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Steve Whiteford
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October 25, 2019
Question

Premier Pro Save Files are hidden on my computer.

  • October 25, 2019
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Another mystery. For some reason my Premier Pro edit save folders are hidden on my computer. They only show when I click on the file name in Export to indicate where to save the file. Any clue what's going on here?

 

Also - Is there any way to remove MP4 Clips from the Project Edit Window or save them to a file - without exporting? (Exporting has been reducing quality).

 

Thank you.

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    Steve WhitefordAuthor
    Known Participant
    October 25, 2019

    Thanks Ann. I'm aware of where to choose where the file goes in the process. However, I cannot find the files if Documents if I search so I can transfer them to a UBS to take to work.

    Exporting reducing MP4 to MP4 quality is a new thing, and I haven't changed any settings....

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    Steve WhitefordAuthor
    Known Participant
    October 25, 2019

    IN documents.

    R Neil Haugen
    R Neil Haugen
    Legend
    October 25, 2019

    Last item first ... if exporting has been reducing quality, you need to change the settings for the export.

     

    H.264 media, exported to H.264, can show this especially if the bitrate settings are low. Drag/drop an original file onto the icon for MediaInfo on your desktop, and in that applet, check the Mbps setting for the file. After exporting from Premiere, do the same thing. If you get a lower number, up the settings for Mbps in the Export dialog.

     

    Or change to an intraframe codec like Cineform, DNxHD/R, or ProRes.

     

    Where your project files go is set in the Project settings dialog. As is where your autosaves go. And ... I do hope you use the autosaves only as a last-chance backup, not as a replacement for routine manual saves and every so often, iteritave save/as moving on to the new project file.

     

    Neil

    Everyone's mileage always varies ...
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      Steve WhitefordAuthor
      Known Participant
      October 27, 2019

      Thanks Neil. That helped. BTW what doe the "Double" setting do when exporting? I tocmes up when I click export.

      Ann Bens
      Community Expert
      Ann BensCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      October 25, 2019

      You determine not Premiere where your saved files are stored.

      You cannot save a file without exporkting.

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      Kundzia31772661t32r
      Participant
      August 19, 2023

      Hehehe don't it's an app software manager decided where files are hiding & there's no way to finding out where guess on corporate huge spying sites Google were sentence few times by big laws sue in international Court Geneva &: yeah you do nothing about it in my country Polska they sue them for any reason similar or not that the way to fight gangster chitterlings 

      John T Smith
      Community Expert
      John T SmithCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      October 25, 2019

      1 - that may be a (Mac or Windows) permission setting

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