import sequence without extra bin

[Brett Nelson]

Thanks, Alex. I’m going to look further and see if I can find a solution.

It seems like there should at least be a choice of whether to look for original bins or create a new one. This something that was great about FCP 7. It was very simple to share sequences.

This probably my biggest frustration with PPro. I work with multiple editors and am often exchanging sequences. Adding a bin everytime means adding many extra bins and sequence links I don’t want. I was very excited about Adobe Anywhere until I learned it is not intended for mere mortals. I don’t know why they even advertise it. How many PPro users will ever use it? It’s cost prohibitive. Hopefully that will change.

Anyway, thanks to all for the input. I’ll report back if I find anything.

Brett

[Ben G unguren]

This isn’t the most elegant solution, but I’ve found that you can COPY / PASTE from one PPRO project to another, and it will use existing clips where possible. Here’s my process (again, not the most elegant — I use CS6):

1 (USE THE RIGHT FORMAT): Use FCP XMLs for all file transfers. (This makes it easier in case you have someone on your team who prefers FCP. Also it allows you to work between CC, CS6, and the occasional CS5.)

2 (PREPARE YOUR MAIN PROJECT): Make sure ALL CLIPS are loaded in your main PPRO project. SAVE.

3 (PROCESS THE TRANSFERRED FILE): Make a NEW PPRO PROJECT (I usually call it “TRANSFER” and put it in the same directory — I use it a lot on multi-user projects). IMPORT the new FCP XML into the project. Select only the desired SEQUENCE in your project window and COPY (Cmd+C). SAVE.

4 (THE IMPORTING TRICK): OPEN your Main PPRO project and PASTE (Cmd+V). At this point I’ve had a couple things happen:
A. The sequence alone shows up in your Project Window; everything is linked to your original footage. You’re done!
B. The sequence shows up with all assocated clips — it’s a big mess. In this case, do the following:

5 (B ONLY): If you get B, drag everything that was pasted (all the items will be selected) over the “Bin” icon to put the mess into a bin.

6 (B ONLY): Take the new sequence any new items that aren’t in your current project (usually music, graphics) and move them out of the bin. Select everything else in the bin and DELETE.

Even though PPRO gives me a warning (“If you continue, these clips will be deleted from your sequences”, etc), It still seems to give me the desired result — the sequence’s clips were linked to the ORIGINAL clips from the project file, and not the pasted clips.

Again, I realize this is more of a hack than a feature, so it can’t necessarily be counted on for future releases, but it has been a reliable hack for me so far. Happy editing!

Ben Unguren
Motion Graphics & Editing
http://www.mostlydocumentary.com

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[Andrew Kimery]

Thanks for the suggestion, Ben. I’ll give that a shot.

[Albert Covelli]

Hello Brett,

Perhaps you discovered the solution by now, but I found the trick after experimenting few times.

When you intend to import a sequence from another project, simply make the following selection in the Import window:

Project Import Type: “Imported Selected Sequences”
Create folder for imported items: leave unselected
Allow importing duplicate media: this must be selected!

This works perfectly. I too had been endlessly frustrated by PP CC’s inability to import sequences without the extra bins, as I was exchanging projects routinely with other editors, and it was becoming messy.

Good luck!
-Al

[Tony Wise]

Old post, I realize, but was having same issue. Al your solution set me off on the right path but wanted clarify a setting.

Allow Importing duplicate media: Should NOT be selected

Otherwise if you follow workflow above you should be able to import sequences without importing duplicate footage into new bin. Worked for me.