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Can't create a new project

Forum|Forum|3 years ago
May 25, 2022
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Whatever Adobe did in the latest update, it seems impossible to simply create a blank new project. I don't understand why it forces the user to "SELECT MEDIA TO CREATE NEW PROJECT". It could be a helpful feature for novice users but I'm trying create a project so I can simply copy a sequence over so I can try to media manage - because Premiere Pro PROJECT MANAGEMENT feature is a perenial fallace - and I'm simply unable to do it.

Why, Adobe? Why???

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Scott.C.

Inspiring

I still loath the new Import page. I would love if they just let you open a blank project on start like After Effects does so I never have to see it again.

They somehow made something laggier and less performant than Media Browser or File Explorer and that is an accomplishment in and of itself. The UI feels like its made for a tablet or something I don't understand any of the choices. The whole click to select, double click to enter folder is a real headscratcher. Whenever I go back and try to use the Import page I accidentally select a root folder premiere will often crash becasue its trying to parse 15TB of media, because I didn't double click quite fast enough. Yes some user error, but its a terrible design overall.

They really need to get rid of that click to select and make it so you have to check the box to select or something, that would be a start. Also there is basically no nav tree so its a chore to navigate you have to breadcrumb your way in and out of folders. Why can't anyone else do column nav like finder does? Not sorting file lists so that folders are always at the top is also another pet peeve of mine. No way to show or hide metadata columns or sort by anything other than "file name" or "creation date." Its just not a real tool yet.

Its baffling to me that Adobe thought this page was worthy of an entire dedicated tab next to edit and export. It's not ready for showtime. Import should just open a full screen media browser or file explorer instead of this backwards mess.

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George5now

New Participant

I quite agree. I get the last project when I ask for a blank project. Who on Earth decided to incorporate this stupid confusing addition to Premiere. Stop it now before I go crazy.

R Neil Haugen

Brainiac

Do you launch Premiere from the desktop icon, or by launching a project file? I'm wondering if that can be an issue.

And if you already have a project open, the "Import" page seems built with the assumption you are adding to the open project. It's probably the fastest way to add things like spanned clips into Premiere right now.

So ... you must close an open project, before creating a new one. Which is not obvious, and that should be obvious. As in maybe even a pop-up "do you want a new project or to add assets to the current project?"

Everyone's mileage always varies ...

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George5now

New Participant

I managed to find a way. I switched off the 'Open last project' option. Then I could either load the project of choice or create a new project. 'Create new project' with a project open (that is with the 'Load last project' option set and the previous scene loaded) just asked for materials for the project and kept the old one alive, with no change to the file name. It was nerve wracking at times as the previous project had to be erased manually, the new material added and saved with a new name. That was too much. I almost erased a complex file I had been working on for several days. The slightly slower option of not loading the previous file is how I'll do things from now on.

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metallums18

Known Participant

This was a ridiculous change. I'm stuck with greyed out create button now as well.

I can't fathom what goes on in Adobe meeting rooms to drum up some of these changes to the interface and workflow. I really can't. I can see one person coming up with odd new ideas, but I can't see a second person agreeing this was a great idea to progress with the change.

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metallums18

Known Participant

Oh to be a fly on the wall when these decisions were made.

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Scott.C.

Inspiring

The import page is a known hot mess. Same with the export page. I ofen try to keep a blank project in my recents on the premiere home page, open that and save as. Digital Rebellion makes some free software out there that can make blank projects. You could always laucnh that and then import media. Not ideal, but whatever it takes to avoid that import page.

Based on Adobe's marketing this was made for people doing social content, but the old guard has complained for a year without Adobe reversing course. I wish they would just keep these features in Rush....

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carol27799369xva6

New Participant

I've had to open an old blank project all year because the create button is never enabled no matter what setting I use. I hope this gets resolved soon.

R Neil Haugen

Brainiac

This would be something in your system or the way you're handling things. I've worked with several individuals and always been able to get them working. And I'd be happy to work with you on this also.

It's been several silly little things that are easily missed but .. 'fatal' ... if not handled correctly.

Neil

Everyone's mileage always varies ...

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defaultfu3vg97xelr2

New Participant

No. See the above solution. The steps you keep describing do not work for people with the problem and fix outlined above, so no point in repeating it. It has nothing to do with restarting the app. Nothing to do with clearing cache. SEE ABOVE SOLUTION, but it's still a stupid design and you still have to select some random media to start. So we're talking an extra 5 minutes to start a project at best, or in my case getting to this solution, an extra hour gone, and for no logical reason.

heytekro

New Participant

The same problem, I just reopen Premiere 3x before the Create button is activated.

R Neil Haugen

Brainiac

Have you dumped the cache? Or perhaps trying the ol' "trash preferences" on startup. Definitely odd and unusual behavior there.

Neil

Everyone's mileage always varies ...

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StephV303

New Participant

I think I just restarted it a few times, or maybe even restarted my
computer, and it worked.

Thanks.

n3tworth

New Participant

It definitely is the most illogical thing Adobe can do. Why add EXTRA steps??? Not useful at all and VERY frustrating!

When I click ONCE on a folder, I have found that it selects everything in that folder and greys out the CREATE button. So just be careful only to select the media and not the entire folder while browsing through the folders. You'll see a highlighted blue icon at the bottom that says the number of files/folders you've selected if you make this mistake.

Not the slightest bit intuitive, Adobe but here we are 😒

R Neil Haugen

Brainiac

Which project start process do you want to use? You do have a choice here.

If you import directly from the new project/Import "page", then you get a "flat-folder" import. It's great for say TV newsrooms & such, but IS NOT INTENDED for most users to use.

If you want the typical project folder with bins, then do NOT import via that import page.

Type a Project Name, select a location, do NOT select any media, click Create.

You get the new project opened just as before, without ANY additional steps. And import via Project panel or MediaBrowser panel as you always have.

Neil

Everyone's mileage always varies ...

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jsowers897

New Participant

You have to quit and restart Premiere a few times before it will work, it's the MOST ANNOYING new feature I have ever seen. Just open up a blank project, thanks!

R Neil Haugen

Brainiac

Yea, there's parts of it that are annoying.

But ... as long as the first time, you make sure no 'media' is selected in the middle section of the New Project dialog (Import page ... ) ... and no options are selected/blue in the right-side section ... then you have the old behavior.

Shouldn't need to relaunch at all.

Type a Name.

Select a Location.

Click "Create" ... and you get the new project opened like before.

Build it by importing assets and building bins as you always have from the Project panel and the MediaBrowser panel.

Neil

Everyone's mileage always varies ...

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StephV303

New Participant

I've just encountered the exact same problem. Clicked on "New Project", then, on the following screen, the "Create" button was grey... but I was doing the same thing as I always do. There is a bug. Had to restart Premier for the "Create" button to appear in blue, as it should.

R Neil Haugen

Brainiac

Do exactly what you did with the previous 'new project' dialog.

Type a "name" in the name field. Set a location for the project file in the drop-down for Location.

Click "create" ... that's it. Period.

Exactly what you've always done.

Just make sure nothing is starred/selected in that middle panel or blue/selected in the right panel.

Neil

Everyone's mileage always varies ...

marcosh13Author

Participating Frequently

Thank you for your response but that doesn't work. I followed those steps, just as I had done in the past. When I go to FILE > NEW PROJECT, it takes me to a new tab (improperly) named IMPORT. There, I type the project name I want to create, find the folder where I want to save, but the CREATE button, on the bottom of the page is greyed out.

Marcos H.

R Neil Haugen

Brainiac

Make sure nothing is 'starred' (selected) in the middle section of file locations, nor blue (selected) in the options of the right side panel.

Those are sticky, so once you've deselected anything they set as selected on installation, you never have to deal with it again.

And then typing a name, setting a location activates the blue Create button.

Neil

Everyone's mileage always varies ...

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