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Dec 11, 2025 7:28 AM UTC
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Automation blocks - changing randomly an item of a sequence

Dear community, I am new to automation blocks and I would like to see if this amazing plugin can help me in this: I have a sequence with a clip (an video image) and some text. I have a bin with serveral clips (video images). I would like the plugin to change my clip in the timeline by clicking on "run" so that it picks a random clip and I can rapidly select the correct clip for my timeline. Ideally the lenght of the clip should be at least as long as the time line lenght...

 

Does it make sense?


Thanks

Luca

Mathias Moehl
Mathias MoehlCorrect answer
Community Expert
Dec 11, 2025 8:11 PM UTC

Or maybe this is what you want?
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In the bloxk code you can configure the bin containing your random footage items (default: bin "footage") and the video track (default V1). Then you can run the script and it will replace the source of the clip in the active sequence at the current time in that track by one of the random clips. If the track is empty at current time, it won't do anything.

I just added this to the Community Library.

You can download it here:
Clips/Clip Source/Replace Clip in V1 and Current Time with Random Clip.xml

 

To try it, just download the XML file, load it into Automation Blocks, customize (as described in screenshot above) and run it.

Mathias Möhl - Developer of tools like BeatEdit and Automation Blocks for Premiere Pro and After Effects

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Mathias Moehl
Community Expert
Mathias MoehlCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
Dec 11, 2025 8:11 PM UTC

Or maybe this is what you want?
869136i1C8074806D07734C.png
In the bloxk code you can configure the bin containing your random footage items (default: bin "footage") and the video track (default V1). Then you can run the script and it will replace the source of the clip in the active sequence at the current time in that track by one of the random clips. If the track is empty at current time, it won't do anything.

I just added this to the Community Library.

You can download it here:
Clips/Clip Source/Replace Clip in V1 and Current Time with Random Clip.xml

 

To try it, just download the XML file, load it into Automation Blocks, customize (as described in screenshot above) and run it.

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Mathias Möhl - Developer of tools like BeatEdit and Automation Blocks for Premiere Pro and After Effects
Known Participant
Dec 18, 2025 4:01 PM UTC

Amazing plugin!

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Mathias Moehl
Community Expert
Community Expert
Dec 11, 2025 7:48 PM UTC

I am not 100% sure what you want exactly.
Does this help?
https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-discussions/file-order-randomizer/m-p/15609275#M575394

 

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Mathias Möhl - Developer of tools like BeatEdit and Automation Blocks for Premiere Pro and After Effects
Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
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Dec 11, 2025 7:39 PM UTC

Hello Luca,

Thanks for your post and for tagging it appropriately as "SDK." I hope that someone from Automation Blocks will drop by with some assistance for you. @Mathias Moehl should be able to help. Sorry for the delay.

 

Thanks,
Kevin

 

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Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio