Importing video files into a BIN no longer works in CC 2017 Spring Edition

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April 23, 2017
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I open a Bin and double click to import assets, files etc and they do import into the project but not into the selected bin.

Very puzzling. I have to manually move them into a bin.

Has anyone discovered a fix for this

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Correct answer Trent Happel

How do we simply import into a targeted bin as we have in the past? I can no longer expect my imports to go directly into the bin I have open, or have double clicked on, or even drag items into; new imports seem to always to directly to the root project. Help?

Until the issue is fixed (which is hopefully soon), a possible workaround is to select the Bin in the Project panel, right-click and select Import.

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Trent Happel

Participating Frequently

This is being investigated. Some things that I have noticed in initial investigation:
1) Reproduces when Project panel is set to List View. Switch to Thumbnail View and the Bin (that was created in List View) still reproduces the issue. Occurs on Mac & Windows.
2) Switch Project panel to Thumbnail View, then create a new Bin and double-click to make floating, Import will correctly go into Bin.
3) For failure case in List View, if I right-click the Bin in the Project panel and choose Import, then import will correctly go in Bin.

Can you confirm you are seeing the same behavior?

Thank you.

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Ashley7

Legend

I have been able to reproduce this in both icon and list view, and with floater or docked bin... it's just that with icon view, the focus after double-clicking to open a floating bin seems to stay on the same bin in the parent after the floater opens which cause the import to go to the correct bin.

In brief, it seems whatever bin is selected in the project panel somehow becomes the target of an import that takes place in a separate panel representing the some other bin when the import begins at takes place from that separate panel representing that other bin, whether that other bin's panel is docked for floating. So if nothing is selected in project panel, footage ends up in the root of the project panel, else it ends up in the bin which is selected in the project panel. If some other bin is selected, the footage ends up there.

And note, it doesn't always happen... I had a BinAAA and BinBBB both floating and with BinAAA selected in the project panel, an import from BinBBB ended up with footage in BinBBB as expected. However, with BinBBB selected in the project panel, an import from BinAAA's panel caused footage to end up in BinBBB. Note, even though I said the former case worked correctly, and the second did not, the former had not been working prior to, I think, an import I did from the project panel to BinBBB directly (not in panel) and henceforth imports from the BinBBB panel worked fine regardless of the project panel bin selection. However, the issue with BinAAA persisted... where imports from it seemed to be erroneously ending up in whatever bin was selected in the project panel.

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Trent Happel

Participating Frequently

Ahhh, there does appear to be some odd focus behavior going on. I created a Bin in List View, deselected it, then selected it, double-click to open in floating panel (or dock it), then Import would still import to the root of Project panel. (still in List View) Select Bin again in Project panel and Import in floating/docked Bin = correctly Imports in Bin.

Successful Import in Bin will not keep Bin selected in Project panel, however, so you will need to select Bin in Project panel again to successfully import additional media via the floating/docked Bin.

Thanks.

dummergold

Inspiring

Royhessey wrote
I open a Bin and double click to import assets, files etc and they do import into the project but not into the selected bin.
Very puzzling. I have to manually move them into a bin.
Has anyone discovered a fix for this

only work-around I see to keep import into floating bin is to double bin, but who wants to do that

I double click the bin in project panel> opens floating bin> new bin> then import

that is only way I can keep import into floating bin with my Windows is with double bin, but I do not double bin, I let import fall into project bin and throw it back up into floating bin

yes, bug entered, but double bin work-around came after bug entered, will update bug work-around

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Ashley7

Legend

I would file a bug...

Feature Request/Bug Report Form

fwiw... I see the same issue with double-clicking or doing right-click import from the opened bin. The following works: Right-click on the bin from the parent folder and choose import. So it seems like it's an issue with the option to import from the opened bin.

mrgrip

Participant

I'm having the same problem! I'm not happy with this new upgrade!@ I really don't like this new graphics design change they have done, it seems like a real pain, The old title program worked great!