Downgrade a project from Premiere 2019 to 2017

[nmandri]

Hello,

I'm working with a colleague but he's on a 2017 version fo Premiere and I'm on a 2019 version. Any ideas how I could downgrade my project so he can work on it on his version?

I tried this method but when I wen to open the project is says there is an error. Open a New Premiere Pro Project on an Older Version[Mac]! Downgrade a Premiere Pro Project! - YouTub...

Thanks

[Jogen]

Have you tried a workflow via XML-export yet?

Simple editing should be able to be transposed correctly.

[nmandri]

Heven't. I'll try that now. Thanks

[Kevin-Monahan · Accepted solution]

Sorry about this NMandri,

Can you try an FCP XML? That's the usual way to do something like this.

Thanks,

Kevin

[Kristian Gabriel]

I usually use the method you listed above. Another method would be to export your sequence as an AAF or FINAL CUT XML. These will output your sequence versus the entire project. You may have to re-link media or re-organize a bit--but this does work well if all else fails.

[R Neil Haugen]

Here's a thread I started in the SpeedGrade forum with instructions for trying this in both Mac & PC, note, I'm on PC. It may be of use to you.

The 2017.4 version of Premiere is the "33" version in the project file, in that fourth "string" of data ... each section enclosed in < ... > being a "string". I would actually replace the current number in that with the number 33, then close.

And I just added the .prproj extension back on the file, and opened it with Premiere. When Premiere closes the file it will re-zip it anyway.

Neil

Direct Link manual Hack for PrPro 2017/SpeedGrade 2015.1