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splitting a project in 2!
I’m trying to split a long project into two sections on 2 different editing systems so that two editors can work on different parts of the same project at the same time. I’ll call them System A and system B. Both will have the same assets. What I’ll eventually want to do is combine them into one project on one system.
I’m thinking that I will have to save them both as different projects.
Then when I want to combine them import one adobe project file into the other which will bring in all sequences.
Keep the sequence I want and delete the other stuff I don’t. From there I can copy and paste the cuts from the imported sequence into the main one I will be using.
Is this even possible?
Will I have to relink the footage?
This would be a huge time saver.Thank you!!!
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Hi…
This should work fine.
Start the “Project A” by digitizing all your assets for the entire edit.
Duplicate the Project File to crate “Project B”
Project B has all the same media Links as “Project A”
When you move Project B and it’s media to another machine…
If the Driver letters are not the same PPro will prompt you to link the media to the locations on system B.
As the Folder structure within the new drive letter (assumes windows)
this should be a pretty easy relink.Edit Project and and B.
Then the Project B “.proj” file back to Machine A.
Open Project A and Import the Project b File.
Again….if the driver letters differ between the two machines, PPro will ask you to relink, but again it should be pretty easy, as all the assets exist on both machines. Skip Previews..
then you can copy and paste the elements of both Sequences into a new master sequence for finishing….
Hope that helps…
Alex Udell
Editing, Motion Graphics, and Visual FX
Younversity TV
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Thanks for the info Alex!
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Ok, I have another question.
I can open a Project from station B on Station A but I cannot save the project from station A to station B.
Is it possible to open the station B project on Station A select a set of clips, and copy them. Then open another project on Station A (and this project is located on station A) and paste the clips I copied onto a Sequence.If both computers have the same assets it will probably ask me to relink them to the clips on Station A’s computer (I am using windows).
I think this will probably work too. What do you think?
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