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January 24, 2023

Premiere Pro CC 2019 13.0.2 search / find / bin filter issues

  • January 24, 2023
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SEARCH/FIND/BIN NOT WORKING!

After the update to Premiere Pro CC 13.0.2 (on a Macbook Pro running OS 10.13.6) I started having issues with the project panel bin filter search not showing clips that I knew were in the project - I'd search for a word in the name of a clip and no clips would show up. I tried using the Cmd-F tool instead, and Premiere would either find nothing or stall out and rainbow wheel. Creating a search bin also failed to work properly - I'd create one to search for a word that was in the name or description of dozens of clips, and the search bin would remain empty.

I tried multiple solutions discussed in this thread about CC 2018: Premiere Pro CC 2018 Doesn't seem to be able to search the Project Panel . I trashed preferences, deleted the media cache and database, uninstalled and reinstalled the software, and tried the lock project trick. I still saw the same behavior. Tried starting a brand new project containing only 4 clips. In one case, 2 of these clips contained the same word in the name; searching on that word in the project panel filter would locate only one. In another case searching for a different word in the name of one of the clips revealed nothing.

32 replies

Participating Frequently
March 5, 2024

We had the same problem back in the day with final cut 7, we resorted to printing out a keyword legend and posted it above the editors computers - upon ingest we used long names for our video files with documnetary subjects, storylines, events, mood, etc like "Alix John dubstep warehouse silly upbeat.mov" then we used finder and would drag clips from mac finder to the timeline - it worked great by the way!  easy to preview clips too, and finder actually stores other metada better as well like the dates - LOL

Known Participant
March 5, 2024

Now creating a search bin just makes Premiere crash. I guess that's one way to deal with with it! Great job team Premiere. 

Participant
January 24, 2023
having the same problem with Premier 14.4.0 using Mac OS 10.15.6
Inspiring
January 24, 2023
Adobe is playing games. Search Box is still not working correctly in v13.1. But of course there are more 'new features' while crippling and breaking old 'critical features' like search.

With this latest release 13.1, it has been said they say they have fixed 103 bugs but if you go here (Adobe's bugs fixed page) they don't list what those bugs are: https://helpx.adobe.com/ca/premiere-pro/kb/fixed-issues.html

Super lame Adobe... but it fits with the path you are on.
Known Participant
January 24, 2023
Yup same here. Never got on with it.

Really frustrating.
Participating Frequently
January 24, 2023
Same issue here. Had the problem in CC 2019 until updating to 13.1, where it seemed to be fixed. Now I'm working on my first project created in CC 2020 and discovered it's broken again. This is truly a basic feature - I don't understand. Time to invest in Da Vinci Resolve Studio, I suppose.
Known Participant
January 24, 2023
Search bin functionality still unfathomably terrible. It's something so so so basic, yet so so so bad.

I just created a search bin for Tape Name = DAY_X

Bin populates with DAY_Y

No joke. With the 2020 version.

I really can't believe it. After bing under review for 6 months and reports going back more than a year. With what, like a dozen updates in the interim? Really?

This screenshot says it all. WTF. Get your s*** together Adobe. Premiere is becoming a total joke for folks trying to do serious/large projects with it.
Known Participant
January 24, 2023
I have this issue running the very latest versions and version of macOS. REALLY frustrating and time consuming.
Participant
January 24, 2023
Dear Adobe,

I used to speak very highly about you at many national educational conferences encouraging everyone to use your software.

I'd demo our award-winning online educational products (built entirely from your creative suite/cloud) to large audiences and jaws would drop including mine. I was a kid-at-heart back then that naively trusted and enjoyed creating with you.

Times changed for you circa 2010 as you began abandoning many of your software titles, features within titles (like this search bin in Premiere) and the community of users who made your company a household name.

I warn people about your practices these days - not because you are an exception, but because you've unfortunately joined the many software companies that, as they grow larger, begin to behave with similar disrespect towards their supporting community.

I'm a 25 yr software dev veteran, used most of your titles throughout that time, and in the last 10 years have experienced a huge amount of pain with abandoned features, integrations and promises ...

... and you're charging me $50/month for that?

Please bring back the glory to your name and consider reaching out to me to learn more about what I mean.

Based on my last 10 years experience with you, I doubt you'll take me up on that offer.

Yes, I'm half attempting reverse psychology on you but also half expecting it won't make a difference either way - but ...

... may you surprise and humble me 🙂

Your once zealous partner,
ReneRafael.com
Inspiring
January 24, 2023
I had the same issue and was able to fix it by resetting my preferences in premiere. To reset preferences: close premiere then select the premiere icon on your desktop while holding the option key. Select "open" while still holding the option key and you will then be prompted to reset your preferences.