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AtlantianBorn
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February 8, 2018
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How to edit a copied/duplicated title sequence in CC 2018 without changing the original??

  • February 8, 2018
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I have been tearing my hair out trying to figure this out. I have been through many "solutions" but they all seem to apply to some previous version of CC and none of them work for me. For instance alt/dragging a sequence or a clip to a new spot on the timeline simply recreates that sequence and when I edit the new one the original is also changed. Duplicating a sequence in the project panel produces the same result. Why is it so impossible to do this, and why have i just wasted 2 hours trying to figure it out. Wish there was a button for "duplicate and editable title" or something. None of the 5 or 6 "fixes" for this have worked for me.

Could someone please please show me the definitive way to do this in CC 2018, and not in some earlier version?

To make clear... I have a title sequence that I want to copy multiple times and be able to edit each copy independently of each other , and without the original changing.  Is this possible? Please help!

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Participant
May 11, 2022

Hello all - having an identical issue with very latest version of Premiere Pro, and some imported titles from Motion Array.

 

I want to use the first video I've created (with the Motion Array titles in) as a template for a series of videos. So I want to keep the same titles, but change the copy across different videos. However changing the copy in any duplicated version of the title always seems to change it across all versions of the title - even across different premiere pro projects!

 

Alt-drag does not work, nor does duplicating in the asset folder itself. 

 

Is there a quick fix for this? It feels like there should be something easier than starting from scratch.

 

Thanks!

pauloa76045858
Participant
August 18, 2023

The way to do it is to duplicate the titling asset in the Project window (highlight, copy/paste). Then rename it, and drag that into your timeline. That asset is no longer linked to anything else and while it will start as an exact duplicate of the first one, it can be freely edited now without affect others.

Participant
March 20, 2021

For anyone still encountering this, I was able to get this working by importing the second sequence after completing the first.  When setting up to use 3 titles from the same project, I imported all 3 at the same time.  I needed to delete all but the first, complete my changes, and then import the second, complete my changes, then import the third.  It works now.

Participant
May 18, 2021

This worked for me too, after several hours of trying to figure out what the heck I was doing wrong. You have to import your first instance of the template, change the names on all sequences/titles, THEN you can import a new instance of the template. It does seem like there should be an easier way to do this...

Participant
November 13, 2020

I've just moved from FCP to PP for a project and even though it took a while to figure out the new UI, it seemed pretty easy and smooth untill I hit this dilemma! 

 

What a bomber! 

I can absolutely relate to your comment so much. I have a deadline coming up and am not able to figure this bit out. It's the most frustrating this Adobe needs to fix. FCP has a simple solution, you "compoud" the text/template and it becomes independent. PP also has the "nest" option but it doesn't help at all. 

 

I hope you have figured this out and I genuinely hope you still have some of your hair left cause I'm halfway done pulling out mine. 

PLEASE SHARE ANY SOLUTION THAT WORKED. PLEASE!

aleksandars70733844
Participant
June 8, 2020

Same idiotic problem happend to me just lost two hours.

Quite embarasing to duplicate titles 🙂

Duplicate sequnce shoul be simply duplicate with all features.

 

Participant
February 11, 2019

I had an opportunity to speak with Motion Array about this, they linked me to this video:

https://help.motionarray.com/working-with-premiere-pro-templates/adding-additional-placeholders-in-premiere-pro

It would seem that a possible workaround is to edit a title to my spec, then save it as a .prproj. After this import the title via 'File' and select 'Allow Duplicates'

So far it has been loading in separate assets, all assets subsequently to the first are not retaining the modifications I made, but it is allowing them to be modified separately.

Participant
February 11, 2019

Hi Ann,

Thanks for the response but unfortunately I'm working with nested titles. To elaborate, I have had success when working with a nest that contains the title text in the first and only nested path. I've been able to duplicate the source in the project and replace it within the nested sequence.

The title I'm working with now has a nest which contains a video and another nest. Inside the first there's a composite of the text sequence and modification layers with the same text. The text is further contained. In order to path the a new project file I would have to replace and edit the complex parts of the title which at my level is not likely to happen.

I'm hoping future iterations of PP have the ability to duplicate nested titles quickly.

Thanks,

Josh

gideond32508254
Participant
March 6, 2020

What I found to be the easiest solution:

 

1. Make changes in original project sequence.

2. Drag and drop that sequence into the project you are working on.

3. Make any other adjustments necessary in your project.

 

Hope this helps. It definitely stopped my palpitations 😄 lol

 

AtlantianBorn
Participating Frequently
February 8, 2018

I've been through every tutorial I can find and every forum comment I can find. I can not for the life of me figure this one out.

Ann Bens
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 8, 2018

Start with fresh titles not the ones already in your project.

AtlantianBorn
Participating Frequently
February 8, 2018

If I do as you say I get the same result. When I alter this "copy" of the title clip (not the sequence) the same is applied to the original. I've been at this for hours and starting to go a little crazy.

To be clear...  When you say "Alt drag one title clip (not the sequence) to a new location in the same sequence.", do you mean if I had 3 titles in the sequence and I alt/dragged one of them to another point on the timeline I could somehow alter this clip without it affecting the first one. Does not work for me at all.  I guess I am not understanding.  Feeling so foolish that I can't figure this out.

AtlantianBorn
Participating Frequently
February 8, 2018

This absolutely does not work for me. One of the many methods I've tried. Perhaps a glitch in the newest version?

Ann Bens
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 8, 2018

Alt drag one title clip (not the sequence) to a new location in the same sequence.

Open this new one in the titler and change the text.

test > test copy 01.

Repeat same action, alt drag from first title

test > test copy 02, etc.

Duplicating a sequence and editing the title will change the original also.

Ann Bens
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 8, 2018

Inspiring
February 8, 2018

One method: In the Projects panel, right click on the item you wish to duplicate, and click on duplicate. It will show up as a copy, rename it and then work on it.