Precise Audio Replacement Without Resetting Edits (Idea 1)

Current Challenge: I often face this situation:

• A 20-minute MP4 video is edited down to a 1-minute final cut.
• Later, the sound designer provides a cleaned and enhanced 20-minute WAV file.
  (Using the full 20-minute audio is preferable as it enables future re-edits without requiring the sound designer again.)
  

Current Solutions:

1. Re-edit the video with the new audio file from scratch.
   Unrealistic and time-consuming.
2. Re-export the source video as ProRes with the new WAV file, then replace footage.
   Cumbersome and error-prone.
3. Duplicate sequence with media, replace the video file with the new audio file to retain cuts, and copy-paste the updated edits into your original timeline for seamless audio replacement.
   Cumbersome and time-consuming
   
   

Proposed Solution

#1. Drag-and-Replace Matching Audio:
Allow users to Alt-drag the full 20-minute WAV file over the existing edited audio cuts. Premiere Pro would replace the audio seamlessly, maintaining the edited in-and-out points, instead of resetting to the beginning of the 20-minute file per cut.