Premiere bin search will not filter Descriptive field metadata for sequence assets

Premiere Version 25.1.0

Windows 11 Pro

Basic Steps to Reproduce Issue:

1) Enter unique data into the Description field of a sequence

2) Use the search box to filter for that specific data

Expected Result:

Premiere will show the sequence as a filter restult

Actual Result:

Premiere does not show that seqeunces as a filtered result.

I am 20+ year full time editor with Premiere and this has been a longstanding issue. Premiere will not filter results when you keyword seach in the project panel if the assets you are searching for are sequences. Let me explain.

When I have a project with a lot of b-roll shots (hundreds) I cut them and put shorthand descriptions in the Description field. Then I'll use the search box to quickly find shots as I am building a timeline. If I want to find shots where subjects are smiling I just search "smile" and a split second later all those shots and only those shots appear in the bin.

I also apply this methodolgy to interview responses. When it's a two camera shoot (and most often it is) I sync those cameras on a timeline, nest them into a sequence, drag that sequence into a source monitor and then cut that sequence into just the actual responses from the interviewee by marking in and out and dragging it into a bin. When I create one of these sequence "clips" I put notes in the Description field about what they've said so I can quickly locate the repsonse later because sometimes I have dozens or even hundreds of responses.

The only problem is that Premiere will not filter sequence clips from the seach box. No matter what you put in the search box, no sequences will appear in the filtered list. This only happens with sequences. I can put something in the Description field of Color Bars, Adjustment Layers, Color Mattes and Premiere will filter them. I've seen this behavior across multiple versions of Premiere and even had remote sessions with Adobe Tech support to demonstrate the issue but it remains a problem. The behavior is the same when you Create a Search Bin.

This should work and seems to be a bug. I am happy to create a screen capture of the issue if it's unclear.