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Timeline Memory — Overview
Timeline Memory helps protect your Premiere Pro edit before sending clips to After Effects. It can also help restore the original clips and timing from a Dynamic Link composition.
Primary workflow
Protect Before AE saves the current timeline before selected clips are replaced with an After Effects composition. This keeps a record of the original clips, timing and edit structure.
Restore From AE examines the selected Dynamic Link clip, related Premiere Auto-Save files and available project media to prepare a possible recovery.
Review Recovery shows what can be restored before any changes are made.
Safe recovery
Before restoring anything, Timeline Memory checks the recovery, saves a backup and creates a duplicate sequence. The restore is applied to the duplicate, not directly to your active edit. If a safe duplicate cannot be created, the restore is stopped.
Supporting tools
- Scan AE Links finds Dynamic Link clips in the active sequence.
- Snapshots saves and manages protected versions of the timeline.
- Compare shows the differences between the current timeline and a saved snapshot.
- History lists previous snapshot and recovery actions.
- Backup exports the saved Timeline Memory data to a JSON file.
Requirements
Timeline Memory works directly inside Premiere Pro and does not require a separate application or background service.