I don't understand opening and managing projects in Premiere anymore

[angrymexican563]

It used to be that each project was its own thing. Now when you open a project, it creates a window in your workspace while leaving all the work from your previous video in your workspace. I don't understand. Is the previously imported media and previously created sequence now in the project I just opened? If not, then why is it there? When I open a previously saved project, I want to open that project and only that project, and when I start a new project, I want a blank slate. And when I go to open a project from inside the software, I want it to close out the previous project while leaving it the exact way it was while opening the new in the exact way it was. I don't want to juggle two projects and not know what media or sequences belong to which.

[MyerPj]

Be sure to CLOSE an open project before you open a new project. A couple years ago Adobe added the ability to have multiple open projects, thats what you're seeing... Some have said the method is a bit clumsy... so, by closing the project first you can then keep with the old way... highly recommended unless you are sure you can distinguish. I think we were hoping an option would be added to stick with the old way.

[angrymexican563]

How do mean close? Because I thought a project was closed when I close the program. You mean close the project window?

[MyerPj]

No close the project: FILE/Close Project (or FILE/Close All Projects)

Then: FILE/Open Project

Since PP now allows multiple projects to be open, you can close the project then open another without having to load PP again.

[Guest]

Closing projects is explained here: https://community.adobe.com/t5/video-lounge/don-t-open-multiple-projects-at-once-premiere-2018/td-p/...

If you want to know how to disable the multi-project feature, DM me