New Q about sequences

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Kugar13

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I posed a Q asking if sequences could be combined and thankfully everyone was very helpful.

Now to the problem that prompted that question. I had a sequence (scene 26 in my film) on a timeline. Then added new footage (but made sure scene 26 was far away from the new material) and made a rough cut of scene 54 of my film. Then I realized scene 26 was gone. I panicked and hit Ctrl-Z to back up as far as I could to see if I could find where I mad my mistake... to no avail. The computer had auto saved (every 20 min) and I could only go back so far. I figured it was a loss and moved on. Then I noticed something. There is a off-blue color bar on my timeline that is just below (or actually apart of) the area where time is listed (where the CTI is, or just above). It looks to be the same length of the scene I 'lost'. What is this? Does anyone have any clue if this is my scene 26 nested in the timeline? I am still learning how to use Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0. I'll continue to check my book and the help section. Any advice would be appreciated.

Thx
 
I'm still checking on this, but I have additional info...

The blue bar I mentioned also appears over sequences I can see/that I am currently working on. I hope this means the sequence I thought I lost is still there... I just need to figure out how to access it.

Thank you for any assistance. I've checked the adobe site, help files, my adobe book, and no luck yet.
 
Did you have scene 26 nested in its own sequence and scene 54 on another? Or were they in the same sequence? If #26 is in its own sequence then you should be able to access it on the sequence tab or in the bin itself.
 
Same sequence

Same sequence

jade8472 said:
Did you have scene 26 nested in its own sequence and scene 54 on another? Or were they in the same sequence? If #26 is in its own sequence then you should be able to access it on the sequence tab or in the bin itself.
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I moved the video clips (scene 54) from my project panel (as thumbnails) to sequence 26 (scene 26) to work on the same timeline (at the time I didn't realize you could combine timelines). I worked on on the new material and realized scene 26 was missing. I assumed I covered it with new video clips (though I thought I had given it ample room away from my new work area and I thought I was using ctrl Z to keep from covering my footage). I guess I made a mistake. I assumed 26 was gone (the computer did an auto save before I could ctrl z back enough to find the mistake). Then I noticed a blue horizontal scroll bar at the top of the timeline (just below the time indicators) where scene 26 should have been and it appears to be the same length, but without video or audio represented on the timeline below it. I am hoping it is there, but hidden? I have no clue. I'm ok with redoing the scene, but if I don't have to.... well, you know how that goes =)

Thank you for your assistance!!!
 
New info

New info

I've been researching in my book. The area I mentioned that made me believe scene 26 is still there is called the Work Area Bar. It is highlighted over a scretch of area that doesn't have a video clip/audio clip/sequence visible.
 
That's another reason to "Save As" a copy of your project from time to time. It looks like your scene is gone after Auto Save. The Project Files do not take much space so save as often as necessary. Like with any software, don't rely solely on Auto Save.
 
Yeah, I learned my lesson. I save often now and use a different save file each time I work on a new scene. There is a lot to learn, but I'm having a great time at it!!!

THX!
 
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