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davisbot
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April 1, 2021
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Maintain folder structures on import

Add an option to preserve empty folder structures on import!

Often I or an assistant editor will create a folder structure in the finder with empty folders to be populated with media later on in the production workflow (i.e. Final mix stems, color files, graphics). Currently if you import empty folders or folders with only one item in them, those empty folders disappear on import and the single item that was inside them is left outside any folder. This prevents planning and proper organization, and I'm not sure what the benefit of it is? Fewer folders? But I wanted those, that's why I made them.

Just leave the folder structures as they are, don't change them. If some users want an option to "automatically remove empty folders on import" then add that, but don't make removing them the default.


Importing empty folder structures is an essential organizational tool for any medium to large scale professional production. I made this same request in May of 2018 and have never gotten a response or seen it addressed, I really I hope I do this time!

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    Gregory5F84
    Participating Frequently
    January 24, 2023
    I can't believe this is not getting more upvotes. It's driving me crazy that when I click "Import folder" on a folder with just one itme it doesn't import the folder
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      davisbot作成者
      Participating Frequently
      January 24, 2023
      Just came to request this feature and realized I already did... two and a half years ago. Has this been addressed? The ability to maintain folder structures is crucial to any larger scale television or film production.
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        Charm3D
        Participating Frequently
        January 24, 2023
        When we import a folder hierarchy only the folders with more than 1 item remain. Any folders with only one item in it, the file will be imported but the folder does not remain.
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          FeedbackCommunityMember
          Inspiring
          January 24, 2023
          Not only that, but If I have Folder B with one file inside folder A with no files, don't merge it with Folder B with files inside Folder C with no files and place it on the root tree and not import those folders! How am I supposed to find the footage I placed when I can't find it since it was "moved" (and the search function is broken as well).
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            John Palmer
            Participant
            January 24, 2023
            Including sub-folders...
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              John Palmer
              Participant
              January 24, 2023
              PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE allow us to copy folder structures from the operating system directly into Premiere.
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                FeedbackCommunityMember
                Inspiring
                January 24, 2023
                When I import a folder with subfolders in it, all of the content in the folders are missing from Premiere. This means I have to manually import each subfolder's contents. Never had this problem in Premiere before and it really kills my time management, due to the slow process of individually importing all of these files. Any chance you can fix this back to the way its always been?
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                  davisbot作成者
                  Participating Frequently
                  January 24, 2023
                  Add an option to preserve empty folder structures on import, so if you or your assistant editor has created a folder structure in the finder with empty folders to be populated with media later on in the production workflow (i.e. Final mix stems, color files, graphics), those empty folders won't disappear on import from the finder or from Media Browser.

                  This is an essential organizational tool.
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                    default4tci94m9rf1s
                    Participant
                    August 2, 2022

                    See screenshot below. I dragged over everything from the folder on the right to the project tab in premiere on the left and for some reason, some of the folders won't import. The video imports without the folder and it's ALWAYS the ones with a hyphen in it. Some with hyphens will import correctly but the ones that don't import are ALWAYS with the hyphen. The videos inside are all exactly the same type of video, 1080p, 120fps, between 10-30 seconds. 


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                    Also, screen recording is attached. Please help. Thank you.

                    Kevin-Monahan
                    Community Manager
                    Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
                    Community Manager
                    August 2, 2022

                    Hello Sir,

                    I am sorry about your issue. I've seen complaints along these lines before. Usually, it's because the clips are nested deeply into a folder structure. You indicate that punctuation marks and special symbols may be at issue. However, the complaint is usually about folder structure and not much to do with the clips' naming conventions or format. I think up to 3 levels of folders are acceptable to drag in. After that, you may need to make some adjustments. Could this be your issue? Let me know.

                     

                    Thanks,
                    Kevin

                    Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
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                    default4tci94m9rf1s
                    Participant
                    August 3, 2022

                    Hi @Kevin-Monahan ,


                    I appreciate your prompt answer but I don't think this is the answer since the folders I'm dragging in are the ones containing the videos and not parents of sub-folders with videos nested within them. The folders i'm dragging are the direct parents of the video clip(s). Let me know if you have any other ideas.

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                    lmgphx
                    Participant
                    May 27, 2022

                    I've stumbled across a frustrating import issue with the latest version of PP on my Mac and wondering if anyone else is experiencing this. When I go to import a folder of assets, it imports the assets, but ignores the folder in the project window. So if I have a folder of .jpg's/.mp4's/.wav's and I import them, my project window will show all the files but I lose the folder they were originally contained in, so now I have to create a new bin get back to where I started.

                     

                    It used to retain the folder structure until 22.4. I've tried dragging the asset folder from the finder to the project window, right clicking in the project window and selecting import, using the new import window (ugh), selecting File>Import, all give me the same results. Adobe Tech Support was no help.

                     

                    This happens on multiple Macs we use. I'm using an iMac with Big Sur 11.2.3, PPro 22.4. 

                    Am I crazy? Was this a change? Is it an OS thing and Adobe is innocent? 

                      theTallest77
                      theTallest77
                      Inspiring
                      September 26, 2022

                      Adding my experience here. Prior to the update all I had to do was set up a Footage bin in my project, then select all the cam folders in Media Browser and drag them in to that bin. Folder structure was retained. NOW, when I try to do that, nothing happens. I've also tried importing via right-click->"Import" in the project and selecting all folders from there, and nothing happens. I am FORCED to manually create bins for each cam, then go into each bin, switch over to the "Import" pane, and import the cam folder for that bin.

                        R Neil Haugen
                        R Neil Haugen
                        Legend
                        September 26, 2022

                        That's just bizarre behavior! Wow, and would bo so maddening.

                         

                        And it's something I can't replicate, nor know how to get around. Plus I can't mimic your listed process to import anything from the Import page into a specific bin.

                         

                        So this is all just very puzzling.

                         

                        I just use the "import" option by right-clicking in a project or bin, and it brings any folders with multiple items in them in as bins. Still ignores making bins if there's only one item in a folder, which is still annoying.

                         

                        Neil

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