import sequence without extra bin

[Al Levine]

I’d like this too, a lot… But haven’t found a workaround.

This actually brings up a bigger problem — in Final Cut 7 you don’t need the media in the Browser in order for a sequence to link to a clip. In Premiere, the clip (for some reason) has to be present in the Browser. It’s a completely unnecessary feature that actually makes it pretty difficult to manage projects… mostly in a program that doesn’t allow you to open up multiple projects at a time.

[Dustin Parsons]

I just did a test by importing a sequence from an old version of a project I’m working on into a newer version of the project. The sequence was imported with all generated media and After Effects Dynamic Linked comps found in the timeline but it did not import any footage or images used in the sequence but rather linked to the footage/images already present in the project. This sounds exactly like what you’re trying to do right?

Can you explain your workflow a little more? I’m not sure why we would be getting different results.

[Brett Nelson]

Thanks for the test. I don’t import any new footage or media, but the new sequence does create a new bin that contains the clips from the sequence. Links to actual media are not an issue.

When you bring in a sequence, does it only import the sequence and nothing else into your project? That’s what I would like instead of adding a bin. When I open my new sequence, click on a clip and choose Reveal in Project currently it takes me to the new bin it created rather than its original bin.

thanks,

Brett

[Dustin Parsons]

[Brett Nelson] “When you bring in a sequence, does it only import the sequence and nothing else into your project?”

When I imported the sequence here’s what it brought in:
• the sequence
• any generated media (titles, color mattes, etc…) found in that sequence
• any After Effects Dynamic Linked comps found in that sequence

There was no footage or images imported with the sequence.

When I clicked on a clip in the newly imported sequence and Reveal in Project it brings me to the footage that was already present in the project before I imported the sequence.

[Brett Nelson]

Hmmm. I must be missing something in my process. Bear with me, and let me see if I understand. You start with Computer 1. You create a project called Project A and create Bin A. You import media into Bin A. You create Sequence A. You use clips from Bin A in Sequence A. You save Project A.

You copy Project A with media to Computer 2. You open Project A on Computer 2. You open Project A on Computer 2. You duplicate Sequence A and start editing on Sequence A Duplicate. You save Project A on Computer 2 as Project B. You copy Project B to Computer 1. You then open Project A on Computer 1 and choose Import. You choose Project B from the Open screen. That brings up a dialogue that says Import Project. You choose Import Selected Sequences. You choose Sequence A Duplicate. It opens in Project A and only brings in a single sequence. No new bin. Is this right?

When I do the above, I get my Sequence A Duplicate but also a new bin called Bin A 01 It contains all the clips in Sequence A Duplicate. The actual media is unchanged and no re-conforming happens but I don’t want that new bin. Also, the clips in Sequence A Duplicate now reference to Bin A 01 rather than Bin A.

Am I doing something wrong?

thanks!

Brett

[Dustin Parsons]

Based on your workflow I don’t think you’re doing anything wrong. I just recreated exactly what you did but didn’t move computers and got the same results as I did before. Maybe moving computers is messing it up? Shouldn’t be.

I don’t know… 🙁

[Alex Udell]

Does importing the sequence thru the Media Browser instead of import change anything?

Alex Udell
Editing, Motion Graphics, and Visual FX

[Brett Nelson]

Alex,
I had high hopes it would…but it’s the same results. It creates duplicate bins. When I import a sequence from a copied project on the same system, I do not get extra bins. Only when I cross over from one computer to another.

I’m wondering if I should have my Media Cache in my project folder rather than on my system drive? I know this is not recommended. The problem with that is my Cache then needs to be changed manually with each change of project.

thanks,

Brett

[Andrew Kimery]

Brett, I frequently switch between working at the office and working at home and I have the same problem of duplicate bins being created.. What’s frustrating is that with earlier versions of Premiere Pro CC it wasn’t this way so something changed (for the worse) with an update along the way.

[Alex Udell]

Maybe….

I think that what PPro is looking at the the full file path to any file when importing the asset.

When you move to a different machine, and have relinked…..that’s now likely different….

so PPro isn’t doing any fancy media content analysis….

just comparing path strings….

so when they are different… PPro errors on the side of not linking to a mistmatched asset with the same file name…. ?

Just a guess….

Alex Udell
Editing, Motion Graphics, and Visual FX