Consolidating projects is very hit and miss. There should be a way of working through the clips so that it doesn't copy the entire source file by default when it hits an issue that means it cannot consolidate.

e.g. When source codec is not one that it can trim - offer us the choice to transcode those clips to a format it can trime.

Similarly if identical source clips have been given different audio configurations (e.g. 3x stereo vs 6x mono) shouldn't result in whole clip being copied... let me know as part of the dialogue.

Ideally I'd like to be able to 'find' a bunch of clips in the timeline (e.g. Description = 'consolidate me') and be able to consolidate/transcode from there.

As it is I'm just about to round trip a section through Resolve or Avid to get some media management done

My old laptop was replaced in 2020 with a new one. I work for the federal government, so it is a standard Dell Precision 7740, 64GB RAM, with Intel UHD Graphics 630, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000. I work regularly with Adobe Premiere Pro. This particular laptop has been terrible, so when I started having trouble with Premiere Pro, I naturally assumed it was my laptop that was the problem. But having visited some of the online Adobe chats, and having spent a couple of hours troubleshooting with our IT helpdesk, I am sure it is not my computer, but the Premiere program itself.

The trouble started with a particular project file. The original file was fine. I copied it and began making substantial adjustments with new footage. As I worked, the program suddenly froze, the fan on my laptop began screaming, and I could do nothing. In the Task manager, I saw CPU use increase to 30-50%; and Memory shot up to 99%. If I walk away for 15 or 20 minutes, the program unseizes; but I am often unable to continue working, as it may seize immediately and repeatedly.

I see this has been an issue for over a year now. What is the solution?

We also have a problem here with reassociating master clips
In our case an external editor has edited a sequence outside of our production in Final Cut Pro X. Hes's given us an XML (converted with XtoCC). I've tried several ways to tie this edit into my production:

1 - Create a new projekt in my production

- import XML and leave all footage offline

- reassociate clips in timeline to Masterclips which is in a seperate footage project inside of our production

2 - Create a new projekt in my production

- import XML and link footage to local footage

- reassociate clips in timeline to Masterclips which is in a seperate footage project inside of our production

3 - Create a new projekt in my production

- import XML and link footage to local footage

- copy sequence to a new project in our production

- reassociate clips in timeline to Masterclips which is in a seperate footage project inside of our production

4 - Create a new standalone projekt OUTSIDE of my production

- import XML and leave all footage offline / link all footage

- Add that project into my production

- copy the sequence to a new project in my production

- reassociate clips in timeline to Masterclips which is in a seperate footage project inside of our production

The clips always refer to the master clips in the imported project, not my footage project. If I move the import project to the Trash before reassociating I get the error message "The project with this media can't be found" as soon as I try to reveal a clip in the project.

The Editor has used the same Files as we have here. I was wondering if it had anything to do with XMP Metadata. So I did everything again, deleting my footage project and re importing one time with XMP and one time without. Still no luck! It just wouldnt reassociate in both cases.

Reassociate worked well though when adding a local project from which we needed a sequence that was edited before we switched to productions.

It would be really helpfull if there was feedback as to which clips did get reassociated and which didn't, also with a reason why id didn't get reassociated. Now it's like fishing in the complete dark.

Thanks

Andy

Like if I want my sequences to start at 00;59:50;00 (and the timecode of my video clip is also the same)... and I create New Sequence from Video Clip, the timeline starts at 00;59;49;29. Sometimes I've seen it 00;59;49;28.

It doesn't change even if I manually change the sequence starting time.

These video files I'm using are usually H.264. If I convert it to ProRes, and create a New Sequence from Clip, then it will be correct at 0;59;50;00.

This has been happening for at least a year now throughout the latest versions of Premiere. I didn't notice this issue before then or at least a couple years ago. It happens on both my office computer and home computer.