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Prep

The Prep module is a toolkit for getting a project and its timelines ready for the rest of your workflow. It provides five tabs: Create for building bins and sequences from saved presets, Rename for batch-renaming items with token-based naming presets, Organize for structuring project contents, Trim for source-handle and disabled-clip cleanup on the timeline, and Settings for batch-applying sequence settings across multiple sequences.

Formerly the Template module

Prep is the successor to what earlier versions called the Template module. The Create, Rename, and Organize tabs carry over unchanged; the Trim and Settings tabs are new. (Several experimental tools — Sort, Flatten, Timecode Sync, Close Gaps, and Normalize Durations — were removed, so the module now focuses on the operations that proved reliable.)

Tabs

Tab Purpose
Create Build bin hierarchies and batch-create sequences from .sqpreset files
Rename Rename selected items or the project file using naming presets
Organize Mirror folder structures, sort by date, clean up unused media
Trim Set source in/out handles on selected clips, and remove disabled (muted) track items
Settings Batch-apply sequence settings (frame size, sample rate, render flags) across multiple sequences

Templates

The Create, Rename, and Organize tabs share a top-level container still called a Template — it groups your bin presets, sequence preset groups, and naming presets. You can create multiple templates — for example, one per client or workflow — and switch between them using the dropdown at the top of those tabs.

To create or rename a template, use the + or pencil buttons next to the template dropdown. (The Trim tab works on the current timeline directly and does not use templates.)

Key Concepts

Bin Presets
Saved folder hierarchies captured from your project. Recreate the same bin structure in any project with one click.
Sequence Preset Groups
Curated sets of Premiere Pro .sqpreset files. Batch-create multiple sequences at once.
Naming Presets
Token-based filename formulas. Combine text, counters, dropdowns, dynamic values, and separators to build consistent filenames.
Reusable Dropdowns
Named option lists (e.g., "Clients", "Aspect Ratios") that can be linked to choice tokens across multiple naming presets. Update the list once and it propagates everywhere.

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