CS 6 open multiple projects…YES you can

[Atticus Culver-rease]

I don’t think there was really any misinformation about this, although I can see how some people might’ve been confused if you didn’t know about being able to import a project. Although it’s true that you can import another project into the project that you have open, that’s not the same thing as being able to have both open at the same time in the way that FCP7 allows. I suppose the difference is small, but personally I prefer FCP’s way of doing things because I can copy over just the clips or sequence(s) that I need into another project rather than having to import everything and then then delete extraneous stuff. I suppose another workaround would be to save a separate, stripped-down version of Project A with just the stuff that I want to bring over to Project B and then import that, but again, it’s a little more work that way.

[Alex Udell]

Hi…

You don’t have to import the whole project, only the sequence(s) you choose.

Alex

[Ann Bens]

No you cannot open several projects at the same time.
Yes you can import several projects into a project.
IMO not quite the same.
However you can copy clips from a timeline from one project and paste them in a timeline of another project without importing the project.

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[Frederick Ross]

You can open multiple copies of After effects by right clicking on the AE App in the applications folder “Show Package Contents” then Contents/MacOS Double click the After Effects executable file in there. You can also drag it to your dock on the side with Downloads and the Apps folder

[Dan Chapman]

Hi Ann.

Can you copy clips from a timeline in one project to a timeline of another without closing the project and reopening the destination project?

Dan

[Jonas Bendsen]

As far as the title of this thread goes… no, you actually can’t (at least that I am aware of).

Importing a project and having two (or more) open at the same time definitely aren’t the same thing. Others have called the difference minor, but I don’t think that’s quite right either.

For instance, I’m creating a promo reel right now (a compilation of shots from many projects). Having to import entire projects (or even just sequences, if I could possibly remember which specific sequence from a project I wanted to import –which is asking a LOT) is a FAR CRY from opening a project without closing the current project, selecting the footage I want, and simply copy/pasting it into the new project.

Way back in the day you used to be able to have multiple Premiere projects open at the same time to do this (it was a setting in the preferences).

I’m kind of assuming it’s too taxing on the CPU or software to do that these days? (though it seems to be an option in FCP, so…)

For this project (the promo reel), there are several feature projects where importing the entire project obviously isn’t an option (tons and tons of footage). Opening the project to go in and make a note of which sequences I want and then importing those specific sequences once I go back into the reel project is no better than continuously opening and closing projects and cutting and pasting.

Being able to have multiple projects (even just two) open at once would be a MASSIVE time saver.

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[Siju Thomas]

You can open multiple AE project in CS6. Just follow the steps.

1) Go to the installation folder and select the ae application file , ie Adobe After Effect CS6(application file)

2) take a copy of this file(copy and paste) with different name . example : Adobe After Effect CS6 NEW

3) now go to the properties of “Adobe After Effect CS6 NEW”

4) Change the target as “C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects CS6\Support Files\AfterFX.exe” -m

ie after the link give a space and -m

5) apply the changes. when you double click it will open a new fresh project window for you…. Thanks…

Enjoy…!!!!

[Dan Chapman]

Sorry. My question is regarding Premiere Pro CS6 not After Effects.

Dan

[Tim Kolb]

I think it’s a matter of how the project is set up inside the software.

I spent significant time unraveling the media archives of two colleague’s systems in FCP7 because they had opened multiple projects and between selecting the bins from one, the timeline from another…and then capturing/importing with them both open though not knowing which panel from which project had the ‘focus’, they ended up with shots on the edit timeline from project A that got archived with the media from project B…maybe a few clips with project C…so when recalling project A (…or B…or C) for revisions later, the timeline was full of holes.

…so it’s not necessarily perfect for everyone either, particularly in a world where editors who aren’t meticulous with their media management is so common, it’s cliche.

There are definitely times when it would be nice to have two projects open…but between ‘save as’ to duplicate a project with common elements in it and the ability to import projects, and more precisely-sequences, there are certainly options for repurposing media.

TimK,
Director, Consultant
Video Producer at I-CAR