Premiere Pro will now replicate the folder structure exactly when importing folders. In previous versions of Premiere Pro, empty folders and folders containing only one file were not included as part of the import operation; the files would be imported, but not the folder itself. Now, in the latest beta build, 23.6.0 build 15 or later, all folders will now be included when importing assets using File>Import, Drag and Drop, and Media Browser. In the example pictured. The following folders would not get turned into bins, now they will. 03 Graphics – Empty folder would previously get left out 04 Music – Folder with only 1 item would previously get left out 05 Photos – Folder with only 1 item would previously get left out 06 Documents – Empty folder would previously get left out Now all these folders are turned into bins whether or not they contain 1 or fewer items. Things to try: Please import various types of media contained within folders. Import deep folder structures Methods supported: File>import drag and drop Media Browser In Import mode, this behavior is different. All folders are ignored and files are just imported in a flat list. This is the next step for us, to replicate the folder structure with Import mode. Stay tuned for more development on that. We want to know what you think. Please join the conversation below.

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Now in Beta: Mirror OS directory structure on import

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Premiere Pro will now replicate the folder structure exactly when importing folders. In previous versions of Premiere Pro, empty folders and folders containing only one file were not included as part of the import operation; the files would be imported, but not the folder itself. Now, in the latest beta build, 23.6.0 build 15 or later, all folders will now be included when importing assets using File>Import, Drag and Drop, and Media Browser.

In the example pictured. The following folders would not get turned into bins, now they will.

03 Graphics – Empty folder would previously get left out
04 Music – Folder with only 1 item would previously get left out
05 Photos – Folder with only 1 item would previously get left out
06 Documents – Empty folder would previously get left out

Now all these folders are turned into bins whether or not they contain 1 or fewer items.

Things to try:

Please import various types of media contained within folders.
Import deep folder structures

Methods supported:

File>import
drag and drop
Media Browser

In Import mode, this behavior is different. All folders are ignored and files are just imported in a flat list. This is the next step for us, to replicate the folder structure with Import mode. Stay tuned for more development on that.

We want to know what you think. Please join the conversation below.

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Joe Fortunato LZ

Participant

Several version ago - folder structure was maintained upon import. Please, please bring this back ASAP. Very glad to see this happening.

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Andrei Skripnik

Participant

Hey! Can I exclude some folders from being imported, as Watchtower plugun does?

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tkeller

Known Participant

Finally! Glad this is getting done.

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Rob5FE3

Known Participant

Queue Lizzo 'It's About Damn Time'

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Jarle Leirpoll

Legend

This is a nice addition/bug fix - but it works exactly the same way as it's always worked with XDCAM, AVCHD and other camera formats. File > Import, drag-n-drop and importing a folder in the Media Browser still ignores the structure of those formats and imports all the subfolders and throws a lot fo error messages about files not being supported. So the only addition now is importing empty folders, like it should have done since version 1.0.

Now please make it work smoothly with those camera formats that use a complex folder structure with media and metadata files.

R Neil Haugen

Legend

Exactly, Jarle! Detailed but concise post there ...

Neil

Everyone's mileage always varies ...

JoshWeiss

Known Participant

Thank you for this! This has been annoying me for years!

Stan Jones

Community Expert

@Francis-Crossman17221443,

Excellent! This worked as described for me. I only tested Media Browser and not drag and drop.

I forget the description when I got around to testing, so tried Import also. It imported just the folders (but only one of the two folder sets I selected) - I wondered if this might be a good feature - import only folder structure.

Stan