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defaultjt12rh40ppnm
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June 22, 2023
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Media Browser files

  • June 22, 2023
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I'm wondering if there's a way to mark or highlight files from the media browser, similar to how you can change the color of clips.  See attached.  It'd be very useful to have the ability to checkmark or highlight files I've already used.  That way, I don't have search over exact file names or thumbnails.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

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Sami Succar
Inspiring
June 22, 2023

I don't think you can do that in the media browser. Usually, I would import all the material related to the project, and in Premiere's bins there's a bunch of ways to mark/find any clips already used in my edit.

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    defaultjt12rh40ppnmAuthor
    Participant
    June 22, 2023

    Because I started this project from the ground up, I decided to try doing it this way - using the media browser and its thumbnails, then simply dragging and dropping what I need into the timeline.  Eventually, I'll have dragged EVERY piece of footage over to the timeline to edit how I do.  That said, do you see any added pros or cons of just importing everything into Premiere's bins?  Or pros/cons of how I'm doing it?

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    Sami Succar
    Inspiring
    June 22, 2023

    Pros (to list a few)

    Have everything ready in Premiere, organized, labelled, etc...

    Create proxies for all heavy material, to ease the editing process.

    Make sure all material is "importable", better than finding out halfway through the project that some footage is giving you errors, better tackle it in the bud.

     

    Cons

    The only inconvenience I can think of is that the project might be a little heavier, so it would take a bit longer to load when you open it.

      MyerPj
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      MyerPjCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      June 22, 2023

      I don't see anything as an example in your screenshot. Just a bunch of wav files with no color difference, just displaying the wav icon/thumbnail.

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      defaultjt12rh40ppnmAuthor
      Participant
      June 22, 2023

      Sorry!!  Long day, haha.  See the attached.  I'm no PS expert, but you'll see what I mean.  Literally any sort of green checkmark or the ability to highlight used files would be HUGE.


      Thanks in advance  🙂 

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