Copying a Sequence using Premier Pro CC 2019

[NorfolkPete]

Hi there,

New'ish to using PP, been trying it out for a couple of weeks now. One thing that eludes me, how to copy a sequence I have made.

I understand that sequences have their own source and that simply copying one and pasting it only copying 'everything' so change a title in one will change it in another, this because they have the same source.

However I have watched various 'older' videos explaining work arounds, none using PP 2019. There surly must be a 'simple' way of copying a sequence, then changing the source without having to rebuild sequence after sequence.

I have one sequence I wish to reuse it 5 times in the same slideshow but with different titles and images.

Am I over complicating things or can't this be done?

Many thanks in advance, Pete

[NorfolkPete]

Carlos Ziade​ hi there,

Ok, getting a tad confused however...

Ok I created a new 'project' called NEW PROJECT, I then create a sequence called NEW SCENE 1.

I opened up a template called Final Sequence.

May sound simple enough however, how do I copy a single scene from Final Sequence to NEW SCENE 1?

I can't work it out. If I simply copy and paste, any changes made to NEW SCENE 1 affects the Final Sequence template which I dont want.

Many thanks again.

[NorfolkPete]

Further see here what I mean...

[Carlos Ziade]

NorfolkPete Yeah sure you will get confused when others suggest different ideas and you get out of focus.

I mentioned that you have to open 2 PROJECTS...

01. Go to file - open project and open the template project.

02. File - New Project - name it whatever you want and create your sequence

03. stack the timeline of the template project above or under the new sequence timeline

04. simply drag and drop from the template timeline to the new sequence timeline.

05. Editing anything in the sequence timeline you created in the new project WILL NOT AFFECT the template assets.

That is my suggestion. I create a lot of premiere pro templates, and mogrts

If you wanna go with MyerPj​ solution then focus on that

[Carlos Ziade · Accepted solution]

I prepared a short fast tutorial:

https://shared-assets.adobe.com/link/3d636c10-54ee-49d5-7086-be164493175e

[MyerPj]

I don't think the pancake / one-at-a-time thing is your solution Pete, you want all of it. You've got a sequence you like, copy the whole thing and replace the bits using Replace with clip from bin, etc. Did you try that yet?

[NorfolkPete]

MyerPj​ Hi there,

You know, just as your email came through I was trying exactly that.

I just hover over the Pr Project file on my desktop, right click and duplicate the whole thing, it has a new name, open it and sure....I can edit everything just great. Thank you...very obvious now I try it

One thing, what if I have two projects, and I want a few sequences from one, and a few from another. How would you suggest this?

Thanks for your patience

[MyerPj]

From the new current project you can select FILE/Import, pick the project you want to import from, when you do you get an option to import the whole thing or a sequence, pick the sequence you want and it will import along with the assets that it uses.

Play around with that...

[Carlos Ziade]

To go further with this, premiere pro templates should be well structured for an easy drag and drop process,

so if you want to add more of sequences you like, especially when nested and you might even have nests

inside other nests, as this is how templates work, you should be really careful when duplicating sequences

or using replace with bin. I suggest you contact the template creator to customize it for you, or if you can

message me and give me access to your timeline via teamviewer maybe I can help... or at least show you

one procedure and put you on the right track. Until now, we have so many suggestions and I thank all for that,

but unless we see the template structure, no perfect solution would be given...

The pancake workflow works but you have to save as many projects as you want duplicated

sequences and start dragging and dropping from one to another. (I suggested this solution because I really know

that duplicating and replacing with bins will get it more complicated especially when having nests inside nests which

I suppose happens a lot with templates). you can even try the ALT+DRAG while having the assets you want to replace

on the timeline selected, this will keep all attributes and replace assets, but what if it was a nested sequence and there

are scaling or other things applied to the nest, this will get everything corrupted. You will have to duplicate the nests,

then replace them using ALT+DRAG... in short, you will have to understand the template structure which is time consuming.

[NorfolkPete]

Carlos Ziade​ Good morning Carlos,

Firstly I really appreciate the video and your time with this, you and the others on here have been an immense help.

I have tried the other suggested methods here and the pancake method works 'perfectly' for what we need.

Sure we use nested sequences however your suggested method works perfectly for my needs. I had done exactly what you suggested in your video before seeing it, your vid further confirmed what I was doing was what you suggested.

We use a mix of purchased templates and ones we have created ourselves. The ones we purchase from Envato Market or Ramphant  tend to be slightly more complex with transitions and movement than I can create, however when I see what they do, I pull this apart, learn, copy and edit.

The issue which prompted my question on here was, we need to mix up and create unique slideshow videos, these fast moving various images about 30 second long. It was this I couldn't work out.

Your suggestion works great. I have a new Project, I open a template, move it above my new project and drag the nested sequences to my new. I have also tried opening 'another' template and adding sequences from that too.

In essence I can see, due to using 'pancake timelines', what I have in my new project, I can then add sequences from any number of templates to create a totally new project that's unique however using elements from previous work. FABULOUS!

I just need to try and keep workspace and files neat otherwise things get kind of messy.

While I appreciate what everyone has had to say, and as I am still finding my way with PP, any suggestion is great and I have tried all the above, on this instance using the pancake timeline method is great and I can imagine using this often moving forward.

To be able to see multiple timelines while you edit, drag and move about is invaluable.

Thank you again Carlos, and of course everyone for you help.

Regards, Pete

[Carlos Ziade]

no problem you are most welcome Pete, and if you have any other questions we are all here to help ...

one last thing is that if you even want to make more than one duplicate of specific sequences from the

same project, you can make as many copies of that same project (only the project file, name it project 02,

project 03 lets say) and stack all of them with your final sequence in a pancake workflow. Customizing

assets of project 02, will not make changes to the same assets in project 03 for example. With the

addition of opening multiple projects inside Premiere Pro you now have unlimited capabilities beyond

what you can imagine! I don't think copies of the same project file will take space...

good luck with your projects!

[NorfolkPete]

Hi there Carlos Ziade​

Hope you're having a nice weekend.

You know making more than one duplicate of a sequence from a main template was on my mind yesterday so trying this out now.

By the way, love the pancake method, had three timelines opened at once....makes such a difference being able to see then all.

So the scenario, I have may main template full of sequences FINAL SEQUENCE, I wish to take specific sequences from this and drag them to a new project. No issues with this, works well and as you suggested.

But what if I wish to use a sequence from the template FINAL SEQUENCE more than once on the new project?

What I did was create two sequences,

NEW SCENE 1 AND 2.

i dragged the sequence I wish to duplicate from FINAL SEQUENCE to both sequences. Then I drag the sequence from NEW SCENE 2  to NEW SCENE 1.

The result, NEW SCENE 1 has two of the sane sequence and I can change them independently.

I can then delete NEW SCENE 2.

This seems a bit of a crazy way to do this. Am I on the right track here or am I over complicating this?

Thanks again

[Carlos Ziade]

okay, dragging a sequence from one project's timeline to another project's timeline is the same

as copying and pasting the sequence with all its assets, but a stacked timelines (pancake) workflow

gives you the ability to easily and seamlessly go back and forth between many projects, dragging from

one to another, just as you are experiencing.

What I would do, instead of starting 2 sequences for no reason, just drag the sequence you want to

have more than once in your project, which is Scene 05 in your case, from the Final Sequence timeline

to the Project Panel of your new project. It's the same as duplicating the sequence from the project panel

as suggested by other professionals in this thread, the difference is with the stacked timelines you do that

seamlessly and faster. so dragging Scene 05 from the Final Sequence timeline to the Project Panel of your

new project, 5 times lets say, will create 5 duplicates of that sequence, and you can edit them independently,

so editing an asset in one duplicate will not have any effects to the others.

If you want another tutorial i can prepare a quick one

[NorfolkPete]

Morning Carlos Ziade​

Thank you for that further bit of advice.

OK, I dragged the Scene 05 to the project panel, I rename it. However because Scene 05 is nested, when I drag this to the timeline it displays 'unnested'.

So I highlight the unnested elements right click and nest. But when I do this it asks to name it, so I name it and it save it 'again' to the project panel. So I then nip to the panel and delete the one I dragged. No big deal to do this however am I over working this process?

Amazingly, as you suggested, I can alter them and they all work independently which is just what I was after

Thank you again. Pete

[Carlos Ziade]

in the upper left corner of your timeline, the first tool to the left is called 'insert and overwrite sequences as nests or clips',

toggle that on and you are good to go ...

[Carlos Ziade]

NorfolkPete​

in the upper left corner of your timeline, the first tool to the left is called 'insert and overwrite sequences as nests or clips',

toggle that on and you are good to go ...

[NorfolkPete]

Good evening Carlos Ziade​

Thank you for...

in the upper left corner of your timeline, the first tool to the left is called 'insert and overwrite sequences as nests or clips',

toggle that on and you are good to go ...

I have found this however unsure how to use or in what order or the process.

I have toggled in on in both time lines, then just one. Whenever I drag a nested sequence from the template to the project panel, then drag that to the New Project, it's still not nested?

Further thoughts when you have a moment would be great

[NorfolkPete]

Hi again Carlos Ziade​

Thank you, tried 'insert and overwrite sequences as nests or clips' and it worked just great.

Tried various ways and evenly got it to work.

FANTASTIC all round, thank you.

Been trying this on a test so far, later in week will try on a real project.

Many thanks again

Pete

[Carlos Ziade]

you are most welcome Pete!

[tony_tony]

We created an extension for easy and true duplication (copying and pasting) of sequences, and it's create unique copies of all items included the sequence with custom settings of naming.
https://aescripts.com/duplicate-it/