19 Replies Latest reply on Feb 24, 2009 11:36 AM by (Jessica_Vecchione)

Project will not open

(Jessica_Vecchione) Feb 24, 2009 4:13 AM

Hi all,

I've been working on a project for several weeks now, and yesterday, I did about 3 hours of work on it. I closed the project and tried to import the sequence into another project and it was taking too long and then I got an error message about a DLL. I, unfortunately, didn't write down what it was. So, I tried to open the project and I haven't been able to open it after repeated tries. In my Windows task manager, I see that the import process server.exe goes up to almost 900,000, while the Adobe premiere. exe goes up to about 350,000 and then it hangs there, with the CPU usage from 1 to 4%. It never tells me it's not responding and after about 5 minutes I abort. I do have a back up, but, that 3 hours yesterday was a lot of changes.
Any clues as to how I can retrieve the project?

Thanks.
Jessica

1. Re: Project will not open

Jim_Simon Feb 24, 2009 5:05 AM (in response to (Jessica_Vecchione))

Maybe try bringing into another project again?
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(Jessica_Vecchione) Feb 24, 2009 5:18 AM (in response to (Jessica_Vecchione))

I'll try that. I think I tried it yesterday and it didn't work. I'll try again. BRB.
J
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(Jessica_Vecchione) Feb 24, 2009 5:22 AM (in response to (Jessica_Vecchione))

Nope, doesn't look like it's going to work. My task manager says it's running, but, cpu usage is 0 to 4% and the importer process server is steady at 129,440 and premiere is 78,360. Not getting an error or anything. It's just hung up!!!????
What can I do?
Jessica
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(Jessica_Vecchione) Feb 24, 2009 5:25 AM (in response to (Jessica_Vecchione))

I tried it again, this time selecting just a sequence and I got the error message "An Adobe Dynamic Link error occurred"
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5. Re: Project will not open

Chuck A. McIntyre Feb 24, 2009 6:21 AM (in response to (Jessica_Vecchione))

This error happened to someone else in this forum recently. The dynamic link error happened after he imported a prproj file into After Effects. The work around was to import the project file again into After Effects, then use the Export prproj feature in After Effects. The project would at least open. Much of the media files were missing audio for whatever reason. I think this person was able to unlink and relink the offending media with success in the Premiere bin, bringing back the audio track.

You have probably already checked your auto-saves. One miserable thing that happens is when you have the maximum number set too low, Premiere overwrites the oldest and continues with that cycle. This causes you to possibly lose the one good prproj just before the error occured. For the future you may want to increase the number of auto-saves as well as decrease the time between the auto-saves.
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(Jessica_Vecchione) Feb 24, 2009 6:23 AM (in response to (Jessica_Vecchione))

ok, i'll try that. thanks. I'll report back.
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(Jessica_Vecchione) Feb 24, 2009 6:54 AM (in response to (Jessica_Vecchione))

Interesting.
I did that, and then I was able to import the project, but my sequence (timeline) was not included in the project. Any suggestions? All the clips are there, but, no assembled timeline.
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the_wine_snob Feb 24, 2009 7:03 AM (in response to (Jessica_Vecchione))

Jessica,

Look in the Project Panel, and open ALL of the Bins. Does the Timeline appear in there. If so, Dbl-click on it to open it.

Good luck,

Hunt
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(Jessica_Vecchione) Feb 24, 2009 7:23 AM (in response to (Jessica_Vecchione))

nope, nothing there. I guess I'll have to recreate it.....
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Stan Jones Feb 24, 2009 7:47 AM (in response to (Jessica_Vecchione))

> my sequence (timeline) was not included in the project. Any suggestions? All the clips are there, but, no assembled timeline

Also try, rather than opening bins, checking to see if you are inside a bin that contained your assets. Is there an indicator in the project window that will let you go up a level.
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(Jessica_Vecchione) Feb 24, 2009 8:08 AM (in response to (Jessica_Vecchione))

no, nothing. All my assets are there, just no sequences...
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Chuck A. McIntyre Feb 24, 2009 8:14 AM (in response to (Jessica_Vecchione))

Have you tried using the "Export Prproj" feature within After Effects and opening the project file with Premiere?
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(Jessica_Vecchione) Feb 24, 2009 8:16 AM (in response to (Jessica_Vecchione))

Success!!!!!! This time, I loaded it into after effects and put the sequence (which came up in AE) into the timeline and THEN I exported it as a Premiere Pro project. The sequence now appears in the bin.

Thank you all so much for your help. Saved me lots of time.
Jessica
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Stan Jones Feb 24, 2009 9:31 AM (in response to (Jessica_Vecchione))

Great persistence Charles! Thanks for reporting back, Jessica.
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(Jessica_Vecchione) Feb 24, 2009 9:57 AM (in response to (Jessica_Vecchione))

My Pleasure.
Thanks again to all.

PS. the problem occurred when I imported the original project into after effects, which I just got. I forgot I had done that the other day. That will teach me to randomly use a program I don't know how to use yet!!! I wish I could remember what I did when I imported it. I probably just imported it to see what would happen. I wonder if I changed something or if an error message came up at the time.
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Chuck A. McIntyre Feb 24, 2009 10:37 AM (in response to (Jessica_Vecchione))

Jessica:

This same issue happened to someone else. It appears that you cannot open a prproj with After Effects without getting an error message when you later try to open the same file in Premiere. Apparently, you have to export the prproj from After Effects. Even that can maim the project to varying degrees. I mentioned in an earlier post the guy lost his audio and some other specific edits which I can't remember off hand.

Update:
I just imported an existing Premiere CS4 project into After Effects and saved it and closed it. I could still open the Project in Premiere, so it must be an applied effect or something else that can prevent opening of Prproj's that have been imported into After Effects.
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17. Re: Project will not open

(Jessica_Vecchione) Feb 24, 2009 11:01 AM (in response to (Jessica_Vecchione))

Well that's not very reassuring. But, I'm glad I know now. I wonder what Adobe has to say about this?
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Chuck A. McIntyre Feb 24, 2009 11:12 AM (in response to (Jessica_Vecchione))

What does make sense, in all fairness to Adobe is this:
If you import a Prproj into After Effects and apply an After Effects specific effect to a clip, then save and close the project, it does make sense that an applied effect from After Effects that does not exist in Premiere could cause issues.
This must be why After Effects has the Export Prproj feature which by dynamic link, enables an After Effects effect in Premiere.
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(Jessica_Vecchione) Feb 24, 2009 11:36 AM (in response to (Jessica_Vecchione))

That makes sense. I'll just be sure to remember to save a Premiere project under a different name before importing into AE.
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