Premiere Pro 2020 (version 14.0.2 or later) has enabled the NewWorldScript engine. It has the following two issues:
- Logitech Options 8.10 with Craft Keyboard and MX Master 3 does not work at all for Timeline Navigation.
- Even after fixing the plugin code, the NewWorldScript engine is very slow (about x15) and is not usable for JogWheel. (Windows-only issue).
The following instructions are to help you revert to the old scripting engine as a temporary solution.
- Launch Premiere Pro 2020.
- Open the Console window:
Windows: Ctrl + F12
Mac: Cmd + F12 - Verify the current settings:
- Copy and paste the following text to the Command text field and then press Enter:
debug.get ScriptLayerPPro.EnableNewWorld
Note: Expected to be true,
- Copy and paste the following text to the Command text field and then press Enter:
- Disable NewWorldScript and enable ExtendScript:
- Copy and paste the following text to the Command text field and press Enter:
debug.set ScriptLayerPPro.EnableNewWorld=false
- Copy and paste the following text to the Command text field and press Enter:
- Verify the current settings:
- Copy and paste the following text to the Command text field and press Enter:
debug.get ScriptLayerPPro.EnableNewWorld
Note: Expected to be false.
- Copy and paste the following text to the Command text field and press Enter:
- Restart Premiere Pro 2020.
- Quit the application.
- If the Premiere Pro process is still running, end the process in Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+ESC).
To reenable NewWorldScript as the default:
In step 3 above, set to True:
debug.set ScriptLayerPPro.EnableNewWorld=true
Reference:
New World scripting will be ON by default in the next Premiere Pro release!