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"Ingest and Trancode" functionality in Productions

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August 13, 2021
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I am looking for a way to automatically Transcode footage upon import when using Productions. In a normal premiere project, I would use the "Transcode" function in Ingest Settings. Unfortunetly those settings do not exist in Productions. Any ideas? I want to do everything in Premiere wihtout needing to go through Media Encoder first.

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Anonymous

Any updates so far. I need to ingest and transcode footage and think of switching to productions for a more robust linking workflow.. But I am not sure if it fits my needs.

R Neil Haugen

Legend

A lot of us are wanting an ingest process in Productions. For me, that's the one biggest annoying issue. And I work in a Production except when I need to not, for testing some stand-alone process or something.

The closest is adding media via the Import page to a current project, as Karl Soule recently shared on the Facebook group page. It does have some options, and I'd look at the top right to see if it can meet your needs.

Everyone's mileage always varies ...

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Adam5C21

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We use the alternative workflow and it is not the same as having it integrated in productions for the reasons given for fast pace environments that need to transcode or copy while editing. I'm not sure why this idea that it needs to be one computer matters at all. Ingest can be toggled on and off.
Also, the inability to reverse match frame is the other production killer. Editors need to know how many times a master clip has been used in all the production's project's sequences. It's built into regular projects so why wouldn't it be in productions?

R Neil Haugen

Legend

Maybe @Bruce Bullis could pop in with some assistance.

Neil

Everyone's mileage always varies ...

Kevin-Monahan

Community Manager

Good question, AG.

This one is covered in the PDF you can download from our user guide. I have a link for that here. Ingest Settings are really only for a single computer and not a group environment.

There you will find the basic instructions for how to deal with Ingest Settings, the workflow, and how to create proxies for that footage.

Can I use Ingest Settings with a Production?

Ingest settings are disabled in the Production Settings dialog because they are designed to apply to a single computer at a time. To use Ingest Settings first close your Production and create a standalone project that is saved outside of the Production folder. Set your desired Ingest Settings and import your media.

After all ingest operations have finished, save your project and close it. Open your Production and use the Add Project command to bring the project file into your Production. From there you can use the ingested clips normally.

<and you can then create proxies inside the application after they are imported by right clicking the clips and choosing Proxy > Create Proxies...>

Hope this advice helps you. Definitely check out that PDF. I learned a lot by studying that.

Regards,
Kevin

Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio

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Ask GoodieAuthor

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Hi Kevin,

I already found that PDF document but the workflow is not compatible with our newsroom environment because ingesting is never "finished". Footage always comes in late as the story develops. If we go with your suggestion of creating a project outside of the production to import and then add it to the production, then what happens when we need to import more footage that comes in late? Do I need to creat yet another project and repeat the process? If so, that is going to create a mess of micro projects.

You guys already have a great tool to solve my problem with "Ingest" that lives in adobe premiere. Is there a way to manually trigger "ingest" (with a globally set codec and file location) the same way I can manually trigger the "proxy" function?

I am trying to make this ideot proff so my reporters can focus on storytelling instead of copying settings over.

Kevin-Monahan

Community Manager

Thanks Kevin,

Let me know what the engineers say. I already submitted a request.

Great A.G., may I have a link to that feature request, please? I would like to help you advocate for a feature that would serve you best.

I did hear back. The quality engineer on the feature suggests the following option where you do not need to add the Ingest Project to the Production.

Here are the steps:

Close your production
Create a standalone project outside the production, used only for ingesting
Set the ingest settings how you like
Open the production (now both the production and standalone are open at the same time)
Import clips into the Ingest project, wait for them to finish any of the background transcoding, copying, or proxy creation
Drag or copy/paste the clips into a project in the production

You just have that project live outside the production folder and let it serve your ingest purposes. You can use the same project over and over for this and it doesn't clutter up the Production. Each editor could also choose to have their very own Ingest Project, which is an option for your team, depending on your operations there.

Let me know if this would work for you.

Regards,
Kevin

Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio

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