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Peter A Lund
Peter A Lund
Inspiring
October 27, 2023
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Increment Duplicate Sequence

  • October 27, 2023
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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) 

 

    4 replies

    Peter A Lund
    Peter A LundAuthor
    Inspiring
    October 28, 2023

    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 

    rejoice in the way things are.When you realize there is nothing lacking,the whole world belongs to you.>Be content with what you have;rejoice in the way things are.When you realize there is nothing lacking,the whole world belongs to you.
    Peter A Lund
    Peter A LundAuthor
    Inspiring
    October 28, 2023

    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

     

     

     

     

    rejoice in the way things are.When you realize there is nothing lacking,the whole world belongs to you.>Be content with what you have;rejoice in the way things are.When you realize there is nothing lacking,the whole world belongs to you.
    Kes Akalaonu
    Kes Akalaonu
    Inspiring
    October 28, 2023

    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.

      J
      Jeff Drake
      Known Participant
      October 27, 2023

      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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