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Trim or copy your project

You should consider using the “Include” options below when backing up or archiving your footage.
  1. Make sure that the Project Window is active, and choose Project > Project Manager.
  2. In the Project Manager window, select one of the following:
    Create New Trimmed Project
    to create a new version of the current project that refers only to the footage you used in sequences

    Collect Files and Copy to New Location
    to copy and consolidate the footage you used in the project

  3. Select any of the following options, if available.
    Note: The options that are available depend on whether you selected to trim the project or to collect and copy the project files in step 2.
    Exclude Unused Clips
    Specifies that Project Manager will not include, or copy, media you did not use in the original project.

    Make Offline
    Specifies that Project Manager denote as “offline” any footage that you can recapture later. When you select this option, Project Manager retains reel names and timecode to facilitate quick batch capture. Selecting this option is especially useful if you used low resolution footage in your original project, or if you are archiving a project. This option is available only if Create New Trimmed Project is selected.
    Note: When recapturing footage using offline clips from a trimmed project, source clips that do not match the current project settings are recaptured at their original settings, not the current project settings. To override this behavior, click Override Clip Settings in the Batch Capture dialog box and specify the settings that you want for all captured clips. However, this option is rarely necessary for capturing DV footage.

    Include Handles
    Specifies the number of frames to retain before the In point and after the Out point of each trimmed clip. For example, a value of 30 means that 30 frames are retained before the In point, and 30 frames are retained after the Out point. Handles function as extra frames that allow for additional minor adjustments to the edits in the new project.

    Include Preview Files
    Specifies that effects you rendered in the original project remain rendered in the new project. When not selected, the new project occupies less disk space, but the effects are not rendered. This option is available only if you select Collect Files And Copy To New Location.

    Include Audio Conform Files
    Ensures that the audio you conformed in the original project remains conformed in the new project. When not selected, the new project occupies less disk space, but Adobe Premiere Pro conforms the audio again when you open the project. This option is available only if you select Collect Files And Copy To New Location.

    Rename Media Files To Match Clip Names
    Renames the copied footage files with the same names as your captured clips. Select this option if you rename your captured clips from within the Project window and want the copied footage files to have the same name. (Captured files that you import, especially those captured using scene detection, may not have intuitive names, so you may want to rename them from within the Project window.) This option ensures that the filename of the actual captured footage is updated to reflect the new name in the Project window, greatly simplifying the organization of your footage files.
    Note: If you rename captured clips, and then select the Make Offline option, the subsequent copied project retains and displays the original filename, not the new name.

    Project Destination
    Designates where Project Manager saves the files you specified. Click Browse to navigate to a location other than the default. When creating a trimmed project, Project Manager creates a folder named “Trimmed_[Project Name]” and saves the trimmed project and other files you specified, such as trimmed footage files into the folder. When copying a project, Project Manager creates a folder named “Copied_[Project Name]” and copies the project, footage files, and other files you specified into the folder.
    Note: If a folder already exists with a name identical to the project you are trimming, Project Manager appends a number to the name. For example, identically‑named successive projects may have appendages of “_001, _002, _003, _004,....”

    Disk Space
    Displays a comparison between the size of the current project’s files and the estimated size of the trimmed or copied files. Click Calculate to update the estimate.