One active context at a time
Two open sequence tabs do not mean two timers. On one device, new time belongs to the sequence Premiere reports as active. When that context changes, subsequent intervals use the new sequence. The same minute is not added to both open tabs.
This is active-sequence context, not a promise that every action occurred on the timeline. If you organise media in a bin while a sequence remains active, the saved time can stay associated with that sequence.
Sequence names help people; identifiers keep records distinct
The record includes the sequence name and its identifier. A name such as “Main Film” is useful when reading a report, but matching by name alone could merge different sequences. A duplicated sequence is a separate context when Premiere gives it a separate identifier.
If several sequences form one deliverable, review them together under the production job. If a sequence is used for unrelated work, the sequence name cannot reliably explain that change by itself.
A practical way to read a sequence report
Start with the total job hours, then use sequence context to understand the distribution. A cutdown can take more effort than its duration suggests: reframing, captions and a new opening all require work.
The example below shows confirmed time from one project. The rows add up to the project total; they are not the lengths of the finished videos. Bin work can be included in these contexts.
Sequences and revision stages answer different questions
A sequence tells you where the editing was happening. A revision stage tells you why that work was being done. “Version 3” might mean a new format, an internal review or a client change, so The Edit Timer does not infer revision stages from names.
Assign stages explicitly in the dashboard and agree on a simple naming convention within the team. For example: first edit, internal review, client changes and final delivery. This gives a more useful comparison across jobs than sequence names alone.
What happens across editors and devices?
Two different editors can legitimately work on the same job at the same time. Their time contributes to the team total as separate person-hours. A one-hour session by each of two editors is two editing hours, even though only one hour passed on the clock.
The reporting logic also checks overlapping records from the same editor across devices. Conflicting contexts are excluded from confirmed totals rather than quietly counting both. Always review those exceptions before using totals in a quote.
| Sequence context | Saved editing time |
|---|---|
| Main film | 4 hr 20 min |
| 60-second cutdown | 1 hr 10 min |
| Vertical version | 50 min |
| Project total | 6 hr 20 min |
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