Sequences getting automatically renamed to gibberish

[PatchworksMedia]

Hi - I'm having an issue in which sequence names get renamed to gibberish after closing/saving, then re-opening.  This is in 2024 for Windows.

Doesn't matter whether I save the project to local storage or my home server.  After closing, then re-opening, all sequences instead of starting with, for example, "2024-", start with "20240e00."

Clips, multicam sequences, and bins all survive the process. It's just the sequence names that get changed.

Any idea what's going on here?

[Ann Bens]

Reset preferences - Premiere Help

[mattchristensen]

I've seen examples like this happening before due to third-party extensions installed that are renaming items. Check under Window > Extensions, do you have any there?

[PatchworksMedia]

Thank you! However, I have the same results after both resetting preferences and after checking Extensions. I did have PluralEyes in there, but have uninstalled it and continue to see the same after uninstall.

[PatchworksMedia]

After multiple tests renaming sequences, saving, and re-opening Premiere, it actually seems like this bug may be triggered by having a specific sequence of characters (letters and a hyphen) in the sequence name. I can elaborate separately just because it's a client-related sequence of characters and I prefer not to specify client names on forum. Anyone I should reach out to?

[Stan Jones]

> Anyone I should reach out to?

You can send a PM (private message) to Matt - or any of us helpers.

I did a test with test-xyz, and there was no effect. I wonder if you're using one of the characters that can cause issues - here's the first list I found in a search:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/adobe-media-encoder-discussions/hashtag-symbol-in-premiere-project-na...

Stan

[PatchworksMedia]

Thank you! I'll reach out. I'm not using any special characters other than a standard hyphen, which I have used just fine in countless thousands of sequence names over the years. And again, this isn't even a filename, it's just a sequence name. I am absolutely befuddled by this one.

[mattchristensen]

Hey all just to follow up here, I worked with @PatchworksMedia and we got to the bottom of things. It turns out @PatchworksMedia happened on an exact particular way to name sequences that uncovered a bug we weren't aware of. We'll have a fix in our next version.

[Incredible_hand16B8]

@mattchristensen 

This sounds like an issue that is known should be documented and communicated with users.

R.