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donsteff
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October 19, 2017
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Import Sequence not working after Oct 17 update

  • October 19, 2017
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I have updated CC today. I'm sharing work with a colleague via importing sequences. This has worked perfectly until today, could be a bug to do with the new multiple projects feature?

Premiere opens the Import Project dialog as usual:

Then, as usual, I select the sequence I want to import:

Click OK...

... and nothing happens.

We have tried to import sequences from updated and previous versions of CC. We used the Import... dialog as well as dragging and dropping from the Media Browser. We tried a different machine (MacPro 5,1 & iMac 5K Retina Late 2015), both running OSX Sierra 10.12.6

Please help! It's a live project and we'll loose a day's work if we have to revert to the last version of CC.

Thanks!

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    Correct answer Ale_Zakko

    Hey guys! it seems that in the new release (12.1), the problem was solved. Do you confirm? i tried quickly on my mac with an example workaround and everything works well! What about on windows?

    Many thanks!

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    sxsamfriedman
    Participant
    November 8, 2017

    Having the same problem, running on a Mac. Cannot import from the Project window, cannot import from the Media Browser window. Click OK or Import and nothing happens.

    alices62977039's workaround works for me. Basically you get the sequence you want to import to open op as source monitor, then copy and paste everything from that sequence into a new sequence. As soon as you go to paste, it will import all of the necessary assets, so be prepared to get them all into a new bin!

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    Fulvew
    Participating Frequently
    November 6, 2017

    I have the same issue.  I tried importing sequences from other projects with the same result. What I did get to work was clicking the box that says duplicate files from the other sequences which adds a bunch of convoluted extra files.  Even after saving the as a new project after the import with a different name the file structure stays the same and you can't delete the extra files in your project without losing them from the timeline.  Also, opening projects into current projects causes problems with saving.  It will save changes to the project the was opened into the project rather than save to the project that was opened and imported to.  I lost a bunch of work and had to find some auto saves to work from because of this.

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    alices62977039
    Participant
    November 6, 2017

    Alright, I found a work around, but it's a bit of a hassle.

    Instead of using the import function. I opened up my project in the media browser panel. NOT Media Browser through the drop down menu. This way I was able to get my sequences open using dynamic link. I tried to drag them into the project panel of the new project that I'm working in. That didn't work. So I ended up loading the sequences from the Media Browser panel into the source monitor and creating new sequences in the new project and then inserted the old sequences from the source monitor into the new sequences. I hope that helps!

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      edventure
      Participant
      November 10, 2017

      Thank you alices62977039 for this workaround. To reiterate what dhgb stated: the workaround still creates a mess of duplicated clips, even when I'm importing from a direct copy of my current project.  So at least in my case, the import issue has not been solved.

      I have already submitted a bug report; I just want to emphasize that this bug is a major issue for shared workflows. It has halted sharing of sequences between myself and the director of a feature project.  It's a huge problem and I hope it's being treated as such.

      Premiere Pro CC 2018 12.0.0

      MacOS 10.12.6

      iMac 2017

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      nadias86755701
      Participant
      December 5, 2017

      Did anyone ever find a solution where you can import a sequence (either through the import function or the media browser) without duplicating source clips? I used to do this all the time, and I really need that functionality for a shared workflow with another editor. The workaround is too messy for a big shared project. We need the sequences to import and import to the original media that's already on the disk.

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        donsteffAuthor
        Known Participant
        October 20, 2017

        Is anyone else experiencing this?

        I have no choice but to revert to the old version.

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          Matt Young14394008
          Legend
          October 20, 2017

          I just tried the steps as you outlined above, and the sequence was imported as normal. 

          Premiere Pro CC 2018

          Windows 10

          Quadro K2200

          Intel i7-6700

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          donsteffAuthor
          Known Participant
          October 20, 2017

          Thanks Matt.

          Anyone tried this on a Mac?

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          excited_Genie16B8
          Legend
          October 19, 2017

          There is some new functionality with Team Projects you might find useful.  It's specifically designed for this type of scenario.

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          donsteffAuthor
          Known Participant
          October 20, 2017

          I too have read about this but not only do you need a Team or Business account for the Team projects feature, which costs extra $$. But, more importantly, my question is about a bug. Sequence import is a crucial feature and I am sure it's still part of CC2018.

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