When setting aside clips in the Timeline that have been modified with effects, motion settings, keyframes and/or markers, where would you like to be able to store those clips for future: the Project Window or the Timeline? Lets compare.
Organizing clips: Project Window vs Timeline
Advantages of storing clips with effects/markers/keyframes in the:
PROJECT WINDOW:
- Searchable
- Viewable in Icon view in addition to List view
- Sortable
- Easy organization through Bin/Sub-Bin hierarchies
- Access to metadata columns such as 'Video Usage', 'Audio Usage', etc.
- Can delete the original instance from the Timeline, thereby setting the 'Video/Audio Usage' metadata column values back to zero, making it easy to keep track of which modified clips have or haven't been used yet.
- Can delete the original sequence without losing any of the created subclips.
SEQUENCES:
- None of the above
The Project Window was made for storing/sorting clips, whereas the Timeline was made for editing. So why does Adobe only allow us to store modified clips in Sequences?
The solution is incredibly simple: Allow editors to Drag&Drop modified clips from the Timeline back into the Project window while preserving all modifications!
If you care about seeing Premiere Pro become all that it can be by providing the most intuitive and flexible workflow available, please join me in getting the message heard by copy/pasting the Feature Request below, or sending Adobe this request in your own words. Thank you!
*******Enhancement / FMR*********
Brief title for your desired feature: Drag&Drop Modified clips into Project Window
How would you like the feature to work?
Ability to Drag&Drop clips with effects, motion settings, keyframes and/or markers back into the Project Window from the Timeline for later use.
Why is this feature important to you?
The Project Window is far better than Sequences for storing/organizing modified clips for future use, since it is:
- Searchable
- Sortable
- Viewable in Icon and List views
- Full of helpful metadata columns such as 'Video/Audio Usage'
- Foolproof in that the original sequence can be deleted without losing any created subclips
Given these advantages, why only allow us to store modified clips in Sequences? Please fix this by allowing users to Drag&Drop clips from the Timeline to the Project Window while preserving all of their modifications (effects, keyframes, motion settings and/or markers).