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Increment Duplicate Sequence

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Hi,

I used AE before I started editing with Premiere CC , but there is something cool about

duplicating a "composition" aka "edit" aka "sequence" in the project panel.

If you do this in AE it increments the version number your comp has. (or it generates one number)

In Premiere it adds the word copy 01 to the duplicate. (atlas in german is "Kopieren 01")

Even if my Sequence is written with a number at the end ? like "edit 01"

Why?

I can understand, that you ad copy 01 when it has no number in the end of the word

but why can't it just increment the number and leave the name of the sequence untouched.

And I would like to be able to duplicate the complete sequence from the sequence menu.

When i am editing, i like to hit a shortcut of right click on the sequence name in the sequence and get the little text: "increment duplicate now" > feel free to name it differently but it felt right to me.

1. increment duplicate by number _01 > _02 > _03

It saves a lot of time and confusion. (And it would be competetive to Avid Mediacomposer

2. duplicate sequence from the timeline and open it

This way , we are working in the copy and not in the saved sequence.

Since I am editing in PP I have so many times not worked in the correct timeline, because the way it works now , makes it really easy to make errors.

cheers Peter

(Editing since 1991)

NK Films

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Appreciate this is a couple years old since the last response, although I’m happy to say I’m here with a solution!

I made a plugin that does it, so I'll mention it in case it helps anyone landing here (full disclosure: it's mine, and it's a paid plugin). VersionUp duplicates the selected sequence, increments the number (_v03 to _v04) and moves the old one into a _PREVIOUS bin, keeping you in the sequence you're working in.

It works on several sequences or a whole bin at once. Premiere Pro 25.6+, Mac and Windows.

https://www.nkcourses.co.uk/versionup?utm_source=adobe-community&utm_medium=forum&utm_campaign=versionup-launch&SQF_SOURCE=vu-adobe-forum#vtop

Still +1 for Adobe adding this natively though.

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Peter A LundAuthor

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The problem with the scripts is that they cannot keep up with the development.

(Some can other just die)

Saving and versioning is so essential that it just needs to be adressed.

thanxs for the tip

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Peter A LundAuthor

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Thanx,

yes I do have a shortcut for this. But I think that duplicating the work is an essential task

that in production is vital to survive a project without getting heartattacs.

Allways save

Allways duplicate your work

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Kes Akalaonu

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Version Raptor from AE Scripts can do this and it's free: https://aescripts.com/version-raptor/
However I understand the need for this to be a native function.

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Jeff Drake

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I like the suggestion to align PPro with AE with the Increment Duplicate Sequence. Until this gets implemented, one of my most often used keyboard shortcuts is Shift>Ctl>/ (or Shift>Cmd>/ on Mac) to duplicate the sequence in the Project Tab. You still have to remember to change the name to what you want and double-click it to load it in the Sequence monitor, but I feel it is faster and easier than Right-Clicking then scrolling to the right selection.

Cheers!

Jeff

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