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Naima-Naima
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July 11, 2023
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Prevent duplicates from importing premiere pro

  • July 11, 2023
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Sometimes I work on 2 projects similtaneously and they share some of the same footage. I sometimes copy a sequence from one project and paste it to the other project. Then it brings the source, even though it is already there. It gets so messy that way. Is there a way to ask PP to not import duplicates?

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Ali JaberCommunity Expert
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May 17, 2024

Be aware that you can use the command from the Edit menu: "Edit > Consolidate Duplicates" to remove multiple instances or duplicates of the same file from the project panel.

    R Neil Haugen
    R Neil Haugen
    Legend
    May 16, 2024

    I think you need to switch to Productions mode. Makes a simpler working process.

    Everyone's mileage always varies ...
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    Naima-NaimaAuthor
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    May 17, 2024

    @R Neil Haugen 

    Thanks for bringing this feature to my awareness. I didn't know it which sounds crazy considering that I have been working with PP daily for the past 3 years.
    Do all of the assests you put in production have to live on a hard drive (internal or external) or does it live on a cloud?

    R Neil Haugen
    R Neil Haugen
    Legend
    May 17, 2024

    Either or both. It's about the organization of your work into separate folder and project structures within the Production.

     

    Whether the assets are local, network, or cloud is your choice.

    Everyone's mileage always varies ...
    R Neil Haugen
    R Neil Haugen
    Legend
    May 15, 2024

    I switched to Productions a couple years back, and it's so much better. All my b-roll, sound libraries, graphic assets & such are available to any project for any client I work with. It sets up differently, but wow ... I'd never work in the ancient stand-alone project mode except to test thigns now.

     

    Premiere Pro Productions Introduction

    Using Productions in Premiere Pro

    Adobe Long-form and Episodic Best Practices Guide 


    Jarle’s blog expansion of the pdf Multicam section: Premiere Pro Multicam

     

     

    Everyone's mileage always varies ...
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    John V KnowlesCommunity Expert
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    July 13, 2023

    Yes, it's in the Preferences:

    Go the top menu, Premiere Pro>Preferences>Media.

    Deselect the option “Allow duplicate media during project import” and click “Ok”

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    Naima-NaimaAuthor
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    May 15, 2024

    @John V Knowles So I have that option deselected and even though I am working on a new project, it is still bringing a clip that is already in my project. I have all of my b-roll already imported in PP. But it is easier for me to scroll through the b-roll in finder than in PP. So I drag the clip into my timeline. But it also creates a duplicate in my Project, which is creating a whole mess. ANy other solution?

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    John V KnowlesCommunity Expert
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    May 15, 2024

    Do you mean you're dragging in the b-roll selection from the Finder?

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