Transferring projects from one to another.

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Shauno

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Hi,

(Originally posted this in the wrong section, if a mod should come along, please feel free to delete it).

I have a project which I am working on in Premiere CS5.5 on OSX, however, I have recently attained a better PC and would like to know if it's possible to transfer the project from the Mac to the PC.

The PC is using Premiere Pro CS6.

Is this possible, or am I flogging a dead cat?
 
Yes - we go back and forth between Windows and Mac on Premiere Pro all the time.

There are a couple of gotchas..... mainly to do with installed fonts on titles, but generally everything works perfectly.

What you won't be able to do is send the project back from a CS6 computer to a CS5.5 because there is no way to export a 5.5 compatible project from CS6, other than the less than perfect XML route. So once it's been upgraded to a CS6 project it's not coming back.
 
Exact said:
Yes - we go back and forth between Windows and Mac on Premiere Pro all the time.

There are a couple of gotchas..... mainly to do with installed fonts on titles, but generally everything works perfectly.

What you won't be able to do is send the project back from a CS6 computer to a CS5.5 because there is no way to export a 5.5 compatible project from CS6, other than the less than perfect XML route. So once it's been upgraded to a CS6 project it's not coming back.
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So what's the best way to export the project from my OSX to PC, is it a case of finding all the individual files and stuff or is there an easier way?
 
That depends on how you have your project organised!

For us, we have a top level folder that has the current version of the project, an Assets folder (with sub folders for each assets type & cards etc), an export folder etc etc. We just transfer the entire folder structure and load the project up on the windows computer. Pr may ask for the location of a couple of files (due to path difference) but usually figures the rest out from there. When it asks where any of the render files are you can tell it to ignore all render files and you should be good to go.

If you've scattered media around your system then collecting it all up using the media manager may be worthwhile because it will relocate it all in to one folder (I don't like the way it does this so we never use it).

If you're on a network, just transfer the files that way. If you need to use an external HDD then format it to exFAT (not MaOS c or NTFS) in the Disk Utility and then both Mac & Windows will be able to read/write it.
 
Yes, my project is a bit scattered around, a bit like a teenagers room.

I've got most of the video files on an external, I'm going to transfer them to the windows PC, startup the project and see what it asks for, transfer the files on by one, just to be safe.

Hey, thanks for the help mate, I appreciate it.
 
Shauno said:
Yes, my project is a bit scattered around, a bit like a teenagers room.
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One of the very first things I teach a trainee editor is they are not allowed to import footage in to a project unless it's already in the project folder ;)

I like everything in one place so that when it comes time to archive the project I know I've got it all and I'm not going to come back in a few months/years time to a tape with incomplete media!

Good luck :)
 
Exact said:
One of the very first things I teach a trainee editor is they are not allowed to import footage in to a project unless it's already in the project folder ;)

I like everything in one place so that when it comes time to archive the project I know I've got it all and I'm not going to come back in a few months/years time to a tape with incomplete media!

Good luck :)
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I must say, this is one of the most frustrating things ever.

Adobe really is lazy at finding it's own files.
 
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