again to select it.</li>
<li>Click on the timeline where I want to cut.</li>
<li>Press Ctrl-K to cut there.</li>
<li>Click on the clip to the <em>right</em>.</li>
<li>Click on the timeline where I want to cut.</li>
<li>Press Ctrl-K to cut there.</li>
<li>Press <strong>Shift-Delete</strong> to delete the clip to the left (the currently-selected clip).</li>
<li>Repeat.</li>
</ol>

<p>This isn't exactly what you want, but it sounds as though our workflows are similar.  I just delete the clips I don't want as I'm making my cuts, by using Shift-Delete.</p>

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2017-06-19T13:47:01.450Z
You can trim the start or end of a clip in 1 keystroke. Park the playheads where you want the in-point to be and hit the letter *q* This will ripple delete all of the selected clip from the start up to the current time. The letter *w* will trim the end to the current playhead position, doing a ripple edit as it does.
stib
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2017-02-19T03:16:37.437Z
2017-02-19T03:16:37.437Z
BrettFromLA
<p>After setting the cuts in a sequence, is there an easy way to select every second clip to delete them all at once. </p>

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2017-06-19T13:48:44.580Z
You could use the kyboard shortcut sequence *down-arrow,  down-arrow, shift+delete*, repeat. That should delete every second clip. You could use something like autohotkey to do this (on windows).
stib
<premiere><editing><shotcut>
Select every second clip in Premiere Pro
Martin Cup
# Select every second clip in Premiere Pro

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-02-17)

After setting the cuts in a sequence, is there an easy way to select every second clip to delete them all at once.

**Tags:** premiere, editing, shotcut

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You could use the kyboard shortcut sequence *down-arrow,  down-arrow, shift+delete*, repeat. That should delete every second clip. You could use something like autohotkey to do this (on windows).  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2018-01-31. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

Using Autohotkey for Windows I could solve the Problem. If I had known this program before, I would have saved so much time!
After installing Autohotkey I just wrote a small script:
^+m::
    WinActivate, Adobe Premiere
    Send, d
    Send, +{del}
    Send, {Down}
Return

and saved it as premiere.ahk and double clicked it. Now I can use Ctrl+Shift+m to select the clip under the playhead and ripple delete it and move playhead to the next clip.
So now I just need to press Ctrl+Shift+m multiple times to delete every second clip. This is so much more convenient. You obviously can set the hotkey as you like. It doesn't have to be Ctrl+Shift+m.
I needed it on Windows, if someone needs alternatives for Autohotkey on macOS maybe you find something here.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-02-19. Score: 0

When I'm editing my YouTube videos, my footage comprises silence, then a shot I want, then silence, then a shot I want, etc. I do this as follows:

1. Select the whole clip.
2. Click on the timeline where I want to cut.
3. Press Ctrl-K to cut there.
4. Press **Shit-Delete** to delete the first part of clip.
5. Click on the clip again to select it.
6. Click on the timeline where I want to cut.
7. Press Ctrl-K to cut there.
8. Click on the clip to the *right*.
9. Click on the timeline where I want to cut.
10. Press Ctrl-K to cut there.
11. Press **Shift-Delete** to delete the clip to the left (the currently-selected clip).
12. Repeat.

This isn't exactly what you want, but it sounds as though our workflows are similar. I just delete the clips I don't want as I'm making my cuts, by using Shift-Delete.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You can trim the start or end of a clip in 1 keystroke. Park the playheads where you want the in-point to be and hit the letter *q* This will ripple delete all of the selected clip from the start up to the current time. The letter *w* will trim the end to the current playhead position, doing a ripple edit as it does.  

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