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May 13, 2025
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Video headers allow 'invalid' characters in names; audio headers do not

  • May 13, 2025
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Issue: When renaming video and audio tracks, I discovered that several characters are considered "invalid" to use in a track name, per a warning dialog box. However, the warning is triggered only for audio tracks, not video tracks. So I'm left wondering what kind of problem this is:

  • Can these invalid characters cause errors down the road if they're inadvertently used in (video) track names?
  • Was this an issue in earlier versions of Pr and is now obsolete, and the triger needs to be removed for audio tracks?

 

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Right-click in a track header (expanded or tall track heights) and choose Rename. 
  2. Type in a new name that includes \ / : * ? " < > | and press Enter/Return.

 

Expected result: Video track renaming triggers the samewarning as audio track renaming when using any of these invalid characters. 

Actual result: Video track renaming does not trigger any warning, while audio track renaming does. 

Premiere Pro version: 25.2.3 (Build 4)

Operating system: macOS 15.4.1

 

Comparative information: This is reproducible in existing projects and new ones.

 

Screen shots below show a video track name successfully containing a "?" in the name and my attempt to do the same in an audio track—and the subsequent warning dialog box that was triggered as a result.

[title edited by mod for clarity]

1 reply

Stan Jones
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Community Expert
May 13, 2025

Upvoted. I replicated in the Beta: Win 10 PR 25.4.0.10.

 

Stan