Managing assets

Rename assets

All files in your project are stored on your hard disk as individual files. Only a reference to each file is added to the Project panel in Premiere Pro. Whenever you rename a clip in Premiere Pro, the original file and filename remain untouched on your hard disk.

When changing the name of your clip, the name of the source file does not reflect the change. Some users suggest entering the desired clip name in the “Description” Column instead so that the clip name and source file naming

scheme is maintained. The drawback is that the clip name is not descriptive in the Timeline panel or in the Project panel in icon view. You decide which system would be more advantageous to your workflow.

Rename a clip

You can change the name for a clip. Premiere Pro stores the clip name with the other clip properties in the project file. Changing the name of a clip does not change the filename of the source file for the clip.

Note: To automatically store the new name also in the Title field of the Dublin Core metadata schema, first link the Clip Name property. See “Link clip data to XMP metadata” on page 117.

1In the Project panel, select the clip.

2Do one of the following:

•In the Project panel, choose Clip > Rename, type the new name, and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).

•In the Project panel, click the Name field, type the new name, and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).

•In the Metadata panel, click the triangle next to Clip to show the clip properties fields. Type the new name into the Name field, and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).

The Rename command is available when you right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) a clip in the Project panel, or in a Timeline.

Rename an original source file

Quit Premiere Pro and rename the file on the desktop.

The next time you open the project, Premiere Pro asks you to locate the file.

Jump to an asset in the Project panel

1Select the Project panel.

2Type the first letter of the name of the desired clip.

Find assets in the Project panel

1 In the Project panel, select one of these options from the In menu:

All Searches all metadata.

Visible Searches only the metadata fields visible in the Project panel.

Text Transcript Searches only the Speech To Text metadata field.

2 Do one of the following:

•Place the cursor in the Find box in the Project panel.

•Select the Project panel, and press Shift+F.

3 (Optional) Click the magnifying glass icon in the Find box to see a menu listing the most recently searched terms.

Last updated 1/16/2012