Rename assets

All files in your project are stored on your hard disk as individual files. Only a reference to each file is added to the Project panel in Premiere Pro. Whenever you rename a clip in Premiere Pro, the original file and filename remain untouched on your hard disk.

Rename a clip

You can change the name for a clip. Premiere Pro stores the clip name with the other clip properties in the project file. Changing the name of a clip does not change the filename of the source file for the clip.

Note: To automatically store the new name also in the Title field of the Dublin Core metadata schema, first link the Clip Name property. See Link clip data to XMP metadata.
  1. In the Project panel, select the clip.
  2. Do one of the following:

    • In the Project panel, choose Clip > Rename, type the new name, and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).

    • In the Project panel, click the Name field, type the new name, and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).

    • In the Metadata panel, click the triangle next to Clip to show the clip properties fields. Type the new name into the Name field, and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).

    The Rename command is available when you right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) a clip in the Project panel, or in a Timeline.

Rename an original source file

 Quit Premiere Pro and rename the file on the Windows desktop.

The next time you open the project, Premiere Pro asks you to locate the file.