Search bin exact match or at least include the "." in "v 2." "v 3." etc

Question

In a Premiere search bin, if I have a search for Name = "Edit 2." then it will invariable show me anything with a 2 in the name (no dot), NOT just things with 2. (with a dot) in the name. So 3.2 shows up in that bin, and 2.3 shows up in the "Edit 3." search bin.

This is bananas. Why is it ignoring a period in a file name search? Why can't I search for "Edit 2." as a criteria and have it ONLY show those ones (an exact match would be nice)?

I suppose I could rename all my edits in this big project to "Edit v2.0" instead of "Edit 2.0" etc but... why is this such a problem?

Kevin J. Monahan Jr. · Answer

Hi there,Thanks for the message. Search bins ignore special characters, so that is why you see this mix up. Try using Adobe Bridge in a workaround: tag your files with custom metadata (e.g., Scene: "Edit 2.0") and filter by that metadata in Premiere. You could also resort to renaming, which you already suggested. Hope the advice helps. Thanks,Kevin

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