Ability to track project editing time in Premiere? at DVinfo.net

Adam Gold · January 20th, 2011, 04:19 PM

I think I already know the answer to this, as I haven't been able to find any mention of this anywhere in the documentation or forums, but is there a way to track the cumulative amount of time a Premiere project is open for billing purposes? Is there project metadata hidden anywhere? Maybe similar to the time data used in PPBM5?

Gregory Gesch · January 20th, 2011, 06:53 PM

Hi Adam. Something like this might be of interest?
Try DesignSoft StopWatch Plus, Time Sheet Manager, and Creative Billing Online!
through there seem to be a few stopwatch type programs out there.

Jon Shohet · January 22nd, 2011, 07:17 PM

Do a "Save as Copy" immediately when you start working, when you take a break, when you return from break and right before you finish working on the project for the day. All these files will contain the exact timing in the file properties and you can easily calculate your working hours from them.

January 20th, 2011, 04:19 PM	#1
Adam Gold Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Woodinville, WA USA Posts: 3,467	Ability to track project editing time in Premiere? I think I already know the answer to this, as I haven't been able to find any mention of this anywhere in the documentation or forums, but is there a way to track the cumulative amount of time a Premiere project is open for billing purposes? Is there project metadata hidden anywhere? Maybe similar to the time data used in PPBM5? __________________ "It can only be attributable to human error... This sort of thing has cropped up before, and it has always been due to human error."

January 20th, 2011, 06:53 PM	#2
Gregory Gesch Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 114	Hi Adam. Something like this might be of interest? Try DesignSoft StopWatch Plus, Time Sheet Manager, and Creative Billing Online! through there seem to be a few stopwatch type programs out there.

January 22nd, 2011, 07:17 PM	#3
Jon Shohet Major Player Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 277	Do a "Save as Copy" immediately when you start working, when you take a break, when you return from break and right before you finish working on the project for the day. All these files will contain the exact timing in the file properties and you can easily calculate your working hours from them.