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Jbrox
Jbrox
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February 3, 2022
Question

Project Manager Consolidate & Transcode a trimmed down project

  • February 3, 2022
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Hi there,

 

Im tryin gto use Project Manager to consolidate & transcode a trimmed down project. 

 

I have a 4K Pro Res 4444 rushes and want to use the project manager to create new clips from my edit with 2 second handles.

 

I believe I have everythin gset up correctly in the settings:

 

consolidate & transcode

Individual clips

Quicktime

Match source - Pro res 4444

include handles 50 frames

 

I select an output destination path 

 

but on OK Premier immediately copies the original full length clips to the new folder resulting in a huge project not the cutdown I need.

 

Can anyone advise how I can work this out?

 

Thanks

 

Jon

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    Jbrox
    JbroxAuthor
    Known Participant
    October 25, 2024

    I poseted about this problem back in 2022 but it seems Adobe have still done nothing to address this bassic flaw with Premier. Condolodating a trimmed down project is simple with Davinci and FCPX - why not Premier?

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    Michael Grenadier
    Legend
    February 9, 2022

    Just want to make sure we're getting the complete picture.  So you're trying to consolidate a sequence?  What are your sequence settings and how many audio channels do your sources and sequence have?  Have you tried creating a sequence from a single clip by right clicking on the clip and making sequence from clip so that your sequence settings match your source properties.  Then trim the clip down to a few seconds and try consolidating that.  Same problem?  Just trying to remove any possible variables.    

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    Baffy19
    Legend
    February 9, 2022

    Nah, you don't have to do that. We need a working panel from which we select a sequence and go to the settings to save the number of frames that need to be left, in case of further adjustments (for example, for a better transition). The clips that we edited on the timeline have a finite duration option that we need to save when consolidating and copying to a new location on the hard disk. All that the trim function to clear the media from unnecessary frames will allow you to store the project with significant saving of hard disk space. Right now, the trim function when consolidating and copying is not working properly. Take the example of Da Vinci. Everything is like a clock there, as much as I cut on the timeline, so much will remain, the rest will be cut off and will not enter the new assembly of the material.

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    Michael Grenadier
    Legend
    February 9, 2022

    just trying to figure out what's going on and perhaps figure out a workaround.  Gotta say I use Resolve for difficult color correction problems but find the editing interface sorely deficient when compared to Premiere...    And fixing/changing stuff in a program with the complexity of Premiere is not simple and can often create new issues.  Just read the screams here when a major update is released.  And here's an idea.  If Resolve has a rocksolid "consolidate" feature, why not output an xml file of your sequence from Premiere and bring that into resolve and do the consolidate there and then bring the consolidated material back in to Premiere.   Maybe not as simple as you wish, but might solve the problem in the short term.

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      Michael Grenadier
      Legend
      February 8, 2022

      This is a shot in the dark, but gotta say I've nailed a number of issues here with an educated guess.  What's the audio configuration of your camera original?  Premiere has had issues with certain formats where the configuration of the source audio which had 8 channels of audio if I remember correctly and was unable to create proxies that would remain linked to the original files.  In my case everything but the first 2 tracks of audio were unnecessary...   If you have more than 2 channels of audio and you only need 2 of the channels if, on your source clips, you use clips: modify: audio channels and remove all but the first 2 channels and then attempt the project manager...  note:  I think you'll have to re-edit the clips in the sequence for the clips in the sequence to reflect the modify change...      If you think this might be the source of problem, I'd suggest you first do a test with a short clip to see if it works...  I did a quick test and the project manager output did reflect the change I made to the source audio...

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      Baffy19
      Legend
      February 8, 2022

      I have a question for Adobe employees. Are any of the developers aware of this problem with the inability to consolidate and crop RAW/LOG formats? For a moment, this gap has been there for several years. What's going on here? Why should we have difficulty in reducing our material and saving the workspace on the hard drive. What the hell is going on? When will it be fixed ?

        Mike Dziennik
        Community Expert
        Mike DziennikCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        February 9, 2022

        The project manager has had issues for quite a long time, Adobe are no doubt aware. Rest assured, you're not the only one frustrated by this feature; we can only hope it is on their roadmap.

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          Nicolas from Autokroma
          Participating Frequently
          February 7, 2022

          Hello,

           

          Some Codecs can't be transcoded with the Project Manager and files are copied instead (it's a limitation). It is the case for all "Source Settings" plugin, such as BRAW, R3DRAW, ProRes RAW, ARRI RAW, Canon RAW, .. 

           

          Which kind of files do you have ? The codec I mean. 

           

          If you have high quality footages, you could be interested to the third party plugin "PlumePack", which is free for the "Collect&Copy", and need a premium license for trimming without re-encoding (you remove unused frames and keep the same codec, quality, metadata). More infos : https://www.autokroma.com/PlumePack

           

          Best,

           

          Nicolas from Autokroma

          Jbrox
          JbroxAuthor
          Known Participant
          February 8, 2022

          Hi there,

           

          I edit adverts for broadcast so usually get either Pro Res 4444 or Red files. 

           

          Ill have a look into the plugin but itsa shame Premier doesnt support this.

           

          Best

           

          Jonathan

          Mike Dziennik
          Community Expert
          Mike DziennikCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          February 5, 2022

          The project manager is buggy to say the least.

          Sounds like you're trying the right settings. Can you do a 'MediaInfo' output of the file specs?

          Jbrox
          JbroxAuthor
          Known Participant
          February 7, 2022

          Hi Mike

           

          Thanks for rsponding. How do i get the mediainfo? 

           

          Cheers

           

          Jon

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          Michael Grenadier
          Legend
          February 8, 2022

          media info is a third party app that's very handy for easily determining source properties. 

          https://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo/Download/Mac_OS

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