Where to store my 'B-roll'

[trevorj15948897]

Hi, please forgive my rookie question (if you can) as I only got Pro a couple of days ago. I wondered where I can store my B-roll, ie footage that is not yet assigned to any particular project? Would like to just save general video for future use, rather than have to assign it to a project immediately. Is there a general store video? Thanks.
Trevor

[trevorj15948897]

Amend: "Place to store video" rather than "general store video", which sounds like Blockbuster...

[Peru Bob]

Your media is not stored in the projects.  The Project file is just a database that points to the actual footage.

You store your media wherever you choose to keep it.

[R Neil Haugen · Accepted solution]

Each project in normal "stand-alone" use of Premiere is a separte thing, not connected to other projects. So it doesn't have a database setup of media or assets to grab & reuse.

Their Productions mode is different ... and even though I'm a one-man shop, I work nearly totally in Productions. It is very different, but very efficient.

You make a New Production with Premiere's opening options. Then from the Production panel, you create several folders ... I have top level folders for different major types of work, clients, and assets.

Premiere actually makes a folder system on-disc of this, btw. And then within those folders make folders for individual projects, and within those folders, make projects.

So my b-roll and audio assets and templated sequences and such are available all the time for a quick drag/drop to use in a different project.

Neil

[trevorj15948897]

Thanks Neil, that's very useful. I will do exactly that. Thank you.