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FasanoUnderwaterPro
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July 15, 2011
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Multiple Projects Open Simultaneously

  • July 15, 2011
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I require to have multiple projects open simultaneously. It's because I have a project just for business files that are used in multiple projects, a seperate project that houses music to be used in multiple files, etc...

I set it this way when I was a FCP user which allowed multiple projects.

Is there a workaround in PPro?

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    Correct answer Kevin-Monahan

    This feature exists now. Enjoy.

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    Kevin-Monahan
    Community Manager
    Kevin-MonahanCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
    Community Manager
    August 12, 2021

    This feature exists now. Enjoy.

    Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community & Engagement Strategist – Pro Video and Audio
    R Neil Haugen
    R Neil Haugen
    Braniac
    August 12, 2021

    What Kevin is talking about is the Productions model of using Premiere Pro. Which is awesome to have separate, fast working projects yet have access to all your b-roll, audio, templates, everything.

     

    Neil

    Kevin-Monahan
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    Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    August 23, 2021

    Actually, you can have multiple project open and Productions don't have to be involved. For example, I have some projects that are standalone (my Laguna Seca stuff I'm working on now, say) while I have other projects working (Europe 2016 Sequences in my Europe Prodcution) at the same time. So you can mix and match projects that are open either as standalone projects or as part of a productions.

    Prior to Productions and when this "Multiple Projects" feature was first rolled out "Shared Projects" was basically the Productions workflow, and that is the thing that has evolved the most.

    Many editors working on simple projects do not want Productions, as it adds a perceived layer of complexity to an already intense workflow. Got it.

     

    That said, these same editors also might not comprehend how Productions could create a superior workflow to incorporate in previous "one project at a time" workflows. I think that creating more projects to "simplify" a workflow is not an easy thing to grok for some editors, they might need to be walked through it to fully appreciate what it can do (fewer crashes, say). I am still going through some workflow kinks from time to time, so I can relate.

     

    Good discussion. Thanks!
    Kevin

    Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community & Engagement Strategist – Pro Video and Audio
      Kevin-Monahan
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      Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      February 21, 2018

      FasanoUnderwaterPro,

      This is a feature of Premiere Pro CC 2018. You've been able to share material via Media Browser for some time now, as well.

      Thanks,
      Kevin

      Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community & Engagement Strategist – Pro Video and Audio
      larav57388833
      larav57388833
      New Participant
      May 29, 2017

      I would like it because I often go back into autosaved version of my project to pick up edits that I have now drastically changed - or to fix mistakes.  So in FCP I just opened the saved version from an hour ago, found the sequence and copy and pasted the bit that has gone out of whack.  Easy.  No shutting anything.  I'll look up the workflow Adobe put forward, but boy I am missing FCP at this point.

      Ann Bens
      Ann Bens
      Braniac
      May 29, 2017

      You can do that with the Media Browser.

      Import sequence from other project.

      Copy/paste what you need and delete the imported sequence.

        larav57388833
        larav57388833
        New Participant
        May 29, 2017

        Thank you

        hoovdaddy
        hoovdaddy
        Inspiring
        April 22, 2016

        'open' as read only... still can't work on 2 projects at one time.

        It was/has never been a problem for me with FCP and I've been doing it for 10+ years in shared environments.

        PP forces us back to the Avid work flow of 1 project at a time. If I had never experienced the ability to work on multiple projects at one time, it wouldn't matter. Since I juggle 3-6 projects at a time, it's really been frustrating to go backwards with my well established workflow.

        (I'm not looking to render, process, etc. another project while working on another one. I understand those limitations. Jumping in and out of multiple projects without closing down is what I'm wishing for. The only issues there are with operator error.)

          roma23857047
          roma23857047
          New Participant
          May 25, 2016

          Just want to voice my support for this feature as well.  I've worked on many shows that require a toolkit of assets that can be shared and edited between multiple editors.  It continually evolves and iterates as the style of the show evolves as well.  This is a feature in both FCP7 and Avid (using a shared bins and just asking editors to close the toolkit if modifications are needed).  I'm going to fill out the request form as well.

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          sequence W4
          Known Participant
          February 9, 2016

          Yes, this is desperately needed. Each of my projects need to be open to exchange common attributes / media / processing yet each of those projects must be saved in isolation for project management and multi user access.

          Maybe there are patents stopping Adobe Premiere having this most essential capability?

          Thanks - Pete

          Broadcast TV Editor

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            onbroadcast
            New Participant
            March 23, 2015

            Bit late on this one but I've just written a quick blog on how to open multiple projects at the same time: How to run a second instance of Premiere Pro on a Mac. I wouldn't advise having projects open unnecessarily, but sometimes you don't want the bulk of importing entire sequences. 

            Kevin-Monahan
            Community Manager
            Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
            Community Manager
            March 23, 2015

            Hello OnBroadcast,

            Bit late on this one but I've just written a quick blog on how to open multiple projects at the same time: How to run a second instance of Premiere Pro on a Mac.

            Neat trick, but I can't think of one reason why you'd even want to do this any more. It's totally unnecessary. I would advise against it.

            Why?

            For the past few versions of Premiere Pro, you can open as many sequences, bins and other items from all other projects on your computer. This is much more powerful than the ask, "How do I open two projects at the same time?" In FCP, you never had the option of "How do I access every item in every project on my Mac?" In Premiere Pro, you do and that's awesome (this coming from someone who worked on the FCP team in QA/QE and on the Help docs).

            See this tutorial, which explains this technique in greater detail: https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/how-to/reuse-clips-multiple-projects.html

            I wouldn't advise having projects open unnecessarily, but sometimes you don't want the bulk of importing entire sequences.

            Again, you have access to individual clips from every project mounted on your drive. You have the choice of previewing whatever you like before importing if you like.

            Please let me know if you have any questions.

            Thanks,

            Kevin

            Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community & Engagement Strategist – Pro Video and Audio
            hoovdaddy
            hoovdaddy
            Inspiring
            February 9, 2016

            Neat trick, but I can't think of one reason why you'd even want to do this any more. It's totally unnecessary. I would advise against it.

            I have a great reason why someone would want to run multiple instances of PP in order to have full read & write access to multiple projects.

            We (the 15 editors and preditors here where I work) are all working on multiple projects at various stages of completion.

            Coming from FCP, we all have had multiple projects open because we're adding remixed audio on one, adding new graphics on another, editing interviews on another, and the producers we work with are always wanting to see the progress of these projects at any given time.

            We have created a smooth workflow that allows us to be efficient and very productive. We don't share projects and only one person is on a project at any one time.

            As we transition to Premiere, we've lost this efficiency and productivity. At times it's very frustrating and infuriating. Tight turn arounds magnify the frustration.

            I agree with you, it's not a good idea to run to instances of a program at the same time. I can imagine the system resources are taxed beyond their limits.

            I do not agree with the thought process that Adobe has in not being able to see why we as editors, and your customers, desire and need the ability to work as efficiently as possible when those customers are in a multi-tasking multi-project workflow day in and day out.



            For the past few versions of Premiere Pro, you can open as many sequences, bins and other items from all other projects on your computer.

            Yes, we can start Premiere Pro, open a project (have full read & write ability), then open other sequences from other projects, other bins, etc. and work with them in read-only. We can copy elements, clips, etc. from these second and third projects, but we can't unlock tracks from these sequences if we need to because we don't have write access to them. We can't edit two projects at the same time by selecting between tabs. The current ability we have is indeed awesome. However, locking us out second and third projects is a tremendous handicap for some of us, and I'd imagine it's a large group of some of us. Having access to every project on every computer on my network is great, but that ability doesn't address the need to have full read & write access to multiple projects at the same time.

            I'm aware of the many "work arounds" such as importing multiple project sequences into one project for my approval process, but this doesn't work for the simple fact that this solution gets messy when changes need to be made on the fly and then we have too many versions floating around.

            There are no viable work arounds that provide the same efficiency and productivity as having full read and write access to multiple projects at the same time.

            Adobe, Mr. Monahan, please listen to us and don't tell us we shouldn't do things this way.

            If Adobe can't deliver this "feature", then just say so, just say that FCP was written to allow full read & write of multiple projects at the same time and Premiere isn't and won't be because we can't figure out how to make it happen or whatever the reason is.

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              FasanoUnderwaterProAuthor
              New Participant
              July 15, 2011

              Thank you everyone for your help.

              My solution has been to export my "music" project from FCP as XML and import that XML file into every new project I create. I now have a folder of 4 XML files that I have to import in every new project.

              You can be sure I'm on Adobe's request form to inquire about the ability to open multiple projects.

              Thanks again to everyone!

              Aloha

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              Paul_Joy__UK_
              Participating Frequently
              July 15, 2011

              I switched from FCP to Premiere Pro six months ago and I still miss being able to have two projects open at once. It's especially useful when you want to create a new project but need the old one open just so that you can grab bits and pieces from it as you work.

              You can open a project, copy elements and then paste them into another project once opened but it's nowhere near as useful as having both projects open at the same time. I've requested this feature before, if you want to do the same go to https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform

              Harm_Millaard
              Harm_Millaard
              Inspiring
              July 15, 2011

              Simple solution: Open two instances of PR.

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              Paul_Joy__UK_
              Participating Frequently
              July 15, 2011

              Simple eh, care to explain how you do that on a mac? Or is this just another excuse for you to bash mac users

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              Anonymous
              July 15, 2011

              Not sure what do you mean by 'project' and whether the following suits your requirements...

              It's possible to create several bins in a project (as much as you need) where you store the LINKS to shared files, e.g. one bin for links to original clips, one bin for links to your sound library etc.

              Every bin can be a tree...

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