Premiere changes the clip name upon import

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October 7, 2022
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I have footage that wasnt shot on a camera per se. It's footage from a major tv network that is being sent to me from an archive where they store clips. Clips that were once filmed on broadcast sideline cameras during a game many many years. They are MXF files. they have one name on the finder level and then you drag them into premiere without using media browser and the name changes dramatically upon import. I don't want to copy and paste the file names here to show you the difference because it contains peoples names and other information that I'd like to keep generic. I googled this issue and have not found many people talking about it. (i found 1 post on adobe forums that talked about canon cameras and changing the name of a file from 01 to 02 but that isnt a solution). Anyone know if this has to do with some kind of premiere preferences that I can turn off to stop it from renaming clips? I have a feeling this has to do with metadata.

Premiere: Version 22.6.2 (build 2) aka Premiere Pro 2022

Computer: MacOS Monterey Version 12.6

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Correct answer rachelcenter

Based on the second test file you sent (thanks!), PPro is using the contents of the MXF's Package Name as the name of its representative project item. I don't know of a way to keep it from doing so.

the only work around i've discovered is right click on "frame rate" column to bring up "metadata displays", and then checkmark "media file name". and that displays it correctly (as opposed to the "name" column that displays it as something entirely different then what its called on the finder level)
March 2023 Bruce Bullis said its unlikely Premiere will fix this in the future. "PPro will continue to use the Package Name as the project item Name."

Warren Heaton

Community Expert

Have you tried copying and pasting the filename from the Finder to the Name text filed under Clip in the Metadata tab?

In this screenshot, the Metadata is setting the Clip Name to "Bee" instead of the Filename.

In this screenshot, the filename is restored by copying and pasting it from the Finder to the Name text field.

rachelcenterAuthor

Legend

no i havent tried that bc if im changing it meta data, i could just change the file name in premiere altogether, doesnt change how premiere is renaming it upon import and thats what needs to be fixed. the issue is that the amount of mxf's coming in is so abudent that its not a good use of my time to go into each individual file and change the name. i need to click some kind of preference in premiere to stop the name changing on all files.

Bruce Bullis

Legend

No one is asking you to change the name of every file, and PPro is not changing the names of any files on disk.

The behavior you want may already be available to you, if you import those same assets via Media Browser.

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Michael Grenadier

Legend

So does the name change when you use Media Browser? And please give us an example of the original file name and the clip name in Premiere as Ann suggested. And when you right click on the clip in the project, and choose reveal clip in finder does it find the source clip? And if you right click on the clip in the project and choose "properties" it should reveal path of the file...

MXF files seem to be causing problems here and there... I was getting strange flashing when playing certain mxf files within Premiere, She suggested changing the extension of the file from .mxf to .mpg. Might be worth a shot. If you have a ton of files, there are some freeware solutions to batch rename files... and it's possible Adobe Bridge also does it.

rachelcenterAuthor

Legend

"And when you right click on the clip in the project, and choose reveal clip in finder does it find the source clip?" yes

"And if you right click on the clip in the project and choose "properties" it should reveal path of the file.." properties shows the name of the file on the finder level. the name on the finder level and the name in the properties box are the same. but the clip name itself in the bin differs from what is shown on finder level and in properties box.

i will not reveal the clip name. too much sensitive information. all you need to know is that the original file name on finder level is something like this SOMEONESNAME___18_02_13_03.MXF but in the project Premiere shows the file name as NAME V NAME REEL 2 OF 4 09/08/2002 SD ARCHIVE - MORE INFO I CANT LIST.MXF

changing extension/file type will not rectify this issue as some of the mxf files come in fine without being renamed.