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What is a .prin file?

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December 20, 2024
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With build 58, I notice a .prin file is created with the project. Windows says it's an "Adobe Media Intellegence Project Index File."

What's that supposed to do???

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Correct answer mattchristensen

I did this and it it didn't work. It's still creating .prin files when I save. At least on a Mac (2022 Mac Studio Sequoia 15.3.2 and 2023 Mac Mini aslo 15.3.2).

If it creates a .prin file and I delete it, it won't create another one on that computer. But if I open a project and save on a different machine, the .prin comes back.

In addition to turning off the visual analysis setting, you should also clear out your media cache. If your media cache has previously-created analysis in it, that will cause the .prin file to re-appear. Once you clear your media cache and turn off this preference, you won't see .prin files being created.

To fully clear the cache:

Close all projects
Preferences > Media Cache > click "Delete..." next to "Remove Media Cache Files"
Choose the second option, Delete all, click OK
Premiere Pro will restart

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footagehead2024

Participating Frequently

Just wanted to say, after a couple of months of allowing .prin files etc, I found that yes, it does slow PPro down when it's analyzing etc, but once it's done, it's back to normal. After you allow yourself some time to let the application do this, you're GTG.

It makes only one .prin file per the most active project file. So, IMO, not as messy as I thought it would be at first. And I've been using the AI search feature, and in projects with large amounts of source files, it has become handy at times. It's not perfect of course, and definitely leaves much to be desired, but it works enough that I've found it to be helpful.
So, for the time being, I've come to terms with these additional processes and resulting file. Just give it a try and you might come to the same conclusion.

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Carefree_Eagle9543

New Participant

This is mad annoying

KG500

Known Participant

In case anyone is still folllowing, I spoke with Adobe support and their "fix" is to go back to version 25.0.0.

Alexander_DVA

Adobe Employee

See the answer that was marked as correct - there is no need to downgrade if you dont want to use that feature. If can just be disabled in the preferences and will no longer be used after clearing your media cache.

Path 88 Productions

Known Participant

Don't worry y'all. They're gonna get it fixed at the same time the tackle the "Adobe Premiere Pro Audio Previews" folder issue.

josha36694150

Participating Frequently

I also vote for these files to go into their own folder, just like auto-save or cache files. Please and thank you.

kleniobraz

New Participant

I have the same question...

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footagehead2024

Participating Frequently

There is definitely a slow down in performance when the system is processing data for the .prin file. I find the following behaviours as PPro is "Auto-tagging Audio", "Transcriptions", and "AI Image Search":

- In the timeline, when I press play, playback is delayed on average 3-5 seconds.

- sluggish response to various commands such as scrubbing the playhead, opening a clip or sequence, navigating the project panel.

Granted, I'm working with various formats from MP4 to 4K MXF from a Canon C500. However, when I turn off some of these tasks, such as Auto-Tagging Audio and Transcription, performance improves dramatically. I'm on a pretty fast machine, specs below.

Mac Pro M2 ULTRA 24C CPU, 76C GPU

128GB Memory

2TB SSD

32TB 8-Bay Promise Pegasus via Thunderbolt

Media Cache is going to a 1TB Samsung SSD Pro, internally mounted

Hope this helps.

Joseph

Alexander_DVA

Adobe Employee

Thank you for your feedback.

This is used by the new Media Intelligence feature (https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/using/media-intelligence-and-search-panel.html) for searching your project based on visual information. You can find the new search icon in the top right of the header bar. The index file stores all the processed information about the clips in your project so it is immediately available when you reopen it.

Best regards,
Alexander

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Vitalii29

New Participant

This is really annoying, the toggle doesn't work, every time I delete the file, it is being generated back again...

Just save the file where all the cache is. Why should it be a project folder? It's a useless file anyway.

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dtsguy

New Participant

Thank you for your feedback.
The prin file is used by Premiere Pro to power the new visual search feature. It contains the visual information of all the assets and sequences in your project. It is saved next to your project as a way for you to e.g. share or archive your project including this index, so Premiere Pro does not have to re-analyze all the assets again. It is a bit different from data we put into the media cache as this is already condensed and closely related to the current version of your project (e.g. it is kept up to date to only contain the data you use).

The prin file will not be created after you disable media intelligence and clear the media cache.

get rid of it....creating a nuisance

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