how can i rename item of rootitem in premiere project and move this item to a bin by actionscript

[Guest]

I use this code in my button:

var prj:Project = Premiere.app.project;
var arr:Array = new Array();
arr[0] = "c:\abc.mp4"
prj.importFiles(arr);

Premiere project add an item named "abc.mp4" but i want display this item with name like "somethingiwant.mp4".

and then i create bin by:

prj.rootItem.createBin("tempbin");

i want move the clip into this bin.

I can not do these, help me please !!

[Bruce Bullis · Accepted solution]

First: The current PPro release (8.1, or "PPro CC 2014.") is the last that will support Flex-based panels. I recommend moving to HTML5-based panels, as soon as possible.

Second: Instead of moving the footage item into the bin AFTER importing it, you can create and target the new bin BEFORE the import.

[Sample code is ExtendScript]

var newBin = app.project.rootItem.createBin("Bin for your stuff");

newBin.select(); // target new bin for next import

importFiles(...); // import files, as before

[Guest]

thanks bbb, i will move to html5 soon but with this version i need to fix for my customer.

So how about rename the Media item in premiere, I mean: instead of right click and choose rename, how can my software do that?

plz help

[Bruce Bullis]

Here's the ExtendScript.

     var item = app.project.rootItem.children[0];

     if (item == null) {

          alert("The first item in the project needs to be footage.")

     } else {

          item.name = "Whatever you want the new name to be"; }

[Guest]

thanks you very much for quick reply, i used the code for my premiere plugin, so i use actionscript  3 , not extendscript, any advise for this situation

[Bruce Bullis]

My advice remains 'update to HTML5'.

Secondarily, ActionScript can call ExtendScript; search the web for 'CSXSInterface' and 'evalScript'

[Guest]

hi bbb_99,

Thanks for reply but at the moment we can not change to CC. So we still use CS6.

I tried Extendscript with CS6 but can not rename Clip with your command.

var item = app.project.rootItem.children[0];

      if (item == null) {

          alert("The first item in the project needs to be footage.")

     } else {

          item.name = "Whatever you want the new name to be"; }

Do you know how to change Clip metadata with extendscript? I want to change attribute "Name" instead of above.

[Bruce Bullis]

CS6 didn't support renaming project items.