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October 10, 2012
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"This project contained a sequence that could not be opened".

  • October 10, 2012
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Hi everybody,

Well I have a big problem here, with my software Adobe Premiere Pro CS6. There is a project very important to me, on which I have been working for two monthes now... I can't open it.

Everything worked fine untill this evening. Now, when I want open it, it loads and there is a message on which is written : "This project contained a sequence that could not be opened. No sequence preview preset file or codec could be associated with this sequence type.".

I have tried the solutions proposed on http://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/kb/missing-sequence-presets.html : I disactivated and reactivated my Premiere Pro CS6, and I "re-created the Adobe Premiere Pro preferences and plug-in cache" (at the least, I pressed alt + shift during the loading screen of Premiere.. I had no sign that anything was done or changed because the software started as usually, but I suppose it's normal).

So, since it seems that there's no further solutions or ideas to resolve the problem, I want, at the least, find a way to recover the huge cutting work on which I
thoroughly strived during the whole last weeks.

According the error message, there is ONE sequence that doesn't work. It means that the great majority of my sequences are clean. How can I recover them in a way I can edit them again on Premiere ?

Thanks.

PS : sorry if there are mistakes in my words, my maternal language is french.

      Correct answer Kevin-Monahan

      Check out this FAQ: http://forums.adobe.com/message/4626663#4626663

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      Antona23283769892w
      Participant
      February 22, 2022

      This problem unproffesional. have use cs6 suite many years no issue. weeks ago open "encore" acident ask for "priemere pro" serial. Package bought many years ago is no serial. Ever since, all PP not open with crap error.

      Not use "creative cloud" adobe keep track of everything. I not buy software again I pirate before buy for this sollution. 

      Am too old for deal with greed business i pirate before change settings. I buy cs6 when everyone adobe still suck thumbs of mama

      Yes, change in notepad work but do same for 1,000's pp files? no.

      Disconnect internet instal pirate be ok forever.

       

      I pay outrage price cs6 suite yea ago now is give issues?

      Now i get pirate boat version not care.

       

      you are not boss ADOBE system i pay you is mean I am boss

      Is no fix? 

      Too bad.

      I not pay again

      Sorry ADOBE. is what you deserve.

       

       

       

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      gringo169
      Participant
      August 18, 2016

      This worked perfectly for me in under 1 minute:

      this project contained a sequence that could not be opened no sequence preview preset file or codec - YouTube

      Floortje69
      Floortje69
      Participating Frequently
      September 17, 2015

      It's a VERY annoying problem and after I fixed it it comes back again and again.

      If there's no proper solution for this I'm going to mister Avid. Really really annoying. I pay for this product, I should not have to work around this problem, I want the program to always work correctly!!!!

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        goji1986
        Participant
        September 3, 2015

        I am having a similar problem, and no workaround posted here has worked. I think I have narrowed the problem down to when I try to "Merge Clips". I used an external recorder to capture better quality audio than my onboard camera mic and now I'm trying to put all the files together. Before I started merging, I could close and reopen my file just fine. After I started, though, the issue resurfaced and I've been pulling my hair out. Any help would be greatly appreciated. (And I will reiterate, I have read through this thread and tried EVERY. SINGLE. WORKAROUND)

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          gayan deshapriya
          Participant
          August 12, 2015

          Try this

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deF_rIam_tE

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          leaveitoutmate
          Participant
          May 1, 2015

          I had this very issue; "This project contained a sequence that could not be opened. No sequence preview preset file or codec could be associated with this sequence type.".

          Scary stuff! Being a Windows user, I realised I hadn't installed Quicktime, this being the 'sequence preview preset codec'.

          Make sure you have Quicktime installed and updated.

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          arunm80227574
          Participant
          April 21, 2015

          I had a similar problem just now, but choosing the latest update from Creative Cloud fixed it.

          BMcCarty
          BMcCarty
          Known Participant
          February 21, 2015

          I just experienced the same issue last night on my Windows 8.1 machine running CC2014, and it turned out to be an issue with Adobe licensing. This is related to the problem of being prompted for your login every time you start an Adobe app, and can be caused by connecting a USB device.

          I have no idea why Premiere displays such an off-the-mark error message in response to a licensing problem, but that's a separate issue.

          In my case, deleting the entire  C:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\Local\Adobe\OOBE folder fixed the problem. I then had to log in to the CC desktop and CC online, and that restored all of my application statuses and licensing. Please note that the "AppData" folder is normally hidden on Windows systems, so be sure you change your Windows view settings to show hidden files and folders:


          There's also an entire thread on being constantly prompted for your credentials, which is frequently at the root of the Premiere pro "Project contained a sequence that could not be opened" error message.

          Creative cloud applications keep asking me to login every time I launch an application

          PLEASE NOTE - The instructions provided by an Adobe rep in thread above, which I also link to below, do not work. I'm including them to save people the time and frustration of futilely following them though.

          You are no longer signed into your Creative Cloud applications

          • The problem in my case does seem to have been the result of opening a Premiere Pro CC project from a newly attached USB hard drive, so that much is accurate.
          • However, Solution one in the instructions above, which is to delete the opm.db file, did not work.
          • Solution two, which calls for updating to the latest version of Creative Cloud application wasn't relevant, because I am already running the latest version
          • Solution three is completely invalid, because the instructions' link the IMSLIBReplacer.exe file returns a "Sorry this page is not available" error.
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            dsfrssf
            Participant
            August 23, 2016

            WOW! I cant believe that worked!!!! Thanks!!

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            Anonymous
            May 19, 2014

            I got this error right after I was forced to sign in again.

            I signed out of my Adobe Creative cloud in the app manager  (as this happened right after I was prompted to sign in), then opened premiere and signed in when I was prompted my Premiere. Didn't have the problem again. I hope this happens for everyone else.

              milesdommisse
              milesdommisse
              Participant
              February 29, 2016

              Signing out and signing back in again solved the problem for me in Premiere CC 2015 ("This project contained a sequence that could not be opened...")

              Thank you very much for your helpful suggestion, it saved me a lot of time and frustration!

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              Mathias1971
              Participant
              March 1, 2014

              I had the same problem with Premiere CC opening a very large Project file. The following solution fixed my problem as well:

              http://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/kb/missing-sequence-presets.html

              I simply signed out under Premiere > Help and signed back in. After that I was able to open the project again.

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              CENTRALFCP
              Participant
              April 4, 2014

              Why adobe premiere developers don't fix this problem???

              Tons of super cool features, effects etc and a simple problem they can’t fix... I don't get it!!!

              Is any Premiere developer in this forum???

              I almost lost a 1 week of editing (10 projects) because of this problem. All my projects are in an external HD that I use to work from home to office. I finished editing all the videos at HOME and when I took them to the office to show the client, NONE, NONE, NONE of the files could be opened in the office’s Premiere (home/office = CS6 v.6.0.5).
              After researching, tried all the options above, editing the .prproj as xml in Dreamweaver, nocking my head against the keyboard and spending 3 days figuring out what happened to the files and why it couldn’t be opened in another machine AND NOW in my original computer at home some of the files couldn’t open as well…..  arrrgghhh!

              Well let’s go to what really matters

              My solution:

              1- Create a NEW PROJECT and save it in the same folder you have your project with the problem (DO NOT OVERWRITE  your original file, save it with a different name you will need to import it in the end).

              NOW here is the TRICK --- >

              2- Create a NEW SEQUENCE

              2.1- Click on ANY of the presets you like

              2.2- Now click on the tab SETTINGS

              2.3- In the 1st option = Editing Mode  -- > CHANGE it to --- > CUSTOM (DO NOT USE ANY of the Adobe presets)

              2.4- Set the other parameters as you like

              2.5- In VIDEO PREVIEW (for PC) I use Microsoft AVI -- > dv24p advanced…  MAC probably use QuickTime.

              2.6- ****** CLICK -- > SAVE PRESET -- >  use any name you like.

              2.7- SELECT your new custom preset and double click on it.

              3- IMPORT the original file using the option -- >  IMPORT SELECT SEQUENCE --> Select ONLY the editing sequence…

              3.1- now double click the IMPORT sequence.

              3.2- click on the timeline, select all your project (ctrl+a) and copy it (ctrl+c)

              3.3- double click the NEW sequence

              3.4- the new sequence should be EMPTY (no video/audios). Now paste it (ctrl+v)

              3.4- DELETE the old sequence you imported (JUST the old imported sequence, keep all the linked files)

              4- Save it

              It worked for all my files in Premiere Pro CS6 and I also tried on Premiere Pro CC and all opened perfectly…

              I hope it helps you !!

              Fabio - washingmachinelab.com

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                Kthecaptain
                Participant
                April 16, 2014

                Thank you!!!

                Had this problem going from a mac to a pc, your workaround was great!

                My sequence was all there, just the footage was offline.

                All I had to do was locate the footage and delete the old sequence, otherwise I would get the same error.

                Thanks again!

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