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Open Premiere Project in Older Version - Downgrade Project Version

Community Expert ,
Oct 03, 2019 Oct 03, 2019

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Premiere Pro users sometimes want to open their project in an earlier version.

Here’s the quickest way to open your projects in an earlier version. Only 4 steps to revert the PP version.

 

This assumes you have 7-Zip installed. It’s free and awesome and why would anyone not have it! 🙂

 

Also, that you have a COPY of your project that you will be converting.

 

++++ Make a Copy of your project with a New Name in the same folder as the original ++++

 

     1) Right-Click the COPY of the project and from the 7-Zip menu select “Open Archive”

     2) In 7-Zip there is one file same name as the project – Right-Click the file and select EDIT*

     3) On the fourth line change the Version = “??” Change the number portion to “1” Save and Close

     4) 7-Zip will ask you if you want to update that file in the archive, Select <OK>

 

That’s it! When you open the project Premiere Pro will say it is from a Previous Version, and will give it a new name as usual.

 

*Of note, on step 2, the bigger your project the longer it takes to open.

 

Here’s a link to an online program which requires you to upload the file but will do the above for you.

 

 

joshcluderay.com/downgrade-premiere-project-converter

 

 

Of course you loose any new features of the later version you edited with.

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Community Expert , Nov 01, 2021 Nov 01, 2021

If using the rollback technique outlined here (or with Josh's downgrade converter) there is another way. Save your sequence as an XML file. With the sequence selected (as you would for Exporting), click FILE/Export and then 'Final Cut Pro XML' and Save.

 

Then open a NEW project in PP, keep it in the same folder as the current one, and File/Import and select the file you just saved. It should import fine. You may need to reattach some files, but maybe not also. Check it carefully just as you wou

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Community Beginner ,
Nov 28, 2022 Nov 28, 2022

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Can't believe this worked! Thank you.

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Jun 29, 2023 Jun 29, 2023

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Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023

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Thank me later.


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Not if the project is over 50 MB.

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I think I had that in the original post. Thank me later.

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