Text-based editing reseting clips to starting frame after any changes in files location

[Benjamin27341974acqq]

As the title says, whenever i use text-editing in a project, i cant change any files, or move the project folder, or work on any other computer, as any changes in the original files location reset every clip in the text-edited secuence to the begining of the original file, making the project useless. Also, the transcription changes, so the clips are still linked to the text, only that the previous edition has been lost.

[BetaTesting editor]

this is a MAJOR flaw in the current premiere beta, I've found that if you have to relink your footage (swap drives, or for whatever reason) after starting premiere and being prompted with the offline files relink process, EACH TIME a clip or audio snip is in a sequence, that instance of the media starts at 0. So if you have a selects reel with 50 cuts from 1 clip, each of those 50 cuts starts at the first frame. This applies only to clips that have been relinked from being offline. For example, i have a timeline of interview selects, the audio had to be relinked, but the video did not. So the video is still the right selects, but now all the audio for each of those selects for the interview starts at 0. This makes the beta entirely unusable until fixed. 

[Justin298884949npn]

Doing a two camera interview edit. Did cuts to remove silence for client preview. On re-opening the project, all the sequences now have a massive problem. Every edit has reverted to the very beginning of the clip. 15 years, never seen this before. Help!!

[ItsJustRich]

Ive got the same issue, absoloute S**t show at the moment. 

Clear all media cache files (hold command on mac when opening to get the dialog box), see if that helps, if not after that try and revert to an autosave or backup.

[Justin298884949npn]

are you using proxies? wondering if that's the glitch in the machine somehow?

[ItsJustRich]

No proxies no

[stevenw46062488]

I recently started using the text-based editing feature. When I opened the project on another computer all the in points on every clip are set to the beginning ub the sequence. I have tested this on Macbook Pro and a Mac Studio. Somewhere along the way it appears to have lost timecode information for the edit points made in the text-based workflow. I can see the sequence, but source clips link to the beginning of every clip. Has anyone encountered this or found a solution? I have various timelines that are unusable right now.

Thanks!

[AnTyto]

I have been working in this way for many years and this is the first time it has happened.

My way of working is to edit on a pc with the proxies and then pass it on to another pc to relink the original raws and then export, so that another person is in charge of reviewing my work and leaving it exporting.

Question is that this weekend it began to happen to me that when relinking the projects, each cut made in the file within the sequence, readjusts its position at the beginning in the following way

this is the finished work

Y así al pasarlo al otro pc

Please I need an urgent solution, thank you.

[MyerPj]

Perhaps the project was relinked to the wrong folder, but it had similar filenames Cam001, Cam002, Cam003, etc. All those clips in the relinked are starting at the very heads of the clips.

[AnTyto]

Thanks for answering, obviously the files are in another folder, but they are the correct ones, that's not the problem, it's more specific, I repeat, I've been working with the same methodology for years

[Sami Succar]

There are several factors that can cause this.

Sometimes, this happens when the proxies are created with a different frame rate than the originals. Sometimes, with auto relink, some files might have the same name and Premiere links to the wrong files.

Reveal C053 in explorer (or finder) from both projects and compare the files.

[AnTyto]

thanks for your answer, unfortunately that is not the problem, they are exactly the same files, and it only happens when I create projects from my premiere, if I create it on another pc it doesn't happen.

Any information that can clarify to find a solution I am willing to give it, but I don't know exactly what else to clarify

[Sami Succar]

Can you send me a project with only one timeline and one clip from your PC? Also share the proxy and the raw of the clip in question. Let's try to troubleshoot this thing.

[AnTyto]

Of course, look, I'm sharing the project in question, because with simple cuts I don't think it happens, I can't find from what point it happens but I leave the project here for you to see

https://mab.to/t/GrFlLtE0gQI/us2

[AnTyto]

If you link those files, what I mentioned above should happen, even if I unlink the file and link the same file again on my PC, the same thing happens, it is very, very strange

[Sami Succar]

Ok, so I'm not really sure what's wrong with your project. I was able to replicate the same error you're talking about. The only way that it linked correctly is when I exported the timeline as XML, I put the xml and the video files in the same folder, then I imported the XML, and it worked correctly.

Here's the project with the video track linked correctly, I'm not sure it would help since the same error can happen again.

In short: Export as XML > Put the XML and videos in same location > Import XML, that should do it.

[AnTyto]

I checked there and if the file you sent me was also linked correctly, could you tell me what you did with a little more detail? because I think I didn't understand, and is there a way to do that from my original edit?

[AnTyto]

Done, I was able to reproduce what you did and if it solves the problem, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, you saved my life, if it occurs to you why it is the problem, I would appreciate the explanation so I can find a definitive solution but this saves me too much

[Sami Succar]

Yeah, I would like to know too, I hate it when I don't understand these "digital ghosts". I'll keep you posted if I think of something.

[2022 - Agneya29929151epes]

Hello, I am having the same issue. This is extremely irritating, I'm not even using the beta version of premiere. Please let me know if you have found a solution to this. 

[Stan Jones]

@Kevin-Monahan This is the third or so report I've seen where some type of relinking results in edits adjusting to the beginning of the clip. This current thread involves proxies. Another did not, but involved syncing video and audio clips and editing with the new Text-based workflow. Not sure if this is on the radar yet.

@Sami Succar Great job helping @AnTyto with what could be a devastating problem.

All, this new bugs forum has a box in the top left of the original post. That is the "Upvote" box. Don't forget to upvote it! Upvoting individual responses does not add to that box.

Stan

[Peter_McC]

Having used the text based editing approach on My Windows laptop I opened the same project on my Mac and found that the clips do not start and end at the same edit points as on windows. Instead of starting at the in point from the Windows version they start at the beginning of the clip, which means that the timeline edit is useless. 

Premiere Pro 23.4.0 Build 56 on both Mac and Windows

Mac Ventura 13.3.1

Windows 11 Pro 22H2 OS Build 22621170

[BetaTesting editor]

I have found absolutely no fix for this. The only solution is a logistical one, save a lot, if it wants to relink anything then just close without saving and make sure your filepaths and drives are all correct before reopening. I did find relinking in non-beta worked and then you could re-open in beta. 

I have not seen this be an issue in the regular version.

[Stan Jones]

This appears to be related to the relinking process. See these threads for two workarounds:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-bugs/i-have-a-problem-relinking-projects-on-another-pc/i...

https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-beta-discussions/text-panel-enhancements-part-2-assemble...

Do either of them work for you?

The first link is a bug report, like yours, that you should upvote - click the box in the top left by the original post.

Stan

[Stan Jones]

See this post:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-bugs/text-based-edits-not-compatible-between-windows-and...

Stan

[Benjamin27341974acqq]

Thanks for answering. Yes, the XML method works but it introduces a complication in the workflow i have with the other editors at work, so as long as the problem with text-based editing is not fixed i cant use the function, despite that fact, i really like the update and it benefits my editing. Hope it gets fixed soon.