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alexar10573314
alexar10573314
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November 22, 2018
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Unable to open premiere project on a older version

  • November 22, 2018
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okay, so i recently bought premiere pro and all the other apps that come with the new black friday deal. I worked with premiere pro on my school's computer and finally downloaded it onto my macbook air. I'm not super good with technology but i noticed that the premiere pro on my mac book looks like an older version than the one used at my school. It won't let me open school projects. anyone know what's up?

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    Correct answer MarekMularczyk

    When you create Projects in Premiere Pro, they're projects on a specific version of Premiere Pro.

    You can't open Pr CC 2019 project on a computer running Pr CC 2017.

    If you have a project that was created on a newer version of Pr you will need a newer version of Pr on another machine.

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    Tips 2 Fix
    Tips 2 Fix
    Participating Frequently
    March 7, 2021

    Hello for this case i did an video tutorial and i posted in YouTube with this link : https://youtu.be/H-pyi6i7gjU

    Let me know if you found this video helpful on this topic.

    ProDesignTools
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    ProDesignToolsCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 30, 2019

    NB: There are some possibilities for backwards compatibility in Premiere Pro, which are worth trying if you don't have the option to open a project with a major version of the software that's the same as (or newer than) the file itself.

    Are Creative Cloud (CC) Files Backwards Compatible? Here Are the Answers for Each Adobe Tool

    Shivangi_Gupta
    Shivangi_Gupta
    Legend
    November 22, 2018

    Hi alexar,

    Thank you for choosing Adobe Premiere Pro.

    Thanks for chiming in Marek and Mohamed.

    As mentioned above, Premiere Pro is not backward compatible, hence you can not open any project on an older version if it saved on a newer version.

    Let us know if it helps.

    Thanks,

    Shivangi

    Mo Moolla
    Mo Moolla
    Legend
    November 22, 2018

    Hi Allexar

    As mentioned by Marer Adobe apps will allow newer versions to open older version files but not vice versa.

    Which version is on your MBP and which is on your schools machine?

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    janej99733197
    Participant
    February 12, 2020

    I can't open a project created in 2015 version in 2018  newer version? any ideas why

    MarekMularczyk
    Community Expert
    MarekMularczykCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    November 22, 2018

    When you create Projects in Premiere Pro, they're projects on a specific version of Premiere Pro.

    You can't open Pr CC 2019 project on a computer running Pr CC 2017.

    If you have a project that was created on a newer version of Pr you will need a newer version of Pr on another machine.

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