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memoakten
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August 27, 2024
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Replace edi twith clips with another sequence

  • August 27, 2024
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I have a long video of a single long raw take, which I have put in a sequence and applied some effects / cleanup. This is Sequence A.

 

I have another sequence (Sequence Final) which is an edit of Sequence A. I.e. there are hundreds of short clips on the timeline which are all referencing Sequence A.

 

I then make a copy of Sequence A, make some changes to the effects, and that is now Sequence B.

 

In my edit (Sequence Final) I would like to replace a lot of the clips to reference Sequence B. 

 

When I select the clips on my timeline, and select 'Replace with Clip', it messes up the in/out points of the clips whether I use From Bin, From Source Monitor, or From Source Monitor Match Frame.

 

How can I replace all of the selected clips with another sequence, maintaining in/out, speed, and all effects? In aftereffects this is as simple as a CTRL+ALT+/. But I can't figure out something so basic in Premiere. 

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PaulMurphyCommunity Expert
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August 27, 2024

To replace edits with another sequence, you have a couple of options:

Replace Clips One by One:

  1. Hold down Shift + Option (Mac) or Shift + Alt (Windows) and drag Sequence B onto each Sequence A clip in Sequence Final.
  2. This will replace the clip while keeping the same in and out points intact.

Replace All Clips at Once:

  1. Go to Window > Media Browser and navigate to your project.
  2. Click on the project and wait for it to dynamically link.
  3. Scroll to Sequence Final, right-click, and choose Import.
  4. This will import a new copy of Sequence Final that references a new copy of Sequence A.
  5. Rename Sequence A to Sequence B and add your Sequence B clips to this sequence.
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memoaktenAuthor
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August 28, 2024

Hi Paul, thank you so much for the suggestions. I tried both approaches, and didn't have any luck with either.

 

You can see my trying the first approach here. I do have Shift+Alt while I'm dragging SeqB onto the clips in my final sequence. Interestingly, even if I Shift+Alt drag SeqA onto itself in the final sequence the in/out breaks.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17sEfsYJFBxeStk1Ze1WNvPxGCJIyVE8U/view?usp=sharing

 

Regarding the second approach, there was no dynamic linking. I went to my project in the media browser and it didn't dynamically link. It just opened the project. Btw I would like to replace some of the clips, not all. So I'm not sure if the second approach would work? (I'd like to replace some clips with RED, some with GREEN, others with BLUE etc.)

Ann Bens
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Ann BensCommunity Expert
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August 28, 2024

Perhaps the green circle and white plus is a Mac thing? I've waited for ages and I never see that. It just doesn't work. If I don't press Shift + Alt, it does different things, doesn't replace the clip but places the new footage as a new clip etc. I've tried all combos of Shift Alt and Ctrl. Shift + Alt only replaces the clip without affecting anything around it, but doesn't keep in/out points. Current latest version of Premiere from Creative CLoud. 

 

The Multi-camera approach worked perfectly though, thanks!

 

 


I use Replace clip from source monitor match frame to keep everything in place.

 

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