Workflow - Master Project

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December 4, 2025
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Hello,

I've been thinking to improve my workflow those last days working for a client. The main idea is just to get like a master project where I create sequences with all the assets I'll need on a daily basis to make my work.

I thought to create a production but I wasn't really decided about it so I just created a standard project and I started to add all of my assets into it. I have a question because I noticed that once I imported this master project in project X to be able to do my daily work, if I made some changes in this master project, they won't be reflected in that project X.

It seems that I have to reimport this master project if I want to get the changes which have been made but the thing is that there are already links between the files from this master project to the project X.

So, am I doing something wrong there ? What would be the most appropriate workflow to be able to do this in a simple way ?

Thanks,

Correct answer R Neil Haugen

Production.

You're trying to treat a stand-alone project as if it were a Production, and that won't work.

Production mode is much better, in my small one-person shop I moved to that shortly after they came out, for all my personal and client project 'lines', each with its own folder tree ... and each having access to all my sound libraries, b-roll, graphics and other 'tools'.

Premiere Pro Productions Introduction

Using Productions in Premiere Pro

Adobe Long-form and Episodic Best Practices Guide

Jarle’s blog expansion of the pdf Multicam section: Premiere Pro Multicam

R Neil HaugenCorrect answer

Legend

Production.

You're trying to treat a stand-alone project as if it were a Production, and that won't work.

Production mode is much better, in my small one-person shop I moved to that shortly after they came out, for all my personal and client project 'lines', each with its own folder tree ... and each having access to all my sound libraries, b-roll, graphics and other 'tools'.

Premiere Pro Productions Introduction

Using Productions in Premiere Pro

Adobe Long-form and Episodic Best Practices Guide

Jarle’s blog expansion of the pdf Multicam section: Premiere Pro Multicam

Everyone's mileage always varies ...

FokseAuthor

Participant

Yes, I got you. To be honest, I never had to use the Production feature until now so I know it but just didn't start yet to use it on a daily basis.

I also started to read a guide about the best practises. So basically, that's the way when we need to have access to multiple assets on a daily basis to be able to improve our workflow, right ?

I mean the old way importing a project into another one can make sense but that's not the best way to do it I guess.
I'm gonna think about it because I already have a bunch of standalone projects I can convert into a production (watched a video about that).

R Neil Haugen

Legend

I tried out Productions when it first hit public beta ... and during that beta, switched all my projects to that Production. Because it was simply much easier for me to look through and work on things, as everything is included in the Productions top folder treee.

So I can go through my top level folders to choose the right type of work, personal, in-house, training, or client ... then to the individual job within it's folder tree.

And switch to another one without having to close and reopen, or to worry about messing up assets between open projects.

Everyone's mileage always varies ...

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