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January 17, 2024
Question

I accidentally created a timeline using duplicate source clips. How can I delete the dupes?

  • January 17, 2024
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I accidentally imported clips into my project, that, it turns out, already existed in another bin. The issue is I built an edit in a  sequence based off of these duplicate source clips before I realized my error.

So I now want to delete that new bin that hase those 2nd accidental imports, and instead have my sequence point to the 1st bin of those clips. Is this possible?

 

When I goto delete the duplicate bin of source clips, I get the "The selection you are deleting contains clip references in one or more sequences. If you continue these clip references will also be deleted. Do you want to continue?" message. And off course, clicking yes, as promised, deletes all the edits of those clips on the timeline. I was actually surprised that Premiere didn't automatically realize that these same source clips exist in another bin, and give me some kind of additional to point to those as the new source instead.

 

But I digress, is there any way for me to do this?

 

Thank you

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Peru Bob
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Community Expert
January 17, 2024

Save and backup the project.

Delete the unwanted source clip in the bin.

Save under a new name (or version) and backup.

Close the project.

Open the latest version and relink when prompted.

 

Known Participant
January 18, 2024

but due to the prompt about removing all clip references from the timeline that i must accept before going forward...there will be nothing in the timeline once i reopen that will be offline in the first place....

Peru Bob
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 18, 2024
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but due to the prompt about removing all clip references from the timeline that i must accept before going forward...there will be nothing in the timeline once i reopen that will be offline in the first place....


By @Jeena22389650a1ho

 

Ah, yes.

 

Try this:

 

Save and backup the project.

Rename the unwanted source clip in the bin.

Save under a new name (or version) and backup.

Close the project.

Open the latest version and relink when prompted.

Delete the renamed clip.

 

 

Known Participant
January 17, 2024

I should have clarified...I have discovered that I can open the source clip (the old, original instance of it in the project) that I want to use as the sequences clip reference, then right click on the clip in the sequence >Replace With Clip>From Source Monitor. I am now just wondering if there is a way to do this as a batch, rather than having to do this for every single edit in the timeline.