You may want to apply silence cuts to one track only — for example, your main camera angle — while keeping the others intact (B-roll, secondary cameras, overlays, etc.).
Here’s how to do it step by step :

Step 1 — Select Only the Track You Want to Analyze

In AutoCut Silences, make sure to deselect the video tracks you don’t want to process.

• Only the selected track will be analyzed

Step 2 — Lock the Other Video Tracks in Premiere Pro

In your Premiere Pro timeline, lock all the video tracks you don’t want AutoCut to cut.

• Click the padlock icon on the left of the timeline to lock a track
• Locked tracks will remain untouched

Step 3 — Run AutoCut Silences

Launch AutoCut Silences as usual.

• AutoCut will cut only the unlocked tracks, following the silences of the selected tracks. Unselected but unlocked tracks will still be cut, but according to the selected tracks' silences.

Step 4 — Review Your Timeline

Check your timeline after the cut :

• The selected video track is edited
• The locked tracks remain exactly as they were

👉 Want to go further ? Discover all the settings available in AutoCut Silences here : AutoCut Silences Settings.

Updated on: 17/09/2025